NDIS
What is NDIS?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) commenced in July 2013 and is administered by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). This affords all Australians under the age of 65 with a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to enjoy an ordinary life.
People who are eligible for National Disability Insurance Scheme support are referred to as participants. Each participant will have their own NDIS plan that outlines the outcomes they aim to achieve, the services that will be funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme and other supports the participant requires. This scheme has afforded people with disability the ability to choose where and how to access their supports. Funding is directly allocated to participant to acquire the services they need, instead of funding being directly applied to the service providers. Participants can now choose their preferred providers and can change providers at any time. For more information about the scheme visit: https://www.ndis.gov.au/
What will the NDIS fund?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme will fund ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports needed by participants meet their needs and achieve their outcomes. Depending on participant goals, the funding in their plan may include the following:
- Core funding – covers functional support needs for daily living and to access community supports and activities.
- Capital funding – covers the purchase of one-off items such as equipment, technology or modifications and funding for Specialist Disability Accommodation.
- Capacity funding – funding that supports skill building, training, learning, capacity building, accessing employment, improving health and wellbeing and support coordination.
Who is eligible for NDIS?
Eligibility criteria:
- Have a permanent disability that significantly affects your ability to take part in everyday activities.
- Be aged less than 65 and 55 for Indigenous, when you first enter the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Be an Australian citizen or hold a permanent visa or a protected special category visa
- And live in Australia where the NDIS is available.
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Meet early intervention requirements where the person may not have functional deficits, but the impact of the impairment may lead to substantially reduced functional capacity without support.
For more information about NDIS funding refer to link: https://www.ndis.gov.au/people-disability/access-requirements.html
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