Report author, Professor Laurie Brown said income support provided through the DSP does not adequately provide these families with the same standard of living as households that are similar in every other way but who have no family member with disability.
It estimates tens of thousands are not receiving any support out all, saying successive Governments have made meeting the eligibility threshold so difficult that many people with disability, who may have been eligible in the past, can no longer access the pension.
I know many people with disabilities who want to work but there are no jobs for them. They don't have a choice but to get a pension. Maybe the government could create jobs for them 😥
Not if in a domestic partnership. Then DSP down to $25.37 a week, due to partner's small income.
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