House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Disability Services, Incontrol Program DISABILITY SERVICES, INCONTROL PROGRAM Mr HANNA House of Assembly Mitchell DISABILITY SERVICES, INCONTROL PROGRAM 33 Mr HANNA (Mitchell) (30 September 2008). What is the government's assessment of the United Kingdom's 'Incontrol' program which allows disabled persons, particularly those with intellectual disabilities, to manage their own support and services funding? The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Families and Communities Minister for Northern Suburbs Minister for Housing Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability DISABILITY SERVICES, INCONTROL PROGRAM The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Northern Suburbs, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability): I provide the following information: The UK 'Incontrol' program operates as a partnership between families, individuals, services, government and local government. The system is administered by 90 local councils throughout the United Kingdom. Within this system, people with disabilities are assisted to set up their own self directed support plans with individual budgets which are paid directly to them. 'Incontrol' is one of a number of successful models of self-managed support operating in jurisdictions internationally and interstate. 'Direct payment' provisions are also contained within UK legislation. Under the legislation, any person eligible for support services and capable of managing direct payments (with or without assistance) can receive direct payments.