Part 2: Payments for Specific Purposes (Continued)
Community services
In 2010‑11, the States will receive $2.8 billion in payments from the Commonwealth to support state community services. This includes $1.1 billion in funding to support state disability services through the National Disability SPP.
As part of the National Health and Hospitals Network, the Commonwealth will take full policy and funding responsibility for national aged care services. This includes a transfer to the Commonwealth of the current resourcing for aged care services from the home and community care programs, with the exception of Victoria. The adjustment for Western Australia is dependent on it becoming a signatory to the National Health and Hospitals Network Agreement.
The Commonwealth and Western Australia Governments have agreed to work together to bring Western Australia into the National Health and Hospitals Network.
Table 2.5 provides information on all the payments to the States to support state community services.
Table 2.5: Payments to support state community services
National Disability Agreement
The National Disability Agreement commits the Commonwealth and the States to strive, through the provision of disability support services, to help people with disability and their carers achieve an enhanced quality of life and participate as valued members of the community.
To meet these objectives, governments have agreed to reform their services, including to:
- improve the provision of the services and opportunities to enhance the capacity of people with disability;
- ensure that services are person‑centred and provide timely access to the necessary support needs;
- identify, plan and respond to the development and support needs of people with disability at an early stage and at key life transition points; and
- support the role of carers and families, including through strengthening their informal support networks.
National Disability SPP
The National Disability SPP is the funding associated with the National Disability Agreement. The Commonwealth will provide funding to the States under the National Disability SPP as a financial contribution to support state community services. The 2009‑10 base funding for the National Disability SPP will be provided on an ongoing basis and indexed from 1 July each year by a growth factor.
Table 2.5.1: National Disability SPP funding
Growth factor
The Intergovernmental Agreement defines the growth factor for the National Disability SPP as the rolling five‑year average of year‑on‑year growth in nominal gross domestic product.
For the purpose of calculating indexation, the Disabilities Assistance Package will be deducted from the base to calculate 2010‑11 and 2011‑12 funding as the package already includes a high rate of escalation. The package will form part of the base to calculate funding for 2012‑13 onwards.
The growth factor is estimated to be 6.8 per cent in 2010‑11.
National Partnership payments for community services
National Partnership on aged care assessment
The Commonwealth will provide $80.8 million in 2010‑11 to the States to enable aged care assessment teams to assess comprehensively the care needs of frail older people and to establish their eligibility for appropriate residential aged care, community aged care and flexible aged care, including transition care. A proportion of the estimated payments to the States will be tied to achieving key performance indicators as specified in the National Partnership Agreement.
See also the related expense measure titled Aged care assessment teams — continuation of funding in the Health and Ageing portfolio of Budget Paper No. 2.
From 2012‑13, funding for aged care assessment will transfer to the Commonwealth. Under the National Health and Hospitals Network, the Commonwealth will take responsibility for aged care assessment teams in line with its new responsibilities to deliver a nationally consistent set of services, support, assessment, care and regulation.
Table 2.5.2: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on aged care assessment
National Partnership on certain concessions for pensioners
The Commonwealth will provide $244.5 million in 2010‑11 to contribute towards the cost of certain concessions for pensioners.
Table 2.5.3: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on certain concessions for pensioners
National Partnership on Closing the Gap — Northern Territory
The Commonwealth will provide funding to the States of $161.3 million over three years from 2009‑10 to continue and strengthen the measures initiated under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). The funding will be provided to the Northern Territory to deliver initiatives across law and order, community safety, education, health, food security, and interpreters. The Commonwealth will work in partnership with the Northern Territory and Indigenous communities to move the NTER into a long‑term development phase.
The education and health sections outline further payments made under the National Partnership on Closing the Gap — Northern Territory.
Table 2.5.4: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Closing the Gap — remote policing and substance abuse
Table 2.5.5: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Closing the Gap — community safety — family support
Table 2.5.6: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Closing the Gap — field operations
Table 2.5.7: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Closing the Gap — food security
Table 2.5.8: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Closing the Gap — property and tenancy management rent reimbursement
National Partnership on home and community care
The Commonwealth will provide $1.3 billion to the States in 2010‑11 for the provision of services to frail older people and younger people with a disability and their carers through the home and community care (HACC) program. The HACC program delivers high‑quality, affordable and accessible services in the community, such as domestic assistance and personal care.
From 2011‑12, funding under the National Partnership on home and community care will transfer to the Commonwealth, with exception of Victoria, in line with the changes to roles and responsibilities in the National Health and Hospitals Network. The adjustment for Western Australia is dependent on it becoming a signatory to the National Health and Hospitals Network Agreement.
Table 2.5.9: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on home and community care
National Partnership on home and community care — services for veterans
The Commonwealth will provide $18.3 million to the States in 2010‑11 to facilitate access by veterans to services through the home and community care programs.
From 2011‑12, funding provided under the National Partnership on home and community care — services for veterans aged 65 and over will transfer to the Commonwealth, with exception of Victoria, in line with the changes to roles and responsibilities in the National Health and Hospitals Network. The adjustment for Western Australia is dependent on it becoming a signatory to the National Health and Hospitals Network Agreement.
Table 2.5.10: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on home and community care — services for veterans
National Partnership on national reciprocal transport concessions
The Commonwealth will provide $13.2 million to the States in 2010‑11 to enable seniors card holders to access public transport concessions when they travel outside their home State.
Table 2.5.11: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on national reciprocal transport concessions
National Partnership on the Victorian bushfire reconstruction and recovery plan
The Commonwealth is providing $31.1 million to Victoria over two years from 2009‑10 under the National Partnership on the Victorian bushfire reconstruction and recovery plan. The National Partnership facilitates the Commonwealth's additional contribution to Victoria for the longer term reconstruction and recovery of communities affected by the Victorian bushfires in February 2009.
Table 2.5.12: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on the Victorian bushfire reconstruction and recovery plan
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