The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is currently being rolled out across Australia and implementation in our region (Western Region) is in October 2017.
What is the NDIS?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to empower people with a disability to identify the disability related supports they need and to choose who they would like to provide those supports.
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Planners, work through a planning process with people with a disability who are eligible to identify their needs and goals.
NDIA then develop and approve the person’s individualised plan that documents the disability related support they require and allocates an amount of funding to pay for that support.
Who is eligible for the NDIS?
To access the NDIS, you must:
There is excellent information on the NDIS website for you to read and download.
You can follow the link below to the NDIS website which will give you an overview of the scheme and how it will work.
https://www.ndis.gov.au/
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is currently being rolled out across Australia and implementation in our region (Western Region) is in October 2017.
What is the NDIS?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to empower people with a disability to identify the disability related supports they need and to choose who they would like to provide those supports.
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Planners, work through a planning process with people with a disability who are eligible to identify their needs and goals.
NDIA then develop and approve the person’s individualised plan that documents the disability related support they require and allocates an amount of funding to pay for that support.
Who is eligible for the NDIS?
To access the NDIS, you must:
- Have a permanent disability that:
- reduces your ability to participate effectively in activities, or perform tasks or actions, unless you have support, and
- affects your capacity for social and economic participation, and
- means that you are likely to require support under the NDIS for a lifetime.
- reduces your ability to participate effectively in activities, or perform tasks or actions, unless you have support, and
- an Australian citizen, or
- the holder of a permanent visa, or
- hold a Protected Special Category Visa, and be aged under 65.
There is excellent information on the NDIS website for you to read and download.
You can follow the link below to the NDIS website which will give you an overview of the scheme and how it will work.
https://www.ndis.gov.au/
