Increasing numbers diverted to Newstart from disability pensions
There are about 200,000 people with a disability on Newstart in Australia. 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. One of the biggest hurdles to access the DSP is satisfying ‘impairment tables’, which awards points to […]