Denys McKelson, 78, says he's "lucky enough to have his caravan to sleep in", but covering the costs of Rapid Antigen Tests on his pension income is now out of reach.He worked until the age of 70 and now lives in his van, currently parked at his daughter's house in Brisbane.
"Cost of living is going up. I buy the exact same food items, and I get much less for my money these days. Vulnerable people are not going to have the money to spend on RATs," he says. Mr McKelson is referring to the federal government's move to end concessional access to RATs at the end of July. "The concessional RAT program was set up a time when it was borderline impossible to obtain RATs and those who were lucky enough were paying close to $30," a spokesperson for minister said.The spokesperson said the former government and state governments designed this program to end on 31 July.Pensioner Andrea Lindsay says access to RATs needs to be made easier."For anyone that isn't fairly affluent, the cost [of RATs] is quite significant.
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