Housing for People with an Acquired Brain or Spinal Injury: Mapping the Australian Funding Landscape

Courtney J. Wright, Jacinta Colley, Kate Knudsen and Elizabeth Kendall
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Courtney J. Wright: The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia
Jacinta Colley: The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia
Kate Knudsen: The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia
Elizabeth Kendall: The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-51

Abstract: This research aimed to synthesize housing supports funded by 20 major insurance-based schemes for Australians with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or spinal cord injury (SCI). Publicly available grey literature (i.e., primary information from respective scheme websites) was systematically reviewed and compared. There were notable differences between the different scheme types (disability vs. workers compensation schemes) and across different States. Collectively, scheme funding was more likely to be focused on housing infrastructure and service delivery, than on tenancy support. Australians who are least likely to benefit from the current funding context are those whose home cannot be reasonably modified, are wanting to build or purchase a new home, do not have suitable, alternative short- or long-term housing options if their current home is not feasible, require support to maintain occupancy of their home or financial assistance to move into a new home, may benefit from case management services, family supports, and assistance animals, and/or cannot afford their rent or home loan repayments. Several interactions, inconsistencies, contradictions, and gaps that warrant further attention were also revealed. This review has highlighted the need for policy makers to provide transparent information about housing entitlements for individuals with ABI or SCI, and their families. A unified, evidence-based framework to guide the funding of housing and housing support services may increase the consistency of interventions available to people with ABI or SCI and, therefore, improve outcomes.

Keywords: National Disability Insurance Scheme; National Injury Insurance Scheme; disability; independence; rehabilitation; brain injury; spinal cord injury; housing; support; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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