FINANCE NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Advocates evaluate Election policies from parties and independents
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 6 days ago by Anna ChristianJust over a week out from the Federal Election, peak advocacy groups for people with disability are assessing policies... Read more
Affordability of rentals for people with disability hits lowest point
Tags Finance Accommodation Government Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna ChristianStatistics from social advocacy organisation Anglicare Australia have shown only 51 rentals in the whole of Australia... Read more
The NDIS is unsustainable? “That’s a lie”, says Bill Shorten
Tags NDIS Finance Government Posted 4 weeks ago by Anna ChristianThe Australian Labor Party’s announcement of a plan to improve the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and... Read more
Demand for disability advocates recognised but not matched by funding
Tags NDIS Finance Advice Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Government has confirmed the funding figure it will put towards advocacy support for people with disability over the... Read more
Details of disability support needed in election commitments, says peak body
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianWith the Federal Election expected to be called this week, peak disability representative organisation People With... Read more
Budget is lean, mean and disappointing for people with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Federal Government’s Budget for 2022/23 provides little to specifically support people with disability, despite the... Read more
Hopes Federal Budget will recognise importance of funding for people with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Federal Budget is due to be delivered tomorrow night and many people with disability could benefit from funding if... Read more
Campaign aims to bring long wait for NDIS housing down to ten days
Tags NDIS Finance Accommodation Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianThousands of people with disability are waiting far too long for approval for the housing they need, causing stress and... Read more
Advocates say change to NDIS assistive technology rules not enough
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianA change in the rules around funding for assistive technology under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is... Read more
Australians without assistive technology funding asked to stand up and be counted
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianDennis Simpson contracted Polio when he was three years old and has lived with a physical disability ever since. Read more
Services Australia needs to be improved, says disability advocates and unions
Tags Finance Accessibility Government Posted 3 months ago by Anna ChristianA shared statement has been released by social services unions, not for profit organisations and disability advocates... Read more
Inquiry hears of barriers to Disability Support Pension for people from diverse backgrounds
Tags Finance Accessibility Government Posted 6 months ago by Anna ChristianAdvocacy groups for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people say the rate of the Disability Support Pension... Read more
Petition seeks to end age discrimination in the disability support system
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 6 months ago by Anna ChristianThe Government is being called out for age discrimination written into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)... Read more
Inquiry hears of barriers to accessing the Disability Support Pension
Tags Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 7 months ago by Anna ChristianAn inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) continues to receive submissions from advocacy groups and... Read more
Disability Support Pension criticised as causing distress to people with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 8 months ago by Anna ChristianAdvocacy groups for people with disability have submitted their calls to a Senate Committee for sweeping reforms to the... Read more
Better off NDIS participants receive more funding on average
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Research Industry Government Posted 9 months ago by Liz AldersladeThe recent National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) quarterly report, released on Monday, has highlighted that richer... Read more
Senate supports inquiry into Disability Support Pension
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Accommodation Royal Commission Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillThe experiences of people trying to access the Disability Support Pension (DSP) are set to be examined as part of a... Read more
2021 Budget critically important for Australians living with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 year agoAhead of the 2021-22 Federal Budget, which will be released later today, Tuesday 11th May, People with Disability... Read more
Increase to Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment
Tags Finance Government Posted 1 year agoMore than five million Australians will receive an increase to their social security payments, including Disability... Read more
Federal Budget leaves the nation’s vulnerable “high and dry”, say community peak bodies
Tags Finance Accessibility Posted 1 year agoLow income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from... Read more