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unless things have changed since mum was on a pension ( there was OFFICIALLY inflation back then ) , those increases are based on CPI which is late and less than the increases on the cost rises currently ... a bit like chasing the bread vendor for crumbsthe indexation of Pension rises would be bad enough just being 3 to 6 months after the price rises , but the CPI is only a parody of ordinary living cost increases and who can blame them for being cautious , the weather bureau can't predict the weather regularly 7 days in advance ( with a super computer ) expecting a pensioner to forecast the day they die ( without resorting to suicide ) is a bit much
unless things have changed since mum was on a pension ( there was OFFICIALLY inflation back then ) , those increases are based on CPI which is late and less than the increases on the cost rises currently ... a bit like chasing the bread vendor for crumbs
the indexation of Pension rises would be bad enough just being 3 to 6 months after the price rises , but the CPI is only a parody of ordinary living cost increases
and who can blame them for being cautious , the weather bureau can't predict the weather regularly 7 days in advance ( with a super computer ) expecting a pensioner to forecast the day they die ( without resorting to suicide ) is a bit much
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