Act against cuts to the Disability Pension
To the Honourable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives in Parliament assembled.To the Honourable President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled.Petition re: Changes to the... continue reading »
"having been chronically ill for 7 years (i am 23) finally getting the DSP has given me hope and stability - please don't take this away from me"
"People with a disability on a pension, face huge extra costs, just surviving! (mobility aids, hygene aids, continual doctors expense, etc.etc) We need more financial assistance than other pensioners. Spouses on the Carers pension, need to have their meagr"
"The disability support pension is abysmally low and is overdue for an increase in line with rising inflation and the introduction of the punitive GST."
"The truth is we one of the most disadvantaged people in Australian society are now expected to subsidise Howard's pork barrelling to other sections of the community prior to last years' election. If only it were as easy for a person with a disability to o"
"The proposed cuts to the DSP are totally unacceptable."
"i have a daughter who suffers depression, she is now 19 years and has been suffering since she was 15 years old. due to mutal obligation and centalink breaches, has reduced her recovery. I am a single mother with four other children, caring for her mental"