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Why the 'set-top boxes for pensioners' budget allocation might not be as big as it sounds
Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 17:49
The rabble-rousers and outraged tabloid readers/listeners/viewers are getting hot under the collar about a $300 million budget allocation for the Household Assistance Scheme associated with the digital TV switchover. I reckon their concern could be misplaced.
This time last year, iTWire reported that more than 2000 households in Mildura - the first region affected by the analogue switch-off - had received assistance under the Federal Government scheme.
The Household Assistance Scheme applies to households where at least one resident receives the maximum rate of the age pension, disability support pension, carer payment, DVA service pension, or DVA income support supplement.
Why those groups? They're the ones most likely to have practical problems in handling the conversion themselves, and the most likely to have financial difficulties.
Naturally, there are conditions. Even if you qualify as a pensioner, you won't get any assistance unless you have a functioning TV and can't already receive digital broadcasts.
So what's in the 2011 budget? Please read on.
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