Trans Health Australia URGENT - PLEASE make a submission on the proposed reforms to the Disability Support Pension. Please tell the government how these reforms, including restrictions on civil liberties will impact on the health and well being of the most vulnerable people in the LGBTI community who receive the pension Thousands to lose Disability Support Pension under changes flagged by government - The first stage of a major federal government overhaul of welfare payments has suggested that only people with a permanent disability receive the Disability Support Pension and has flagged greater government control over how people spend their benefits. A key suggestion of the 171-page report is that the Disability Support Pension should only only be people with a permanent impairment and no capacity to work. It adds that people with disability who have current or future capacity to work could be assisted through the tiered working age payment to better reflect different work capacities. Mr Andrews said the government did not yet have a definition of what ‘‘permanent’’ disability would be. While he said accepted that some people with disability could not work, those with disability were not a homogeneous group. On Sunday, Labor slammed the Disability Support Pension idea. Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews I am sick of opening the Sunday paper every week and seeing Mr Andrews demonising disabled people, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told ABCs Insiders program. Labor supports measures to help people on the Disability Support Pension back into work where its possible and appropriate ... What we dont support is cutting peoples benefits on disability support in some brutal and blunt effort to force them back into inappropriate jobs. - Read more: goo.gl/yLg1ZK dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/review-of-australia-s-welfare-system/make-a-submission
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:18:42 +0000
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