This proposal would provide the following specified amounts to improve services and support for carers, and invest in making Australia more accessible and inclusive.

• Component 1: $62,500 per year ($250,000 over four years) for Carers Australia and National Carers Week on an ongoing basis.
• Component 2: $125,000 per year ($500,000 over four years) for the National Disability Awards on an ongoing basis.
• Component 3: $10 million over four years for disability representative organisations, to boost advocacy.
• Component 4: $2 million over four years for disability sport.

Components 1 to 4 will be provided from 2019-20.

• Component 5: $4 million for audio description at the ABC and SBS, provided in 2019-20.
• Component 6: $66 million to boost carer respite, provided over three years from 2020-21.
• Component 7: $2 million for inclusive publishing.
• Component 8: $7 million for 25 extra Centrelink carer specialists. Funding for this commitment is covered under the commitment 1,200 additional Department of Human Services (DHS) staff (PER379).

The proposal would also include the following components:

• Component 9: Allow carer allowance recipients to meet their mutual obligation requirements for other payments by applying for part-time work.
• Component 10: Undertake a two-year review of the Integrated Carer Support Service model. Costs of the review would be absorbed within existing resources