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Speaker 1: Well, joining us on the line for a real change

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Speaker 1: of pace right now. It is indeed the CEO of

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Speaker 1: the Council of the Agent here in the Northern Territory,

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Speaker 1: So shier, good morning to you, Sue, Good.

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Speaker 2: Morning Katie, and hopefully some good news. Well it is

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Speaker 2: good news, but sure you said, a change of pace

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Speaker 2: from the morning, your poor thing.

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Speaker 1: It's been very busy, Sue actually know yesterday as well.

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Speaker 1: But some really good news by the look of it, well,

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Speaker 1: pretty good news, a positive change to these seniors recognition payments.

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Speaker 2: Yes, will you. As you saw, we sent you a

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Speaker 2: copy of our election recommendations and asked if you sent

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Speaker 2: to every politician as well every election year or we

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Speaker 2: keep logging throughout as well. We ask for, you know,

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Speaker 2: some extra costs to be put to seniors so to

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Speaker 2: ease the cost of living, and we put in that

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Speaker 2: time we actually asked for one hundred dollars to be

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Speaker 2: put into the ntcn IS recognition scheme because they get

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Speaker 2: five hundred dollars but it's not indexed to CPI and

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Speaker 2: nothing nothing else has been put on it for approximately

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Speaker 2: five years. So the government has decided to put fifty

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Speaker 2: dollars on it, which is you know, it's better than nothing,

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Speaker 2: so it's good news. So we in July August, every

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Speaker 2: senior over sixty five will get five hundred and fifty dollars,

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Speaker 2: which is you know, you can't sort of laugh at that.

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Speaker 2: As I said, for cost of living. It should help

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Speaker 2: acquitable all the people on that scheme.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, look, it's you know what, it's a it's an increase,

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Speaker 1: which is a good thing. Maybe not quite as much

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Speaker 1: as what you've been hoping for.

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Speaker 2: No, that's right. So we did ask for one hundred,

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Speaker 2: but as you said, something is better than nothing, and

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Speaker 2: we know that you know, the budget is tight. We

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Speaker 2: also ask for the NT Seniors Card as well. For

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Speaker 2: people over sixty they get a rebate of fifty five

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Speaker 2: dollars on their vehicle registration. Now that hasn't changed for

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Speaker 2: oh heavens, I'd say over ten years or even longer.

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Speaker 2: And with the cost of fuel and registering cars, we'd

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Speaker 2: like to see that one. But we haven't heard anything

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Speaker 2: about that. And we were very cheeky. You know how

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Speaker 2: your children get a sports voucher. Yes, yeah, we asked

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Speaker 2: the seniors to get a sports boucher as well. And

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Speaker 2: what was the response pardon.

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Speaker 1: What was the response? I reckon it's not a bad

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Speaker 1: idea myself.

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Speaker 2: I think why not think outside the square if seniors can,

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Speaker 2: you know, retain their independence by keeping their my ability

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Speaker 2: and it might help them buy some more walking shoes

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Speaker 2: or things like that. So we did ask for sixty

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Speaker 2: dollars to one hundred dollars on a sports voucher. But

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Speaker 2: there's been a bit of silence something that once. But

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Speaker 2: you never know. Yeah, I'm sure as you get closer

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Speaker 2: to an election there might be more releases. But as

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Speaker 2: you know, it's really important that seniors retain their independence

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Speaker 2: and their health, and this could go a good way

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Speaker 2: to encouraging seniors to go to yoga, go to pilarateis,

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Speaker 2: go to Taichi, buy those shoes and whatever. So there's

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Speaker 2: besides obviously the very important ones of housing and obviously

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Speaker 2: health and things like that and age care, but that's

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Speaker 2: a federal responsibility with the dementia building. But these are

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Speaker 2: the little things which can make life a little bit

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Speaker 2: easier for our.

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Speaker 1: Seniors absolutely so. So did you say July is when

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Speaker 1: they're going to be able to.

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Speaker 2: Get it, that they'll come out again in July August,

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Speaker 2: you prepaid debit cards for the recognition scheme, so round

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Speaker 2: about then they'll be getting it yet.

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Speaker 1: And so is there anything that you know that the

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Speaker 1: seniors listening this morning need to do to make sure

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Speaker 1: that they don't miss out on that.

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Speaker 2: They really do need to check that they're very registered.

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Speaker 2: Every year they have to reregister either if they're on

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Speaker 2: the Anti Concession scheme as well, they have to reregister

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Speaker 2: for that, which automatically reread your system for the recognition scheme.

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Speaker 2: It make sure you've gone online and if you need help,

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Speaker 2: you can call CODA or call church, your families and

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Speaker 2: make sure you've reregistered. And if you're turning sixty five,

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Speaker 2: make sure you join.

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Speaker 1: Good advice Sue Shira, Well, thank you as always for

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Speaker 1: your time, and I hope you have a lovely Easter.

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Speaker 2: I will. I'm same to you. I think it's going

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Speaker 2: to be quite good weather, so I will. I'll try

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Speaker 2: not to eat too many Easter all I.

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Speaker 1: Get into them. So eat as many as you like.

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Speaker 2: I say, oh no, I got your permission.

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Speaker 1: I will good stuff you too, Thanks Sue,