3232. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Disability Services:
(1) In total, how much funding did the Western Australian Government give to VisAbility in:
(a) 2015–16;
(b) 2016–17;
(c) 2017–18;
(d) 2018–19; and
(e) 2019–20?
(2) For each of the amounts in (1)(a) to (1)(e), will the Minister please provide a breakdown of what the funding was provided for?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
(1)–(2) The funding allocated to VisAbility was for the provision of services to people with disability through:
Block funding (therapy services to all age groups, grant funding, e.g. Pay Equity for the Social and Community Services Sector (SACS); and
Individualised funding (therapy, personal care, community access and respite services). The breakdown between block funding and individualised funding is as follows:
|
VisAbility Limited |
Block Funding |
Individuals |
Total |
|
2015–16 |
$2,039,330 |
$320,761 |
$2,360,091 |
|
2016–17 |
$1,468,616 |
$543,951 |
$2,012,567 |
|
2017–18 |
$1,591,936 |
$1,233,128 |
$2,825,064 |
|
2018–19 |
$1,948,906 |
$617,542 |
$2,566,448 |
|
2019–20 |
$1,529,040 |
–$27,200 |
$1,501,840 |
The total reduction in 2019–20 from 2018–19 is due to individuals transitioning to the NDIS comprising block funding ($420,000) and individualised funding ($645,000).
The negative figure for individuals in 2019–20 is due to recovery of funding paid for WA NDIS clients that had transferred to the Australia-wide NDIS by 30 June 2019. Funds were recovered in the 2019–20 financial year.