Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

On the issue of foundation supports, we are looking to work with the states and territories to set up some foundation supports. Do you know why? Because we want to make sure that people who don't get in through the NDIS have some services, like the ones that used to exist. There used to be services that sat outside the NDIS—more high-level support, like therapy centres and early intervention centres, which no longer exist because those services were withdrawn when the NDIS came into being. That has left a gap.

So we are working with the states and territories on that. We will continue to do so, we've put some money in the budget to establish that and we'll continue to work with states and territories on it. But it's actually about providing more options for support for children, in particular, with a disability to make sure that they get the best chance they can at the earliest opportunity. (Time expired)