This research, funded by FaHCSIA, examines the effectiveness of individual funding of disability support. The Occasional Paper aims to inform policy to improve the provision of disability support.
Individual funding is defined in this paper as a “portable package of funds allocated for a particular person that facilitates control over how they purchase their disability support needs”.
Individual funding is more likely to be used by people of working age with low support needs, by male and non-Indigenous service users, by people with one disability and by those without informal care networks.
The research was undertaken by the Social Policy Research Centre and the Disability Studies and Research Centre at the University of New South Wales.
The report was written by Karen R Fisher, Ryan Gleeson, Robyn Edwards, Christiane Purcal, Tomasz Sitek, Brooke Dinning, Carmel Laragy, Lel D’aegher and Denise Thompson.
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