The Productivity Commission has called for written submissions on its draft report on Disability Care and Support by 30 April.

The Disability Care and Support Inquiry was established in February last year to examine:

  • how a scheme should be designed and funded to better meet the long-term needs of people with disability, their families and carers
  • how to determine the people most in need of support, the services that should be available to them, and service delivery arrangements
  • the costs, benefits, feasibility and funding options of alternative schemes
  • how the scheme will interact with the health, aged care, informal care, income support and injury insurance systems
  • its impacts on the workforce
  • how any scheme should be introduced and governed
  • what protections and safeguards should be part of the scheme.

The draft report is available at http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/disability-support