Applying for a Seniors Card
14 February 2021
The Victorian Seniors Card program is a free program available to all eligible Victorians.
Category: Cost of Living
The $250 Victorian Power Saving Bonus is here!
13 February 2021
The $250 Power Saving Bonus is a once-off payment available to Victorian households with at least one concession cardholder in residence. All pension types will be eligible – age pension, disability support pension, carer payment and single parenting payment.
Seniors Festival events for October
12 October 2020
While this year’s Victorian Seniors Festival has been forced to move online, there’s still a wealth of informative and entertaining events on offer.
A place for older Australians in the budget
14 September 2020
With this year’s federal budget delayed by COVID-19, COTA Australia has had time to make an extra pre-budget submission, advocating for new measures to support older Australians in the COVID-19 context.
MEDIA RELEASE: JobKeeper and JobSeeker announcement welcomed, but reintroduction of the Liquid Assets Waiting Period must be dropped, and Rent Assistance raised
23 July 2020
The extension of the JobKeeper scheme and the continued additional support for people on JobSeeker have been welcomed by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia as essential support for mature age workers thrown into unemployment or at risk of it due to COVID-19.
Homelessness a growing issue for older Victorians
14 July 2020
High rents, difficulty finding secure employment and an inadequate age pension: these are among the reasons more older Victorians are becoming homeless.
The long road to retirement housing reform
14 March 2020
Retirement villages are a significant form of housing for older Victorians. Across the state, around 30,000 people live in more than 350 retirement villages.
Ensuring energy contracts are clear and fair
9 January 2020,
COTA Submissions
Consumer Action Law Centre and COTA Victoria commented on the Essential Services Commission (ESC) Ensuring energy contracts are clear and fair, Issues paper (Issues paper).
Feedback on the Energy Charter Disclosure Statements
9 January 2020,
COTA Submissions
COTA Victoria’s energy advocates worked with other state COTA energy advocates in responding to the Energy Charter for Retail Providers.
Proposed Residential Tenancies Regulations 2020
9 January 2020,
COTA Submissions
The draft Residential Tenancies Regulations achieves a number of improvements in the safety, affordability and rights of tenants. COTA Victoria is concerned over the limited scope of minimum standards, the lack of energy efficiency standards and the conditions set for modifications.