❓ Mr. Mubarakai asks about the McGowan government's investment in the NDIS and its impact on people with disability. The Minister outlines the state's financial contribution and commitment to supporting the sector, while acknowledging implementation issues and the need for sustainable growth.
AnsweredQoN 338Legislative Assembly
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NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME
338. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Disability Services:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to improving the lives of Western Australians
with disability. Can the minister outline to
the house what this government's record investment in the National
Disability Insurance Scheme means for people with disability and their
families?
338. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Disability Services:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to improving the lives of Western Australians
with disability. Can the minister outline to
the house what this government's record investment in the National
Disability Insurance Scheme means for people with disability and their
families?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question
and I am pleased to outline details of this government's record
investment to support Western Australians living with disability.
On 13 December 2017, the state
government made the decision that Western Australia would join the commonwealth-administered NDIS and entered into a bilateral
agreement with the commonwealth on the transition to a National
Disability Insurance Scheme in Western Australia. Western Australia's
contribution to the NDIS is significant. More than $900 million has been
invested annually from 2021–22, and the 2023–24 state budget
sees $1.3 billion allocated to support NDIS participants.
That brings WA's total expected contribution to $3.8 billion over the forward estimates. The increased funding reflects around 7 700 additional
participants relative to the forecast that was set at the start of the state's
transition in 2018. The NDIS is a co-funded and co-governed national scheme
that is now improving the lives of over 50 000 Western Australian participants
as well as their families and carers, by ensuring that people with a permanent
and significant disability find it easier to participate in and contribute to
community life.
The
McGowan government also acknowledges the role the state government has in
supporting the sector, and it is clear that a well-supported disability
sector is critical to the lives of people with disability. As a government, we
are committed to continuing to support people with disability in health,
education and all the service settings for both those receiving NDIS supports
and those who do not. The state government took note of the experiences of other
states that joined the scheme before us and we have taken a cautious approach
to gradually transitioning services provided by the NDIS into joining the
scheme. That measured approach has ensured that people with disability have not
been disadvantaged. The state continues to meet its bilateral obligations and
the NDIS market is enabled to mature.
Members would be aware that
sustainability of the NDIS has risen to the national spotlight and resulted in
the national cabinet agreeing to support a growth target of eight per cent by
2026. I want to reiterate the Premier's assurances that the state
government has agreed to working with the commonwealth towards steadying the
significant forecast growth of the scheme, but this is not a cap on supports.
Although many Western Australian participants report positive outcomes from the
NDIS, we know that some implementation issues are impacting scheme performance
and participant outcomes in Western Australia, so I want to assure members that
the McGowan government will work closely with the commonwealth government to
understand how it plans to meet the eight per cent annual growth target while
ensuring that the NDIS does more to meet the needs of people with disability in
Western Australia.
and I am pleased to outline details of this government's record
investment to support Western Australians living with disability.
On 13 December 2017, the state
government made the decision that Western Australia would join the commonwealth-administered NDIS and entered into a bilateral
agreement with the commonwealth on the transition to a National
Disability Insurance Scheme in Western Australia. Western Australia's
contribution to the NDIS is significant. More than $900 million has been
invested annually from 2021–22, and the 2023–24 state budget
sees $1.3 billion allocated to support NDIS participants.
That brings WA's total expected contribution to $3.8 billion over the forward estimates. The increased funding reflects around 7 700 additional
participants relative to the forecast that was set at the start of the state's
transition in 2018. The NDIS is a co-funded and co-governed national scheme
that is now improving the lives of over 50 000 Western Australian participants
as well as their families and carers, by ensuring that people with a permanent
and significant disability find it easier to participate in and contribute to
community life.
The
McGowan government also acknowledges the role the state government has in
supporting the sector, and it is clear that a well-supported disability
sector is critical to the lives of people with disability. As a government, we
are committed to continuing to support people with disability in health,
education and all the service settings for both those receiving NDIS supports
and those who do not. The state government took note of the experiences of other
states that joined the scheme before us and we have taken a cautious approach
to gradually transitioning services provided by the NDIS into joining the
scheme. That measured approach has ensured that people with disability have not
been disadvantaged. The state continues to meet its bilateral obligations and
the NDIS market is enabled to mature.
Members would be aware that
sustainability of the NDIS has risen to the national spotlight and resulted in
the national cabinet agreeing to support a growth target of eight per cent by
2026. I want to reiterate the Premier's assurances that the state
government has agreed to working with the commonwealth towards steadying the
significant forecast growth of the scheme, but this is not a cap on supports.
Although many Western Australian participants report positive outcomes from the
NDIS, we know that some implementation issues are impacting scheme performance
and participant outcomes in Western Australia, so I want to assure members that
the McGowan government will work closely with the commonwealth government to
understand how it plans to meet the eight per cent annual growth target while
ensuring that the NDIS does more to meet the needs of people with disability in
Western Australia.
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