Wednesday, 12 November 2025

 Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:56): (1946) My question today is to the Minister for Disability, and I ask it on behalf of the thousands of residents of group homes in my electorate and thousands of disability workers who support these residents in places like the Scope homes in Gisborne Street and Yarraleen Place in Bulleen, Life Without Barriers homes in May Street and Polaris Drive in Doncaster, the Melba home in Reilly Court, Croydon, and many, many more across the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. On 31 December this year the subsidised funding for Victoria’s supported independent living services will run out. This will affect hundreds of group homes, their residents, their staff and their broader networks. Minister, what are you doing to ensure that disability support workers will be able to continue to provide high-quality, safe and supported homes for some of our most vulnerable community members?