Media Releases
A transition plan for Activ support workers with disability
Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth today announced the Australian Government will provide grant funding of up to $7.8 million to Western Australia disability employment provider, Activ Foundation, to keep its large-scale industrial work sites open for another 18 months to better support the transition of employees into new placements.
Getting NDIS participants home from hospital
National Disability Insurance Scheme participants who are stuck in hospital due to NDIS delays will be prioritised under a new plan agreed to by the Government and the States and Territories.
Welfare payment accuracy slips under Coalition
The Albanese Labor Government today revealed that welfare payment accuracy has dropped due to the Coalition’s mismanagement of the welfare system, with JobSeeker accuracy dropping from 93 to 83 per cent in two years.
Rosemary Kayess re-elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Respected lawyer and academic Ms. Rosemary Kayess has been re-elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
NDIA CEO Martin Hoffman to resign
I have been informed that the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency and the Chief Executive Officer, Martin Hoffman, have agreed Mr Hoffman will step down effective July 2, 2022.
Man arrested on suspicion of $300,000 NDIS fraud
The arrest and charging of a man at Brisbane International Airport on suspicion of defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is proof of the Albanese Government’s commitment to protecting both the funding of Australians living with disability and taxpayer dollars, Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten said.