The unseen costs of living with a disability in regional Australia

NDIS recipients living in regional Australia are calling for the government to provide better care for those who live remotely with travel costs often eating up a large portion of their support budgets.

The unseen costs of living with a disability in regional Australia
By Olivia Sanders

NDIS recipients living in regional Australia are calling for the government to provide better care for those who live remotely with travel costs often eating up a large portion of their support budgets.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/the-cost-of-living-with-disability-in-the-regions/106440882

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The unseen costs of living with a disability in regional Australia

NDIS recipients living in regional Australia are calling for the government to provide better care for those who live remotely with travel costs often eating up a large portion of their support budgets.

MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays

Unpaid carers say they remain ‘in limbo’ as DWP continues to pursue discredited repayment bills

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'Jumping through hoops': The impact of one family's NDIS battle

The parents of a disabled teenager have lifted the lid on the toll lobbying the NDIS for adequate support has taken on their lives, saying they feel exhausted and let down.

You'll be unsurprised that the Department of Work & Pensions is still sending demands out for repayment of 'overpayment' of carers allowance even after Govt. commitments to reform the system & review/reassess all cases, based on Liz Sayce's caustic review of the DWP's actions against carers.

Once again the DWP's inhumanity is on show but this time its hard to mount the defence they're only doing the Minister's bidding as the Govt. is explicitly not asking for this!

#DWP #carers
h/t Guardian

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A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is under consideration. Here’s what parents need to know

Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision

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