Consultation Paper: Accommodation and Personal Support For People with Disabilities in South Australia

In December last year, the Supported Accommodation Task Group was established by the Minister for Disability to develop an Accommodation and Personal Support Services Policy and Plan to respond to this priority.

The Task Group is now seeking the community's views on:

- An Accommodation and Personal Support Services Policy to drive what we want in an accommodation and personal support services system.
- An Accommodation and Personal Support Services Plan to set out actions, timeframes and investment options for improving services and increasing accommodation and personal support options. The plan will cover any accommodation type that houses people who need personal care and support to maintain their tenancy and maximise their independence.
- Development of new accommodation legislation to protect vulnerable people living in supported rental accommodation. This will underpin the reforms and ensure that quality services are provided within the accommodation and personal support services system.
- People with disabilities, their families, carers, advocates, representative groups, service providers and the wider community are encouraged to have a say about these important pieces of work so that we can build better accommodation and personal support services that make a real difference to the lives of people with disabilities and their families.

Consultation paper can be downloaded at: http://www.familiesandcommunities.sa.gov.au/default.aspx?tabid=912

For more information please contact:

Dorothy Shorne