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 »
"I am a disability activist with a site http://disabilityinfo.here.ws"
"No one asks for their disability! Why make it even worse for them?"
"Absolutely disgusting"
"There is no point in cutting elibility to the Disability Pension in an attempt to get people with disabilities into the workforce if you don't do anything to encourage employers to take them on and support their employment."
"Shame on the government for trying to make life even tougher for people with disabilities"
"How dare the government disadvantage an already vulnerable sector of our community"
"I don't really know why I'm signing this petition when I know the politicians we're asking for help greedily bestow huge wage increases on themselves at the expense of everyone else. No belt tightening there unfortunately...!"
"There will remove what ever incentive there was for people with severe physical disabilities to consider returning to the workforce. They cannot aford to risk losing the Disability Suport Pension."
"The 15 hours a week limit is NOT practical"
"we cannot afford any cuts to our pensions."
"It's hard enough having a disability at all, this is made so much worse when there are ways to minimise the impact of the disability, but you cannot afford them."
"Why have the Liberal government choosen to disadvantage a group of Australian Citizans who already struggle to maintain a meagre standard of living due to cirumstances that are beyond their control?"
"As a DSP recipient, I find that the unequal (to aged pensioners) provision of transport and accommodation costs grossly unfair."