Aged Pension - Welfare or Entitlement?, page-329

Since you mention me by name, no we don't support any overseas family. We do send some small sums as gifts on birthdays and at Xmas but no regular payments or support.

I agree with you that a lot of money is sent out of the country by foreigners with family overseas, but those people are usually working and on fairly high incomes. A hundred dollars a week would support a household in most parts of SE Asia.

Dave R.