Kay Hull (Riverina, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

many ageing parents and carers of disabled children are in:

(i)

crisis, or face crisis due to the lack of accommodation for their disabled children; and

(ii)

need of aged care accommodation for themselves;

(b)

ageing parents of a child with a life long disability are commonly required to provide care for the duration of the child’s life—in many cases over 50 years of care responsibility without a break;

(c)

due to limited available accommodation options for disabled people, many aged carers of disabled people are significantly disadvantaged;

(d)

there is an urgent need to assist ageing parents and carers of disabled children with accessing longer term accommodation options for their children;

(e)

families unable to provide financially for the future care of their child with a disability not be disadvantaged by their lack of financial capacity; and

(f)

in October 2005 the then Prime Minister the Hon. John Howard announced a $200 million package to assist parents establish private trusts for the future care of their disabled children;

(2)

calls on the Government to advise the House on the action taken to progress the establishment of these private trusts; and

(3)

calls on the State, Territory and Federal governments to work together to urgently resolve these accommodation and care crises.

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