Media Releases by The Hon Sarah Henderson MP
NDIS delivers increased pricing to support people with complex needs
People with disability with complex support needs are set to benefit from improved support under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Minister for Families and…
National Awards for Disability Leadership
Media Statement It was an honour to join in the celebrations yesterday for International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). I was delighted to be…
National ABC scholarship to support emerging voices in the disability community
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson today announced her support for the ABC Regional Storyteller scholarship. As part of the…
19.9m investment in building community organisations and opportunities for Australians with disability
Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, have announced the opening of…
Employers and people with disability connect to explore the possibilities
More than 480 employers and over 830 people with disability across Australia are participating in AccessAbility Day this week. AccessAbility Day is an initiative where…
New Framework to ensure NDIS Provider Markets are available to participants
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, today announced a new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Market Enablement Framework. The…
Register events now for International Day of People with Disability
Clubs, community groups, schools and businesses are encouraged to hold an event to celebrate International Day of People with Disability on 3 December 2018. …
Government offers $10m in grants to boost NDIS jobs and market
Organisations with innovative ideas to improve the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) workforce are being invited to apply for a share of $10 million in…
Government unveils NDIS Participant Employment Taskforce
Tearing down barriers to employment for Australians with a disability is the mission of a new joint taskforce, announced by the Morrison Government today. The…
NDIS participant satisfaction hits 93 per cent
The latest quarterly data for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released today shows that 93 per cent of participants now rate their experience as…
Improved NDIS planning for people with complex support needs
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, today announced the commencement of the rollout of a new National Disability Insurance Scheme…
Liberal National Government announces $493 million grant round to fund local services for carers
The Liberal National Government will provide $493 million to community and not-for-profit organisations to establish a new range of services to benefit the physical and…
2018 National Awards for Disability Leadership
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson today announced that the Morrison Government will partner with the disability sector to…
New resources to assist Queensland transition to the NDIS
Funding of $2.8 million will be provided to assist the Queensland disability sector prepare for Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant funding under the…
$7m for WA for NDIS Information, Linkages and Capacity Building grants
Expressions of Interest open for ILC grants Expressions of Interest open for more than $7 million in grants Grants to boost employment and recreation opportunities…
New-format NDIS plan released this week
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released a new-format plan to assist National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants understand their plan and provide a…
Register now for AccessAbility Day
Registrations are now open for AccessAbility Day 2018, an Australian Government initiative bringing employers and people with disability together for a day. Sarah Henderson, Assistant…
Keynote address promotes improved NDIS for people with psychosocial disability
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, delivered a keynote address yesterday, at the second annual NDIS and Mental Health Conference…
National Disability and Carer Advisory Council
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, the Hon Sarah Henderson MP, attended the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council in Melbourne…
Government supports kids with disability at Invictus Games
The Hon Sarah Henderson MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, announced today the Australian Government’s support for young people with disability…
Carer Gateway supports over one million visitors
Ms Henderson will speak today at a Carers Week celebration and information session hosted by the Aireys Inlet Carer Support Group in Lorne, Victoria. She…
New affordable housing initiative becomes reality
Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory will be the first to benefit from social and affordable housing funding under The Big Issue’s Homes for Homes…
National Carers Week – celebrating those who help others
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services the Hon Paul Fletcher MP and Assistant Minister for Social Services the Hon Sarah Henderson MP are encouraging…
Social enterprise provides hands-on job opportunities for former students
Unemployed former students in Geelong will learn practical skills and gain experience while earning an award wage income, through a trial social enterprise initiative aimed…
Government announces improved NDIS mental health support
People with severe and persistent mental health issues will have improved access and support in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Morrison Government has…