{"id":5435,"date":"2026-06-11T00:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:34:09","slug":"cost-of-living-relief-for-83000-seniors-living-in-this-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/cost-of-living-relief-for-83000-seniors-living-in-this-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of living relief for 83,000 seniors living in this state"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5435\" class=\"elementor elementor-5435\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7bd34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e7bd34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56c4b15\" data-id=\"56c4b15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b578a elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b578a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>T<strong>he Government of South Australia has expanded the eligibility of its Seniors Card.<\/strong><\/p><p>From 1 July 2026, the Seniors Card, which provides a range of discounts, will be available to all South Australian permanent residents aged 60 and over, regardless of how many hours they work. It will also be available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over.<\/p><p>Previously the Seniors Card was only available to people over 60 working fewer than 20 hours a week. This expansion removes all working-related restrictions.<\/p><p>The expanded program will give more South Australians access to practical, everyday savings, including:<\/p><ul><li>free 24\/7 Adelaide Metro public transport;<\/li><li>fuel and grocery savings, including 4 cents per litre off at participating United service stations and 5 per cent off at Romeo Foodland stores;<\/li><li>discounted health services such as dental, optical and pharmacy items;<\/li><li>discounted regional transport; and<\/li><li>savings on home maintenance, including electrical, plumbing and roofing.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52f81b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f52f81b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture11.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture11.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture11-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture11-585x351.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2596226 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2596226\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ca5c6\" data-id=\"c6ca5c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1865f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1865f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2026-27 State Budget provides $8.4 million over four years to deliver the expansion, which will help thousands more seniors stay connected, active and financially secure.<\/p><p>There are no changes to the ACT, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria Seniors Cards (the free weekend travel introduced on 1 January 2026 remains) on1 July.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3540ce1 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3540ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/thedcmgroup.createsend1.com\/t\/y-e-fljady-l-v\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of South Australia has expanded the eligibility of its Seniors Card. 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