❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the status of mental health external provider funding agreements, including expirations, reviews, timelines for advice, and budget changes. The Minister provides answers regarding agreement expirations, reviews, communication timelines, and budget reductions due to indexation rate changes.
AnsweredQoN 3873Legislative Council
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(1) Can the Minister confirm that certain external provider funding agreements will expire on 30 June 2016 and, if so, which ones? (2) Have all funding agreements been reviewed, or planned to be reviewed, before 30 June 2016? (3) What is the timeline for advice to external providers on funding allocations post 30 June 2016? (4) Was any reduction made to budgeted funding levels in 2015-2016 and, if yes, what were the changes? (5) Will there be any changes to budgeted funding levels in 2016-2017?
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Answered
10 May 2016
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
75 days
(1) Yes, a number of external provider funding agreements will expire on 30 June 2016. Please see the attached document which outlines service and grant agreements that expire on 30 June 2016 see tabled paper no. .
(2) Yes, all agreements expiring 30 June 2016 have been reviewed.
(3) Service providers were advised in late March that the future of agreements expiring on 30 June will be communicated as soon as the 2016-17 State Budget is released in May 2016. They were also advised that any agreements that will not be extended or renewed will be provided with at least 12 weeks’ notice of this decision.
(4) Yes, the 2015-2016 budget was reduced by $1.657 million due to a change in the Non-Government Human Services Indexation Rate (Indexation Rate) for 2015-2016, as published as part of the Mid-Year Review. The indexation rate was revised from a projected rate of 3.1% to an actual rate of 1.9%.
(5) Any changes to budgeted funding levels will be determined as part of the 2016-2017 budget process.
(2) Yes, all agreements expiring 30 June 2016 have been reviewed.
(3) Service providers were advised in late March that the future of agreements expiring on 30 June will be communicated as soon as the 2016-17 State Budget is released in May 2016. They were also advised that any agreements that will not be extended or renewed will be provided with at least 12 weeks’ notice of this decision.
(4) Yes, the 2015-2016 budget was reduced by $1.657 million due to a change in the Non-Government Human Services Indexation Rate (Indexation Rate) for 2015-2016, as published as part of the Mid-Year Review. The indexation rate was revised from a projected rate of 3.1% to an actual rate of 1.9%.
(5) Any changes to budgeted funding levels will be determined as part of the 2016-2017 budget process.
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