Federal government intervenes to help support the vulnerable Cooranbong woman deemed ineligible for assistance

By David Stewart
Updated March 19 2018 - 10:50am, first published March 15 2018 - 12:30pm
AT RISK: The Cooranbong woman, 57, had been distraught at having been declined assistance through the NDIS and local care agencies. Picture: David Stewart
AT RISK: The Cooranbong woman, 57, had been distraught at having been declined assistance through the NDIS and local care agencies. Picture: David Stewart

THE federal government has stepped in to help an ill and vulnerable Cooranbong woman who has been living in fear of falling and dying alone because no support agency would help her.

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