{"id":1353,"date":"2024-07-04T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbasupport.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:47:20","slug":"price-review-falls-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/price-review-falls-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Price Review Falls Short"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1353\" class=\"elementor elementor-1353\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe29341 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fe29341\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6315dc9c e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6315dc9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45584b75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45584b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price Review Falls Short<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2682ba4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2682ba4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 4 July 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769e89d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"769e89d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7911063 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7911063\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469c6744 link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469c6744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Disability Insurance Agency\u2019s (NDIA) 3.19 percent funding increase for supports for disability support workers would likely negatively impact people with disability, Melba CEO Hayley Dean said today.<\/p>\n<p>It is disappointing that this increase is far less than the Fair Work Commission 3.75 per cent rise to the national minimum wage and the 0.5% superannuation increase.<\/p>\n<p>This puts even further strain on high quality registered service providers who are integral to the disability support system. When these providers face financial strain due to inadequate funding, quality of services are at risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increase may appear to be a step forward, but sadly it falls way too short of addressing the financial realities faced by registered service providers such as Melba,\u201d Hayley said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ripple effect of this inadequacy directly impacts people with disability, risking reduced service quality, choice and control, accessibility, and individualised support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hayley\u2019s comments were echoed by the National Disability Services (NDS), Australia\u2019s peak body for disability service organisations. 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