Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Steele-John, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that before coronavirus, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) modelling found that disabled people spent around $107 a week more on basic living costs compared to other Australians,

(b) recognises that disabled people and carers face increased living costs due to the coronavirus pandemic, including costs related to food delivery, groceries, health care, medical supplies, personal protective equipment, transport, utility bills, and

(c) acknowledges that people on the Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment feel left behind by the Government; and

(d) calls on the Government to provide the full $550 coronavirus supplement to Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment recipients in recognition that people on these payments are facing increased living costs at this time.