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Queensland recently enacted a new DSA Act which has turned the clock back nearly 20 years! There was a short period where the Qld Govt appeared to be moving towards individualised funding but now there is a big swwing towards block funding. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking billions of dollars when it comes to individualised funding here, just a few million.
Now I'm pro individualised funding because funds are allocated to an individual who usually let a service provider (usually profit driven) manage the funding budget, employment and the payment of support workers. Individualised funding is portable and the person with a disability can change service providers if they are not happy. Individualised funding allows people with disabilities to live in their owwn homes - not institutions.
Block funding means that a huge chunk of money is given to a service provider who has to make this funding stretch across X number of clients. If a client is unhappy with the service provider, too bad. They are stuck with a bad service.
What sort of funding is their for support workers for people with disabilities - overseas and interstate?
Ta Vicki
(More clarification at http://www.disabilit...p;n=last#bottom but please discuss this here. I've got to wwatch what I say at http://www.disablityforum.org.au)
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