SA’s Dignity Party has slammed budget measures to impose some cuts on disabled and other welfare recipients with substance abuse issues. The changes affecting welfare include a tightening of the disability support pension by blocking people whose disability solely stems...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I do not intend to delay the chamber with a lengthy second reading to this bill today but I will speak in support of the second reading of the Budget Measures Bill 2014. I would like...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I would like to very briefly put on the record a couple of comments in relation to two parts of the bill—part 7 and part 15. Firstly, part 7 refers to amendment of the Livestock Act...
This afternoon, Treasurer Snelling has allocated a forecasted $212.5 million over five years for people with disabilities in the State Budget. "I cautiously welcome the state government’s significant injection of funding into the sector,” says Dignity for Disability’s MLC Kelly...
With the inevitable and strategic leaking of good news stories from Treasurer Snelling in recent days, Dignity for Disability remain more concerned than ever that disability funding will be put on the backburner in tomorrow’s 2012 Budget by the state...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I wish to speak briefly to this bill which, as I understand it, makes the necessary changes required to current legislation so as to implement the budget. I have a number of concerns, as you can...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I want to speak to this bill because I believe that equal access to justice is an essential part of a well-functioning society and one section of this bill poses a real threat to that. Of...
SA Treasurer Jack Snelling’s statement that the disability sector is “the big winner” in this year’s budget is far from true, say Kelly Vincent MLC. People with a disability have been offered $37.5 million for services over four years and...
Another year. Another budget. Another anxious wait for those whose lives depend on Government decisions. Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent presents her wish-list for this Thursday’s 2011 State Budget: Funding to clear the unmet needs waiting list. “The Unmet...
Kelly Vincent commends the Liberal Party on its commitment to implement a medical cooling concession if elected in 2014, but says people in-need cannot wait that long. The symptoms of people with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease...
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