Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has refused to get involved in providing a parliamentary pension for former state premier Joan Kirner.
The former Victorian Labor leader, who left politics in 1992, is said to now face financial pressures since she was never given a parliamentary pension.
Ms Kirner served less than the required 15 years in office to qualify.
But the current premier said he would not step in to fix the matter.
“I’m not going to make any presumptions about Joan’s situation or what she might be seeking or need,” Mr Baillieu told reporters on Saturday.
“But no one has approached the government in that regard, and when it comes to the trust fund, that’s a matter for the trustees.”
Ms Kirner’s financial issues were first raised during an ABC 730 Victoria interview with former state police chief Christine Nixon.
“Joan is a very proud woman,” Ms Nixon told the ABC in a Friday night broadcast, adding that she was shocked to hear Ms Kirner doesn’t have a parliamentary pension.
“She has a lot of medical expenses and she’s not well,” she said.
“Some assistance financially would be greatly appreciated.”
Parliamentary pensions are managed by trustees made up of a bi-partisan committee.
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