Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Disability Services, Self-Managed Funding DISABILITY SERVICES, SELF-MANAGED FUNDING The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON Legislative Council DISABILITY SERVICES, SELF-MANAGED FUNDING The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON (17:22): Given that the minister mentioned the UK and the uptake in the UK of this particular package, can the minister clarify whether the package being offered to the disability sector here is the model that has been implemented in the UK or just bits and pieces of that particular model? The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers DISABILITY SERVICES, SELF-MANAGED FUNDING The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (17:22): The model will be basically the same as that in the UK. In the UK, of course, the services are provided by local authorities and councils. We have a different system; in fact, we have a different history in South Australia. We have a lot of church-based charities that have been involved in this sector, and we don't want to lose those unique things in South Australia that have been good over a period of time. We will build our own model but based on the model that they have been using in the UK.