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JOIN CPSA and be part of the organisation that brought you the following benefits! Membership is open to all who support CPSA’s aims and objectives From 1931-1933 CPSA successfully struggled to reinstate the value of the pension from a 2/6d cut. In conjunction with others and on its own, CPSA has continued to campaign for many benefits for CPSA constituents. Recent successes include: 2012: Fire sprinklers made mandatory 2010: Solar feed-in tariff credits in all NSW nursing homes excluded from pension income test 2012: Family home exempt from aged 2010: Refunds to Hunter rate-payers for care means testing; no requirement to abandonment of Tillegra Dam reverse mortgage homes to pay for care 2009: Energy rebate indexed to CPI 2012: Pensioners compensated for 2009: Prevention of cataract surgery carbon tax through Clean Energy Medicare rebate cut of 50% Advance and Clean Energy Supplement 2009: Funding increase of regional & 2011: Pensioners can earn up to rural eye health services $6,500 casually yearly before income 2009: Significant increase to the testing applies single rate of Age, Disability Support & 2010: Concession rate TravelTens Carer Pensions 2010: Energy rebate increased & 2009: Increase to the couple rate of indexed pension 2010: Energy rebate for healthcare card 2009: Pension increase excluded from holders public & community housing rent for 2 2010: CountryLink booking fee years abolished for second-class and 2009: Pensioner Beneficiary Cost of accessible seating Living index included in pension indexation Be a part of the future successes. JOIN CPSA. CPSA is campaigning for: Increased bulk-billing and low-cost Improved public transport medications Extension of all pensioner concessions Better public health services in NSW and rebates to low-income retirees Free disability aids for those in need Maintain Pensioner Excursion Ticket at an Dental care to be covered by Medicare affordable price Affordable housing for all Increase in Council Rates rebates Protection of tenure for park residents Reduction in insurances & funerals costs Increase to the basic pension rate Preventing the forced sale of the family More quality affordable aged care home to pay for aged care Affordable energy and water

Level 9, 28 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 – Ph: 02 9281 3588 / 1800 451 488 – [email protected] – www.cpsa.org.au  Branches provide social activities and support, and participate in CPSA’s campaigns to improve the quality of life for all pensioners, superannuants and low-income retirees. THE GREATER OUR MEMBERSHIP, THE LOUDER OUR VOICE

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Level 9, 28 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 – Ph: 02 9281 3588 / 1800 451 488 – [email protected] – www.cpsa.org.au