❓ A parliamentary question addresses the issue of young people with acquired brain injuries (ABI) living in aged care facilities in Western Australia, seeking information on relocation efforts, funding for ABI support programs, and eligibility for disability services. The Minister's response clarifies data inaccuracies, outlines existing support programs, and emphasizes the government's commitment to disability services funding.
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I begin by welcoming Guy Wallace and his mum Jill to the Parliament today. In September this year, the former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament that 55 young people with acquired brain injury were inappropriately living in aged care facilities. The minister admitted that although the condition of most people with ABI can be expected to improve, that improvement would be hampered if they were housed inappropriately. (1) How many young people with ABI in Western Australia are now living inappropriately in aged care facilities? (2) What has been done to relocate the 55 young people with ABI to more appropriate facilities? (3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN
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I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
In September this year, the former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament that 55 young people with acquired brain injury were inappropriately living in aged care facilities. The minister admitted that although the condition of most people with ABI can be expected to improve, that improvement would be hampered if they were housed inappropriately. (1) How many young people with ABI in Western Australia are now living inappropriately in aged care facilities? (2) What has been done to relocate the 55 young people with ABI to more appropriate facilities? (3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(1) How many young people with ABI in Western Australia are now living inappropriately in aged care facilities? (2) What has been done to relocate the 55 young people with ABI to more appropriate facilities? (3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(2) What has been done to relocate the 55 young people with ABI to more appropriate facilities? (3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
In September this year, the former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament that 55 young people with acquired brain injury were inappropriately living in aged care facilities. The minister admitted that although the condition of most people with ABI can be expected to improve, that improvement would be hampered if they were housed inappropriately. (1) How many young people with ABI in Western Australia are now living inappropriately in aged care facilities? (2) What has been done to relocate the 55 young people with ABI to more appropriate facilities? (3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(1) How many young people with ABI in Western Australia are now living inappropriately in aged care facilities? (2) What has been done to relocate the 55 young people with ABI to more appropriate facilities? (3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(2) What has been done to relocate the 55 young people with ABI to more appropriate facilities? (3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(3) How much funding has been allocated to ABI support programs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and what are those programs? (4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(4) Will the minister confirm that someone with ABI who is physically disabled but not intellectually disabled, such as Guy Wallace, is ineligible for carer and accommodation support from the Disability Services Commission? (5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(5) What will the minister do to meet the needs of people like Guy Wallace to enable them to move back with their families and integrate into the community? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
I thank the Leader of the National Party for the question. I also recognise the presence of Mr Guy Wallace and his mother in the public gallery today. (1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(1) I must first correct the content of the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. The former Minister for Disability Services advised the Parliament in August this year that 55 young people with disabilities were living in nursing homes, not 55 young people with acquired brain injury. The latest available data indicates that 55 people aged under 50 are living in aged care facilities in Western Australia. This is likely to include some young people with acquired brain injury, but would also include people who suffer from degenerative conditions, early onset dementia or psychiatric illnesses. The Disability Services Commission does not have data on the specific diagnoses of these individuals. Not all of those people are necessarily inappropriately accommodated; it depends on individual circumstances. (2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(2) Under the Young People in Nursing Homes program, the commission provides around $8 million a year to support 86 young people, including people with acquired brain injury. Vacancies are quarantined for young people who are inappropriately living in aged care or are at risk of entering aged care. The previous minister wrote to Julie Bishop, the federal Minister for Ageing, with a proposal that the federal government match the Western Australian government’s commitment to this program. Julie Bishop has not yet provided a response to this proposal. (3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(3) The commission does not provide funding on the basis of diagnosis. Total gross funding of $14.9 million has been provided in 2005-06 for a range of support services, including accommodation. The forward estimates currently provide further growth of $13 million in 2006-07 and $13.6 million in 2007-08. People with an ABI who meet the commission’s eligibility criteria can access support services on the basis of relative priority needs. (4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(4) The statement made by the Leader of the National Party in question (4) is inaccurate. People with an ABI who meet the eligibility criteria of having a severe or profound disability are eligible for carer and accommodation support funded by the commission. (5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
(5) The commission does not undertake rehabilitation services. Once rehabilitation is complete, individuals may apply for support to live in the community through the commission’s combined applications process. The Western Australian government has made a commitment to significant growth funding for disability services and will continue to seek a similar commitment from the federal government. I remind members and the Leader of the National Party in particular that the Western Australian government will contribute $244 million to disability services in 2005-06. During the same period, the commonwealth will provide $48 million in Western Australia.
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