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Disability services—funding
(Question No 352)

Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Disability, Children and Youth, upon notice, on 9 June 2017 (redirected to the Acting Minister for Disability, Children and Youth):

(1) How many organisations applied for the ACT ILC funding under the NDIS.

(2) What was the total funding amount requested? (noting that $2.9 million was allocated).

(3) Does the difference between what was applied for and what was granted indicate the real cost and demand for services in the ACT.

(4) How many organisations and/or projects were unsuccessful in securing ILC funding.

(5) How many of the unsuccessful organisations are ACT based.

(6) Are there services that will now not be available to people with disability in the ACT as a result of the outcomes of this funding round.

(7) How will people of the ACT get access to low cost custom built mobility aids into the future, such as those that are provided by TADACT.

(8) Will the ACT Government be considering additional assistance for Radio 1RPH, now that they have been unsuccessful in securing ILC funding.

(9) How many disability service providers were registered in the ACT prior to our transition to NDIS and how many are registered now.

(10) How many of the services registered in the ACT are delivering services in the ACT.

Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The Community Grants Hub, on behalf of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) received 99 applications for the 2017-18 Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Jurisdictional Based Grants – ACT round. Of the 22 successful applicants, 16 organisations were from the ACT. More information is available from the Community Grants website at www.ndis.gov.au/communities/ilc-home.

(2) The ILC grants were administered by the NDIA and the ACT Government is unable to answer this question.

(3) The NDIA has responsibility for monitoring and addressing any identified gaps in services for ILC service provision. The ACT Government will continue to work with the Commonwealth to ensure that important and valued community supports and investments are not lost. The ACT Government will continue to advocate for an adequate resourcing and mix of ILC services in the ACT.

(4) Seven organisations that received ILC transitional funding were unsuccessful in the 2017-18 ILC Jurisdictional Based Grants – ACT. The ILC grants were administered by the NDIA and the ACT Government is not able to comment on any other organisations that may have applied.


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