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Disabled Australians spend extra on basic living costs every year

Xinhua
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
People with disabilities who are considered capable of working receive Newstart, the welfare allowance for the unemployed, rather than the disability support pension which needs an extra 343 AUD (235
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Inequalities in Standards of Living: Evidence for improved income support for people with disability

Jinjing Li, Laurie Brown, Hai Anh La, Riyana Miranti and Yogi Vidyattama NATSEM at The Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis,
University of Canberra
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
Successive Governments have made meeting the eligibility threshold so burdensome and difficult that many people with disability, who may have been eligible in the past, can no longer access the
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Disability pension pushing Indigenous Australians into poverty

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 18th September, 2019
Two in five Indigenous households relying on the Disability Support Pension ran out of money for basic items such as food and fuel in the last year, new research shows,
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Disabled Australians over $100 worse off a week, report finds

Katie Burgess
Canberra Times
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
Those with a mild disability would need an extra $87 per week at least to have the same standard of living as other Australians, while those with a profound or
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Record number of people with a disability being forced onto Newstart

Norman Hermant and Loretta Florance
ABC
Thursday 12th September, 2019
Disability Advocacy Network Australia CEO Mary Mallett said the shift towards Newstart is a "huge concern" because there is a significant financial difference between the DSP and Newstart.
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Centrelink robodebt raised against dead disability pensioner

Paul Farrell and Alex McDonald~
7:30
Monday 29th July, 2019
Automated Centrelink debts, described by critics as robodebts, have been criticised by legal groups because they require welfare recipients to prove they do not owe any money.
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Meet the woman who spent 22 months applying for the Disability Support Pension

Luke Michael
Pro bono News
Thursday 18th July, 2019
The 23-year-old had been trying to get on the Disability Support Pension since late 2015, but it took her 22 months before she was even able to complete an application.
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Reading and writing assistance increases the chance of getting a Disability Support Pension July 16, 2019 5.42am AEST

Nary Hong
The Conversation
Tuesday 16th July, 2019
The Disability Support Pension is important in the lives of the Australians who receive it. Yet a huge proportion of claims for it are rejected. The largest non-medical reason given
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DSP & Me: Your guide to the Disability Support Pension

Disability Resource Centre
Tuesday 2nd July, 2019

Disability Resources Centre in partnership with Social Security Rights Victoria recently ran a training day for Disability Advocates around Disability Support Pension applications, processes and appeals. They have launched resources…

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Man died of bowel cancer while waiting for disability support pension approval

Luke Henriques-Gomes
The guardian
Wednesday 8th May, 2019
The man, known as John to protect his privacy, was left to survive on Newstart as he battled stage 3 bowel cancer and had earlier attempted suicide after learning of
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Living on the disability pension: ‘It’s like the slow dimming of the light’

Royce Kurmelovs
The Guardian
Tuesday 23rd April, 2019

Almost one-in-five Australians are living with a disability. Those with a mental health condition make up the largest group on welfare

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‘They thought I was an addict’: People with disabilities humiliated at Centrelink

Hannah Barry
Brisbane Times
Monday 22nd April, 2019
"I am blind and there is no electronic application form. How can I be independent? This is debilitating ... I don’t have a support person, family member, or a friend
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