To the Honourable the President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled:

The Petition of the undersigned shows that:

(a)   we believe the Age Pension does not reflect the true cost of living for Pensioners;

(b)   we believe many Age Pensioners are living on the poverty line and going without essentials such as food, dental and medical needs.

Your Petitioners request that you put pressure on the Federal Government and support any legislation introduced to increase the Age Pension, particularly the Single Pension, to enable Age Pensioners to maintain a better standard of living.