Further Disability Support Pension Reforms - this was occasioned by the fact that the 1991 reforms did not succeed. This led to the Howard government introducing major changes from July 2006 with the New start allowance. Pension Reform to improve adequacy of payments - the cost of living pushed Toward government to provide extra assistance in form of utilities in 2004 and later one off ad hoc bonus. ) Social changes in disability support - in 1930s and 1940s saw the drift of children back o institutions. Most of them were placed in institutions. Policy makers started moving children from institutions to smaller homes. Maintaining orphanages was proving to be expensive. During these time very little attention was placed on the emotional needs of he children. In 1950s