Ms Rachel Cassen:

I have a son who has had a personal budget since leaving school 14 years ago. He has been able to work, live independently, travel and live a good, ordinary, meaningful life. Recently, his most current job contract came to an end. It was a two-year job contract. Even though he is in receipt of disability support services through a personalised budget, his disability allowance has been refused him. Obviously, his disability has been confirmed through the fact he is eligible for disability services, but that is not good enough for disability allowance. It is said that because he has worked, he has not got a sufficient enough disability to get his disability allowance back. That is really harsh.