Question on Notice regarding fixed price funding for parenting services in WA for 2014 and 2015 across metropolitan and regional areas. The answer indicates funding was not based on fixed price service delivery areas in those years.

AnsweredQoN 5953Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 October 2016
Portfolio
Community Services

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(1) I refer to the service delivery area funding for parenting services in WA, and I ask: (a) for 2015, what was the fixed price funding for metropolitan regions in: (i) Perth- north east; (ii) Perth-north west and inner; (iii) Perth- south east; (iv) Perth- south west; and (v) Perth- whole of metropolitan area? (2) I refer to the service delivery area funding for parenting services in WA, and I ask: (a) for 2015, what was the fixed price funding for the regional areas: (i) Gascoyne; (ii) Goldfields Esperance; (iii) Great Southern; (iv) Kimberley; (v) Mid-west; (vi) Peel; (vii) Pilbara; (viii) South West; (ix) Wheatbelt; and (x) Whole of regional area? (3) I refer to the service delivery area funding for parenting services in WA, and I ask: (a) for 2014, what was the fixed price funding for the metropolitan regions: (i) Perth- north east; (ii) Perth- north west and central; (iii) Perth- south east; (iv) Perth- south west; and (v) Perth- whole of metropolitan area? (4) I refer to the service delivery area funding for parenting services in WA, and I ask: (a) for 2014, what was the fixed price funding for the regional areas: (i) Gascoyne; (ii) Goldfields Esperance; (iii) Great Southern; (iv) Kimberley; (v) Mid-West; (vi) Peel; (vii) Pilbara; (viii) South West; (ix) Wheatbelt; and (x) Whole of regional area?

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Answered
15 November 2016
Responded by
Minister for Community Services
Response time
34 days
(1)
(a) In 2015, funding for Parenting Services was not based on fixed price funding for a service delivery area. Funding was provided to organisations based on their service delivery model. The new Parenting Services tender focuses on the Department’s intention to provide an integrated parenting service in all five metropolitan areas (based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics SA4 regions) in 2017 and beyond.
(i)–(v) Not applicable
(2)
(a) In 2015, funding for Parenting Services was not based on fixed price funding for a service delivery area. Funding was instead provided to organisations based on their service delivery model. The new Parenting Services tender focuses on the Department’s intention to provide an integrated parenting service in all nine major regional areas (based on the Department of Regional Development’s geographic locations) in 2017 and beyond.
(i)–(x) Not applicable
(3)
(a) In 2014, funding for Parenting Services was not based on fixed price funding for a service delivery area. Funding was provided to organisations based on their service delivery model. The new Parenting Services tender focuses on the Department’s intention to provide an integrated parenting service in all five metropolitan areas (based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics SA4 regions) in 2017 and beyond.
(i)–(v) Not applicable
(4)
(a) In 2014, funding for Parenting Services was not based on fixed price funding for a service delivery area. Funding was provided to organisations based on their service delivery model. The new Parenting Services tender focuses on the Department’s intention to provide an integrated parenting service in all nine major regional areas (based on the Department of Regional Development’s geographic locations) in 2017 and beyond.
(i)–(x) Not applicable

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