The Government will provide $10.8 million over four years to expand, from 1 January 2013, the Better Start for Children with Disability initiative to include children with Prader‑Willi, Williams, Angelman, Kabuki, CHARGE, Cornelia de Lange, Cri du Chat and Smith‑Magenis syndromes and microcephaly.
Better Start provides eligible children with access to up to $12,000 for early intervention services. A $2,000 one‑off tax exempt payment is also available to families living in outer regional, rural and remote areas to help meet some of the costs of accessing services.
This measure builds on the 2011‑12 Budget measure titled A Better Start for Children with Disability — Early intervention.
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs will fund the costs of this measure through a redirection of resources.
http://www.budget.gov.au/2012-13/content/myefo/html/09_appendix_a_expense-07.htm
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