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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION ON NOTICE NO. 311
Intellectual Disability Services - Accommodation Charges
Ms Carnell - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -
In relation to the recent increase in full time Intellectual Disability Service (IDS) accommodation charges, from $17.31 to $20.00 per night
(1) What factors were considered in determining this increase.
(2) What consultation was undertaken before
deciding on this increase.
(3) If the increase in accommodation charges reflects increased operating costs, can the Minister provide details of where, how and why these increases occurred.
(4) What plans have been made to reduce costs, rather than raising charges to compensate for increased operating costs.
Mr Connolly - the answer to the members question is as follows:
(1) All fees and charges were reviewed to ensure their consistency with principles of cost recovery, relativities with charges in other States and the maintenance of real value. Fees were generally below those applying in other states and a decision was taken to align fees with those state practices.
(2) No consultation was undertaken.
(3) Expenditure on disability services was $10.4m in
1990-91 and $10.9m in 1991-92, with further
increases projected for 1992-93 reflecting increases
in salaries and price adjustments in operating costs
such as rent, food, fuel, light, power etc. IDS
recovers about 10% of the total cost of
providing services through fees.
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