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Super fund invests in disability housing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... south-east of Brisbane, featuring 10 specialist disability accommodation apartments meeting the National Disability Insurance Scheme's high physical support requirements. Acquired through the Lighthouse Infrastructure Fund Trust, the apartments are designed ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... made a cornerstone investment in DPN Casa Capace, which will help develop accommodation for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants nationwide. Christian Super made the investment via the Brightlight Real Estate Impact Fund, hoping to help ...

Ageing population poses budget threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... effect is greater than the projected cost in that same year for any one of Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Commonwealth funding for schools and hospitals, Family Tax Benefit or the Disability Support Pension - all of which are amongst ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... and information for seniors around dealing with Centrelink, Age Pension eligibility, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, general healthcare, aged care and elder financial abuse. According to SCOA's 2018 annual report, the decline in membership ...

Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... and Medicare. The Medicare levy will increase on 1 July 2017 from 2% to 2.5% to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Also starting July 1, Medicare or general practitioners (GP) bulk billing will be indexed, together with GP and specialist ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... interest by PE in allied health services in both the aged care and disability sectors, with the National Disability Insurance Scheme also creating opportunities for PE," Casali said. "Favourable government policy with non-means tested child care rebates ...

Tax conversation in a bubble

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... government provides and with expenditure on areas like health, education, aged care and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) all expected to increase quickly over the coming years, the problem is becoming more serious, not less."

Australians seeing Centrelink as "life insurance substitute"

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
Too many Australians don't understand the purpose of life insurance and see the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Centrelink as effective substitutes, suggests research commissioned by Zurich and the Financial Planning Association of Australia ...

Industry asks for long-term, comprehensive approach to Age Pension

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... Budget," Brogden said. "Life insurance can reduce the long-term public sector costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Disability Support Pension."

Super funds need to clarify DisabilityCare to members

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... current cover. Volpato said that the confusion arises because DisabilityCare is branded as "the national disability insurance scheme." "DisabilityCare is about service provision, so it is very important for super funds to remind their members that it ...