6466.0.55.001 - Information paper: Experimental Data in the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index, Feb 2013  
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This information paper presents the results of an investigation into the spending patterns of pensioner and other government beneficiary households, and identifies a number of ways in which the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI) could be enhanced to better reflect the out-of-pocket costs experienced by this population group.