Page 383 - Week 01 - Thursday, 17 February 2011
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ACT has allocated additional funded support to that individual either on a short term or ongoing basis.
In a recent review of post school supports conducted by Disability ACT of 23 young people with high and complex support needs who had left school in 2008 and 2009, twenty families indicated that they were satisfied with the mix of supports that they had created around their family member. Disability ACT is currently working with the three families who were not satisfied to improve their support arrangements.
(2) The Australian Government provides the following funding to carers of people with disabilities (including parents):
• A Carer Payment for people providing constant care provides a basic rate of $658.40 per fortnight for a single person, or $496.30 each for a couple; or
• A Carer Allowance to people providing daily care and attention to a person with a disability provides $110.00 per fortnight and a Disability
Assistance Payment of $1,000 per person with a disability per annum.
Funding is also provided to the young person leaving school.
Depending on individual circumstances the Australian Government may provide:
• a disability support pension which provides a maximum allowance of $498.70 per fortnight depending on the persons age, marital status, dependants, assets and income; and
• A mobility allowance of between $86.00 and $116.20 per person.
For young people who leave school and require ongoing assistance Disability ACT offers:
• A minimum of $17,280 per annum which is the equivalent of 12 hours per week of support with a community access service. In addition the young person may be allocated funding for life skills training services of up to $10,560 per annum (the equivalent of 5 hours per week).
(3) As indicated in Q2 (above), The Australian Government’s maximum allocated pensions and allowances are adjusted in accordance with the family's circumstances, income, and assets.
Disability ACT’s minimum funding commitment of $17,280 per annum is provided to school leavers regardless of the young person’s living circumstances. However as indicated above Disability ACT works with each person and their family to determine their support allocation, and may allocate additional funded support where needed.
(4) The ACT allocates funding each year in accordance with available resources and consideration of all the competing needs within our community.
(5) The projected number of Black Mountain Students graduating in the next five years is as follows:
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