FINANCE NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Federal Budget leaves the nation’s vulnerable “high and dry”, say community peak bodies
Tags Finance Accessibility Posted 4 months agoLow income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from Decemb… Read more
Disability insurance companies running "at risk of failure"
Tags Finance Posted 5 months ago by Liz AldersladeConcerns have been raised by the Actuaries Institute about the sustainability of the disability insurance market, which … Read more
Disability workers face uncertainty and risk of illness due to COVID-19, survey says
Tags Finance Accessibility Mental Health Research Industry Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairA new national survey of Disability Support Workers (DSWs) has found that workers are facing financial hardship, uncerta… Read more
A chronic shortage of affordable private rentals leaving people with disability behind
Tags Finance Accessibility Accommodation Research Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe 2020 Anglicare Australia Rental Affordability Snapshot has revealed a chronic shortage of affordable private rentals… Read more
Businesses awarded grants to help build the NDIS provider market
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Posted 1 year ago by Rebecca St Clair446 businesses across Australia will share in approximately $9 million of funding from the Government to help their tran… Read more
Government budget balance result of "short-changing" and underspending on NDIS
Tags NDIS Finance Posted 1 year ago by Liz AldersladeThe Federal Government recently announced that they have put the budget into surplus, but outlined that an estimated $4.… Read more
Disability advocates call for urgent review of Disability Support Pension
Tags Finance Posted 1 year ago by Liz AldersladeA new report released has found people with disability spend $107 a week more on their basic living costs than Australia… Read more
Study seeks to understand the health of Australians receiving Government support
Tags Conditions Finance Mental Health Employment Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeA newly released study will help understand the health of the more than 1.4 million Australians receiving Newstart Allow… Read more
New resource to boost financial independence
Tags Finance Education Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopePeople with living intellectual disability can learn how to manage their own finances and make monetary decisions with t… Read more
Funding to deliver project helping develop literacy skills of children with autism
Tags Finance Autism Education Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeSydney researchers have secured funding for a project aiming to develop and evaluate ways to support children with autis… Read more
NDIS and health services to provide disability-related health supports
Tags NDIS Conditions Finance Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeThe National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and health services will now work together to support people with disabi… Read more
Organisations receive funding to develop resources and tools to build provider capacity
Tags NDIS Finance Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeTen peak disability bodies and organisations will receive a share of $5.7 million in funding under the National Disabili… Read more
Plan to help children access early intervention supports, quicker
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeA new plan by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will help children with disability access Early Childhood … Read more
New NDIS price guide gives rural and regional providers a pay rise
Tags NDIS Finance Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeDisability service providers servicing areas considered remote and very remote will receive double the income for their … Read more
Grants help NDIS provide better supports in regional Victoria
Tags NDIS Finance Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeOrganisations providing disability support services in regional Victoria could soon benefit from grants helping increase… Read more
NDIS Quarterly Report shows improved participant experience but issues remain
Tags NDIS Finance Research Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeThe National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quarterly Report has shown a record 32,000 participants entered the Sche… Read more
Disability Royal Commission funding breaks records
Tags Finance Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeThe funding allocation for the Royal Commission into the violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation against people with d… Read more
Consultation opens for South Australia’s first State Disability Inclusion Plan
Tags Finance Accessibility Research Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeConsultation for South Australia’s first Disability Inclusive Plan has opened, to promote a more inclusive community and… Read more
Fight for NSW disability advocacy funding continues
Tags Finance Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeDisability advocates and organisations are desperate to secure funding for New South Wales (NSW) disability advocacy, as… Read more
New reforms to Specialist Disability Accommodation announced
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Accommodation Posted 2 years ago by Nicole PopeThe announcement of new reforms to Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) will address the outcomes of a review by th… Read more