6 Mental Health Workers Lose Jobs Amid NDIS Funding Changes

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) lately made some significant changes in their funds. This has led to Mission Australia removing six mental health workers in North Tasmania from their job.

NDIS has started providing support for those Australians who suffer from disabilities. Along with the concerned individuals, their families and caretakers or guardians are also being helped. However, as money came from Commonwealth to NDIS, it has been directed away from Mission Australia.

The six workers were fired from the Commonwealth program titled Personal Helpers and Mentors Program (PHaMS). According to ABC News, this program operates under Mission Australia in Tasmania's north.

Some assurance came in the words of Denise Brazendale, the regional leader of the organization, who informed that the affected people will soon be provided other services, which were being currently looked for. However, despite looking for various parties who Denise could refer the workers too, the attempts were mostly in vain. This was because in the northern area there are not many services that are suitable for the participants of PHaMS.

The Department of Social Services in collaboration with NDIS is working to help out the people losing their jobs due to the transition in money allocation. The pace, however, is slow and only 8 out of the 90 affected PHaMS clients have been attended to yet.

The issue is also of eligibility as not everyone is fit to receive help from the agency, as per NDIS. This is where the federal government has decided to help by ensuring that people who are eligible for services by NDIS are cared by the government.

Until the government comes up with a long-term solution, new services are being contacted to help the workers who lost their jobs. To further inspect the case, a Senate inquiry will conduct an investigation to resolve the matters.