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AUS Government to cut pensioners' deeming rates.

Money is taken out of a purse  Canberra, April 8, 2014. Aged pensions are expected to be hit in the upcoming 2014 budget. (AAP Image/Alan Porritt) NO ARCHIVING

Money is taken out of a purse Canberra, April 8, Source: AAP

Around one million Australians could receive up to $800 more per year under changes to the federal government's income test for pensioners. But advocates say the much-needed move doesn't go far enough.



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