What is the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is an Australian Government Scheme that helps support eligible Australians living with a permanent or significant disability. The NDIS is managed by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
The goal of the NDIS is to provide a unified national scheme to fund long-term, high-quality care and support for all Australians who experience significant disability.
Administered by the National Disability Insurance Agency, or the NDIA, the NDIS is funded by national, state and territory governments. However, the scheme is not means tested but demand driven. This is similar to other government programs including Medicare.
The NDIS provides eligible participants with tailored support plans. These plans provide funding for supports and services that help participants identify and reach their goals. Whether those goals are further education, securing a job, joining a social group or simply accessing support for everyday tasks. In addition, the NDIS empowers participants to exercise choice and control in pursuit of their goals.
How do you know if you qualify for NDIS ?
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) decides who is eligible for the scheme as they provide the NDIS. If you’re eligible, you will be referred to as ‘participant’ and can start using the scheme once it is available in their area, having consulted with an NDIS representative about your first plan and the first plan is then approved.
What supports funded by NDIS ?
The NDIS offers funding for a wide range of support and services to help people with disabilities and those who care for them. NDIS has three broad categories of support which NDIS funding can be used to provide. NDIS core supports, capital supports, capacity building supports.
What is NDIS core support ?
NDIS Core supports are defined as helping you with your everyday activities, your personal needs can be a key aspect of helping you achieve your goals.
What is NDIS capital support ?
Capital supports incorporates assistive technology products that are usually high-cost items such as wheelchairs, communication equipment or toilet and bathroom aids.
What is NDIS capacity building support ?
Capacity Building Supports help you build up skills to help you reach your long-term goals. This category can cover support coordination and access to improved living arrangements, employment and education,
What are NDIS Consumables?
NDIS consumables are daily items required to help manage personal disability related needs. These items fall into the NDIS core support category, which can include items such as nutritional supplements, wound care products or disposable continence items including disposable pads, pants and liners for incontinence.
How Independence Australia can help me with NDIS ?
Independence Australia is a registered NDIS provider. We offer a number of NDIS services.
Learn more about NDIS
From building your first NDIS plan to accessing different support categories, Independence Australia has everything you need to know about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
