2328. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
How many young people in Banksia Hill Detention Centre were supported to apply for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in:
(a) 2018; and
(b) 2019 to date?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
(a)–(b) Nil.
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [9.55 pm]: I rise because I want to talk about a matter that was recently brought to my attention by a constituent. This constituent is currently being chased by debt collectors for failing to pay for ambulance charges that he has incurred, and his instance serves to highlight a problematic policy position that the state may want to consider rectifying. My constituent lives on a disability support pension and what has happened to him highlights a broader concern for income support recipients within Western Australia.
