Financial literacy program

We understand that navigating various government financial programs can be a confusing, frustrating and time-consuming task for people with ME/CFS.

We are grateful to the Victorian Women's Trust for their 2018 grant, which allowed us to run financial literacy workshops and create fact sheets, to assist people with ME/CFS and their carers to understand the social service benefits they may be eligible to access. We are currently seeking funding to further develop our ability to help people with their applications for financial support.

Please use the links below to access fact sheets, recordings of both NDIS and DSP webinar series, and additional supporting resources.

National Disability Insurance Scheme

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to help support people with disability. Click here to access resources developed to assist people with ME/CFS to understand the NDIS and what is required to apply. Read more

Disability Support Pension

The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is a Centrelink payment providing financial support if you have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition that stops you from working. Click here to access resources developed to assist people with ME/CFS to understand DSP and what is required to apply. Read more

Latest

Research Digest 21/02/20

Welcome to the 41st edition, featuring a Doppler study that confirms a reduction in cerebral blood flow in ME/CFS patients & an Australian study that looks at the levels of parasympathetic activity during sleep.

Research Digest 07/02/20

Welcome to the 40th edition, featuring an American metabolomics study of patient plasma and a study looking at the prevalence of paediatric ME/CFS in Chicago according to diverse community-based random sample.

Research Digest 24/01/20

Welcome to the 39th edition, featuring a systematic review of ME/CFS randomized controlled trials and a study into the use of heart rate variability as a non-invasive biomarker for predicting fatigue severity in ME/CFS patients.

ME/CFS fact sheets

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Research Digest 24/01/20

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Raises Money for Emerge Australia

'We just wanted to do something for our daughter who was diagnosed about five years ago with sudden onset ME/CFS,' Peter and Bronwyn said. '...after considering a few different options for raising money, we thought about a Bunnings BBQ.'

Health and Wellbeing Survey

Emerge Australia published results from its first ME/CFS Health and Wellbeing Survey in 2018 and launched another survey in 2019. We plan to stay current and informed about the needs of the ME/CFS community by running an updated version of this Health and Wellbeing Survey every three years.

Disability Support Pension

Research Digest 10/01/20

Welcome to the 38th edition, featuring a Nature paper examining blood lactate levels in ME/CFS patients whilst at rest and a paper investigating the effect of pharmaceutical intervention on NK cell cytotoxicity in ME/CFS patients compared to healthy individuals.

Research Digest 17/05/19

Welcome to the 23rd edition, featuring articles on the validation of impaired transient receptor potential melastatin 3 ion channel activity in natural killer cells from ME/CFS patients, and markers of non-coeliac wheat sensitivity in patients with ME/CFS.