Those with a mild disability would need an extra $87 per week at least to have the same standard of living as other Australians, while those with a profound or severe disability required $173 per week more. But the gap in standard of living became even more stark for people with disabilities who were deemed to have some capacity to work and placed on Newstart.
Read the full story... (off-site)- Topics:
- Centrelink
- Author:
- Katie Burgess
- Source:
- Canberra Times
- Date published:
- Tue 17th Sep, 2019