DSA submission on eligibility for Disability Support Pension

Down Syndrome Australia has written a submission to a Federal Government committee on Qualifying for the Disability Support Pension. 

DSA has appealed for Down syndrome and other related chromosomal disorders to be included in the List 1 conditions which provide eligibility for 'Manifest grants of DSP' which removes the requirement for a job capacity assessment as well as further medical reviews.

Submission to Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit regarding the DSPDown Syndrome Australia, 4 November 2016