❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks detailed financial information regarding disability housing, growth funding, and the 'My Way' trial sites within the Disability Services Commission budget across multiple financial years. The answer reveals significant funding changes and ongoing negotiations for the NDIS trial sites.
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(1) I refer to housing provided to people with a disability and ask, what is or was the amount of funding in the Disability Services Commission budget set aside for housing in the following years: (a) 2011-2012; (b) 2012-2013; (c) 2013-2014; (d) 2014-2015; (e) 2015-2016; and (f) 2016-2017? (2) How much growth funding was or is allocated in the Disability Services Commission budget in the following years: (a) 2011-2012; (b) 2012-2013; (c) 2013-2014; (d) 2014-2015; (e) 2015-2016; and (f) 2016-2017? (3) How much funding in the Disability Services Commission budget is allocated to the "My Way" trial sites in the following years: (a) 2011-2012; (b) 2012-2013; (c) 2013-2014; (d) 2014-2015; and (e) 2016-2017? (4) What percentage of "My Way" trial sites accommodation budget allocation is made up from the existing budget for housing within the Disability Services Commission budget?
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Answered
19 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Disability Services
Response time
29 days
(1)
(a) $43.5M
(b) $37.8M
(c) $14.4M
(d-f) Nil.
In 2011-12 the State Government committed $95.7M over three years to provide accessible housing to people with disability.
(2)
(a) $45M
(b) $40.7M
(c) $32.5M
(d-f) Growth funding to be considered as part of 2014-15 Budget Process
(3) Funding allocated to WA NDIS My Way Trial Sites (Lower South West and Cockburn Kwinana) in the Disability Services Commission budget is as follows:
(a-c) Not applicable
(d-e) At this stage no funding has been allocated for the NDIS trial sites. A provision has been made in the Mid-year Financial Projections Statement estimating $76million will be required from the State and Commonwealth governments to fund the two trial sites.
An additional provision has been made in the Mid-year Financial Projections Statement for $5million for the development of an information technology system. Precise details of the funding required for the two trial sites is still the subject of negotiations between the State and Commonwealth governments and details will be released when agreements are signed by both governments.
(4) Nil
(a) $43.5M
(b) $37.8M
(c) $14.4M
(d-f) Nil.
In 2011-12 the State Government committed $95.7M over three years to provide accessible housing to people with disability.
(2)
(a) $45M
(b) $40.7M
(c) $32.5M
(d-f) Growth funding to be considered as part of 2014-15 Budget Process
(3) Funding allocated to WA NDIS My Way Trial Sites (Lower South West and Cockburn Kwinana) in the Disability Services Commission budget is as follows:
(a-c) Not applicable
(d-e) At this stage no funding has been allocated for the NDIS trial sites. A provision has been made in the Mid-year Financial Projections Statement estimating $76million will be required from the State and Commonwealth governments to fund the two trial sites.
An additional provision has been made in the Mid-year Financial Projections Statement for $5million for the development of an information technology system. Precise details of the funding required for the two trial sites is still the subject of negotiations between the State and Commonwealth governments and details will be released when agreements are signed by both governments.
(4) Nil
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