Social Services Minister Anne Ruston has come under fire for suggesting the pension is generous, as seniors groups and Labor call for more changes to help older Australians.
Senator Ruston embarked on a media blitz on Monday to sell the coalition government's decision to give a boost to some pensioners.
"It is a generous amount of money that the Australian taxpayers make available to our older Australians," she told 3AW on Monday.
When pressed on the comments, Senator Ruston said: "In terms of the amount of money that taxpayers fund our social welfare system, we put a lot of money into it."
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