Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

We are investing more than $3 billion into disability employment services over the forward estimates. Changes announced in this recent budget mean that investment in disability employment services will be better targeted, working to assist jobseekers most in need of specialised assistance to ensure that they can be supported in the workplace.

We're also investing an additional $45 million in the Individual Placement and Support program, which will now expand out to 50 sites across Australia. The IPS program co-locates vocational and other support services with youth mental health services through the headspace program. It focuses on the needs of young people, making sure that we support them either remaining in education or getting into employment, and making sure that the young people are accessing the services that they need to enable them to do that. By offering early support, we hope that we will be able to set up these people for a lifetime.