Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Disability Funding Disability Funding The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Disability Funding The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (16:25): Further supplementary: can the minister explain why South Australia's utilisation rate is below the national average, why it has gone down from 68 per cent to 65 per cent, and what responsibility she takes for that decrease in utilisation by South Australian participants? The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Minister for Human Services Disability Funding The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (16:25): I continue to advocate at a national level in terms of utilisation rates. I think when we came to office the rate was well below 60 per cent. We know, and I have spoken about this in this chamber before, that as participants become used to the scheme the utilisation rates generally go up. When we have a smaller market, those rates can also be below, but I am pleased that South Australia is much closer to the national rate than it has been previously.