Succession planning for carers: Report on consultations
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Background
The Consultation process
Purpose
Process
The discussion paper
The consultation meetings
Details of themes that emerged from the process
Part 1. Submissions - Issues raised not in direct response to the four questions posed
Special Disability Trust issues raised in submissions
Suggested responses to Special Disability Trust issues raised in submissions
General issues raised in submissions
Suggested responses to general issues raised in submissions
Part 2. Submissions – Issues raised in direct response to the four questions posed
Question 1. What prevents parents and families from planning for the future?
Question 2. What could be done to encourage private provisions within families?
Question 3. Are other informal arrangements or schemes needed to assist parents or carers who wish to provide for their child with a disability over time?
Question 4. Are there innovative models of accommodation that would assist parents and families make provisions for their child with a disability?
Part 3. Outcomes of the consultations
Special Disability Trust
Definition of Care
Definitions of Severe Disability
State/Territory government issues
Accommodation Support
Barriers to Planning
Options to improve planning