❓ A parliamentary question regarding support for parents of young people with severe disabilities after they leave school at 18, and whether assistance is available to families with children under 19. The answer outlines available programs and funding.
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YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES - SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION
(1) What assistance and access to respite and carers is available to parents whose children suffer severe disabilities now that those children are no longer able to continue their school-based education beyond 18 years of age? (2) Is assistance available to families whose children have not reached 19 years of age? Hon ADELE FARINA
(1) What assistance and access to respite and carers is available to parents whose children suffer severe disabilities now that those children are no longer able to continue their school-based education beyond 18 years of age? (2) Is assistance available to families whose children have not reached 19 years of age? Hon ADELE FARINA
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(1) Every young person with a disability after leaving school who is not able to work for more than 20 hours a week is eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program. Support through this program typically results in eight to 20 hours of support each week outside the family home engaged in a range of activities. The Disability Services Commission also provides service-based respite in all areas of the state. These services are managed by commission-funded service providers, and available support is allocated on the basis of relative need. In addition, school leavers with a disability are eligible to apply for individual funding packages - for example, intensive family support and flexible family support. (2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
(2) Is assistance available to families whose children have not reached 19 years of age? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: (1) Every young person with a disability after leaving school who is not able to work for more than 20 hours a week is eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program. Support through this program typically results in eight to 20 hours of support each week outside the family home engaged in a range of activities. The Disability Services Commission also provides service-based respite in all areas of the state. These services are managed by commission-funded service providers, and available support is allocated on the basis of relative need. In addition, school leavers with a disability are eligible to apply for individual funding packages - for example, intensive family support and flexible family support. (2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: (1) Every young person with a disability after leaving school who is not able to work for more than 20 hours a week is eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program. Support through this program typically results in eight to 20 hours of support each week outside the family home engaged in a range of activities. The Disability Services Commission also provides service-based respite in all areas of the state. These services are managed by commission-funded service providers, and available support is allocated on the basis of relative need. In addition, school leavers with a disability are eligible to apply for individual funding packages - for example, intensive family support and flexible family support. (2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
(1) Every young person with a disability after leaving school who is not able to work for more than 20 hours a week is eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program. Support through this program typically results in eight to 20 hours of support each week outside the family home engaged in a range of activities. The Disability Services Commission also provides service-based respite in all areas of the state. These services are managed by commission-funded service providers, and available support is allocated on the basis of relative need. In addition, school leavers with a disability are eligible to apply for individual funding packages - for example, intensive family support and flexible family support. (2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
(2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
(2) Is assistance available to families whose children have not reached 19 years of age? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: (1) Every young person with a disability after leaving school who is not able to work for more than 20 hours a week is eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program. Support through this program typically results in eight to 20 hours of support each week outside the family home engaged in a range of activities. The Disability Services Commission also provides service-based respite in all areas of the state. These services are managed by commission-funded service providers, and available support is allocated on the basis of relative need. In addition, school leavers with a disability are eligible to apply for individual funding packages - for example, intensive family support and flexible family support. (2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: (1) Every young person with a disability after leaving school who is not able to work for more than 20 hours a week is eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program. Support through this program typically results in eight to 20 hours of support each week outside the family home engaged in a range of activities. The Disability Services Commission also provides service-based respite in all areas of the state. These services are managed by commission-funded service providers, and available support is allocated on the basis of relative need. In addition, school leavers with a disability are eligible to apply for individual funding packages - for example, intensive family support and flexible family support. (2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
(1) Every young person with a disability after leaving school who is not able to work for more than 20 hours a week is eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program. Support through this program typically results in eight to 20 hours of support each week outside the family home engaged in a range of activities. The Disability Services Commission also provides service-based respite in all areas of the state. These services are managed by commission-funded service providers, and available support is allocated on the basis of relative need. In addition, school leavers with a disability are eligible to apply for individual funding packages - for example, intensive family support and flexible family support. (2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
(2) Children with a disability are not eligible for the Alternatives to Employment program while they are still at school. They are, however, eligible for the same respite services and individual packages described in (1).
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