Lived Experience Forum

[Gwynn]

There is currently a senate inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension. 

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/DisabilitySupportP...

Please consider making a submission before the 25th of June if you are on the DSP or have been knocked back for the DSP and you believe you should be on the DSP. 

[chibam]

Hi @Gwynn 

I can sympathize with your situation. I've been terribly disappointed with the unbalanced input to the currant inquiry into Mental Health and Suicide. Virtually all of it's from therapists and/or treatment organizations; proportionally very, very little of it is from patients and sufferers - the real voices that need to be heard and orchestrating the government's policy.

I wish I could be of some assistance to your interests, but I'm not disabled and therefore have no meaningful input to contribute to a disability pension inquiry.

But I wish you all the best and hope that you can attract visable numbers to respond to this important inquiry.

[Gwynn]

Hi @chibam,
Thanks for your moral support. 🙂 If I can get one other person to contribute to the Senate inquiry, then I will have done well, I think.