Graham Douglas-Meyer surveys the current status of PLWHA and how the new government will affect changes that have already been made, as well as some thought for the future.

NAPWA positve women have recently endorsed new Terms of reference for the advisory group.

For people who’ve spent time on the Disability Support Pension, the decision to try a return to work can be an important step towards independence from the welfare system. But recent changes to the DSP mean the process is far from straightforward. GRAHAM DOUGLAS-MEYER explains some of the pitfalls.

There are now three different categories of people on the Disability Support Pension depending on when they were placed on it. This article examines the effect of the changes on each of these groups.

The Job Capacity Assessment (JCA) has been designed to be the new way of working out who should get the Disability Support Pension and also which employment service or support program a person should go to. This AFDO-produced fact sheet explains what the JCA is and outlines the process and the requirements for people on the pension.

This AFDO-produced paper provides background information on the many Australian Government funded employment and support services in the lead up to the introduction of the ‘welfare to work package’. The paper explores the major labour market programs or Employment Services programs, how they interact and how people with disability may be affected by the coming changes in policy.

A report from the Care and Support Portfolio to the NAPWA Special General Meeting held on 29 and 30 April 2006.

A response from Centrelink to issues raised in the fact sheet “Surviving the Centrelink DSP Review”.

This Positive Life (NSW)fact sheet offers information and practical tips for people on the Disability Support Pension to help them understand and deal with a Centrelink review.

Disabled people and those with chronic illnesses will be up to $122 per week worse off and could find themselves working for just $2.27 an hour under the government’s proposed welfare-to-work program, according to a new report.