Disability Services Minister Jacquie Petrusma has provided state Parliament with more detail on the Tasmania's contribution to the National Disability Services Scheme.
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Under questioning from the Greens, she said the government had fully budgeted for future requirements for the scheme which included $233.3 million in 2019-20.
This would increase by 4 per cent each year until 2027-28.
There had been concerns recently on the cessation of funding for 18 Tasmanian disability organisations in receipt of Information, Linkages and Capacity Building grants.
She said advocacy group Speak Out had received $181,000 recently and the Association for Children with Disability had received $130,000.
Ms Petrusma said the federal government had announced a $51 million round for organisations reliant on ILC funding.
Organisations can apply for grants up to $300,000.
Ms Petrusma said Advocacy Tasmania, Speak Out, Citizen Advocacy in Launceston had received a share of $650,000 in funding until 2020.