The NDIS gives people choice and control over their supports. It is designed to help people with daily living tasks, improve their skills and build independance.
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National Disability Insurance Scheme.
What is the NDIS?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is an Australian government program that provides funding to people with permanent and significant disabilities. Its purpose is to give participants greater choice, control, and independence by supporting them to access the services, equipment, and supports they need to live their best life.
The NDIS provides funding for a wide range of supports, including personal care, community access, therapy, accommodation, capacity building, assistive technology, and more — all tailored to each person’s goals and needs.
Through the NDIS, participants can choose their own providers and build a support team that helps them work towards greater independence, social connection, and improved quality of life.
Find more information on the NDIS website.
Who can access it?
Eligibility for the NDIS depends on a few different things such as:
Age: You need to be under 65 years at the time of your application
Residency: You need to be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen who holds a Protected Special Category Visa
Disability: You must have a permanent disability that significantly affects how you can communicate, move, care for yourself, or manage your life.
Early Intervention: You might be eligible if early intervention would substantially improve your functioning, or delay or decrease a decline in functioning, for you or your child.
What does the NDIS fund?
With the NDIS, you will work out what reasonable and necessary supports you need to live your life and achieve your goals.
Reasonable and necessary supports help someone with a disability to:
pursue their goals, objectives and aspirations
increase their independence
increase social and economic participation, and
develop their capacity to actively take part in the community.
This support may include education, employment, community and social participation, independence, living arrangements, and health and well-being.
How will my funding be managed?
There are 3 different ways you can manage your NDIS plan.
You don’t have to choose only one of these options. You can use a combination.
For example, you might self-manage some parts of your plan while the NDIA may look after other parts.
The three options are:
Your plan is managed by someone from the NDIA
Your plan is managed by a Plan Manager
You manage your NDIS plan
Ubuntu Va charges in line with NDIS price guide
Once you have your NDIS plan and know which supports your funded for, we will work with you to find the right services for your funding
For more information about the NDIS
To learn more about the NDIS, their services or how to apply you can visit them on their website or call them on 1800 800 110.