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Midlas is holding a free forum for youth with disability on Thursday the 6th of April 2017 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm . Midlas would like to bring youth with disability together to discuss and collaborate on: The big issues Your thoughts on how services and organisations can engage with youRead More →

Pop over to https://www.doineedhealthinsurance.com.au for a quick, independent quiz on whether you should bother paying for insurance you may or may not need. Results are a guide only. Please take into consideration your personal health needs.

The general State Elections are being held on Saturday 11th March 2017. The Electoral Commission have developed a new system called iVote to allow for greater accessibility for people with disability when voting. This Technology Assisted voting system uses the telephone or internet to assist people with disability in votingRead More →

Since July 2016 Centrelink has been using a new online system to obtain information from people whose Tax office records do not match the income they reported to Centrelink, it also assesses and calculates any debts owed. If you have received a letter – saying “Important information about your employmentRead More →

The agreement (called a bilateral agreement) has been signed by the Western Australian State government and the federal government about how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be delivered in WA. From 1 July 2017, NDIS will be administered by the State government. For more information on this decision,Read More →

The Women’s Information Service on 1800 199 174 (Free call) offers free, confidential information for women in Western Australia. It is a free telephone service and operates from 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday. This service provides information and referrals about issues such as health, finances, legal matters, counselling andRead More →

Midlas constantly reviews how we can best assist people and are happy to announce that we will now be providing a Financial Counselling service at Ellenbrook library on Wednesday each week between 12.30pm – 3.30pm, commencing on 1st February 2017, appointments do need to be booked through our Midland officeRead More →

If you are a current tenant of the Housing Authority and you receive a jail sentence of 6 months or less you may be able to sub-let your property with the consent of the Housing Authority. You may also keep up the rental payments yourself if you do not wantRead More →

Savings are something that most people strive for though do not think they can achieve as the strain of managing day to day expenses and financial commitments can be a burden. You do not have to have a high income to save. Everyone should have a buffer for unexpected lifeRead More →

When the Housing Authority requests that you as a tenant fill out a rent review form please do this as quickly as possible and get it back to the Housing Authority as you may be paying more rent than you need to. If you have a household member that qualifiesRead More →