DISABILITY SERVICES, SELF-MANAGED FUNDING

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:13): By way of supplementary question, the minister is focused on Strong Voices looking forward, but I am particularly focused on, shall we say, the pioneers—the 50 people who were involved in the pilot project, which is now about three years ago. Does the flexibility the minister is referring to apply to those pioneers who have been receiving funding for three financial years now—they are not looking forward?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (15:13): I have spoken in this place before about the success of that trial program. There were up to about 71 or 72 enrolled in that program. We have reviewed that process and it has been met with overwhelming support from the people enrolled in that trial and their hearty endorsement of its being rolled out more broadly.