Mission Australia

1. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov. Discussion Paper - National Mental Health & Disability Employment
(Download:Policy Submissions)

... and mental health. There is strong evidence that many people with a disability or mental illness are currently excluded from the Australian community in a range of areas of their life. This has both individual ...

2. Left out and missing out: Disability and disadvantage.
(Download:Social Policy Reports)

Recent research by the Social Policy Research Centre, Anglicare, Mission Australia and others has found that where there is someone in a household with a disability, poverty rates are higher and hardship ...

3. Mission Australia Job Capacity Assessments
(Employment Services/Providers)

... as limited or no access to transport and homelessness. For those people with a medical condition or disability, the assessment also identifies the person's current and future work capacity in hour bandwidths. ...

4. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that support – and you’re also struggling with a range of other issues, such as long-term unemployment, intellectual disability, mental illness or substance abuse – then the odds are stacked against you ...

5. Disability changes must go further
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Changes to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) announced by the Federal Government on Monday are a good first step in encouraging recipients back into the workforce…but there’s still a long way to go. ...

6. Flexible Job Network will help disadvantaged job seekers
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that the Government has not announced any changes to the Disability Employment Network and Vocation and Rehabilitation Services. We believe it is vital for the future success of Job Network and for the ...

7. Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... the early 1990s I was having problems with alcohol and gambling, which made having a disability so much worse. Where I was living just wasn’t working out and it got to the point where I had to leave. Without ...

8. Community Services in Victoria
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... to people with a low income, a disability or disadvantaged youth. The Aboriginal Driver Education Program can provide: Learner driver theory and practical training Literacy, numeracy, information ...

9. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... hospital 99.3% 8.7% 6 Disability support services, when needed 98.9% 60.2%  ...

10. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Support Programme (PSP) – a service aimed at assisting people with serious barriers to employment, such as a disability or mental health issues, to find a job – are either in unstable housing or homeless…and ...

11. WA’s booming housing market drives 30% increase in homeless families
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “In order to access more affordable housing, many people – particularly those who find it difficult to maintain a home in the current climate because of a challenge they face (eg: disability, mental ...

12. Missionbeat homeless service needs a new van
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Mission Australia is asking Sydneysiders to help us raise $80,000 for the new vehicle. We particularly need a van with the wheelchair access as a number of the people we help have a disability or are incapacitated ...

13. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... problem – at last year’s roundtable of Community and Disability Services Ministers it was agreed a co-ordinated response was needed to support grandparent-carers. “Mission Australia is also part of a ...

14. Combating youth unemployment rates in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... according to individual circumstances (eg: disability). • Monitor the UK Government’s Opportunity Card and Education Maintenance Allowance initiatives with a view to piloting both in Australia. For ...

15. New blueprint to tackle causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... adequate assistance for young people, incentives for greater participation and needs-based ‘add on’ payments according to individual circumstances (eg: disability). Monitor the UK Government’s Opportunity ...