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

We don't think we have that information with us. On your amendment: the difference under the new act, the new arrangements, will be that, instead of the supported resident arrangements that have been provided by region, the place will be provided to the individual. That's why we don't believe we need that existing 20 per cent, which is an average across the region, to continue. Also, facilities will get a supplementary rate.

The government won't support the amendment. Providers are given a financial incentive to have more than 40 per cent supported residents, and that supplement rate is 25 per cent higher than it is for homes with less than 40 per cent. Our commitment is there for supported residents; that does not change under this. It's just that the financial support or the incentives have been changed so that that 20 per cent average across a region is no longer required. Sixty-three per cent of facilities get that payment and have over 40 per cent supported residents.