NDIS
There are around 4.3 million Australians with disabilities. When fully implemented, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) would provide support and services for about 460,000 Australians under the age of 65 who have persistent and substantial disabilities. For many people, this will be their first time receiving the disability help they require.
The NDIS focuses on assisting Australians with permanent or major disabilities by allowing them to develop skills for everyday chores, enter or re-enter employment, and connect with their communities. At its core, the NDIS enables people with impairments to live ordinary lives. The types of support provided include:
- Help to attain greater independence
- Support for increased community involvement.
- Assistance in gaining employment, and
- Support for better well-being.
As part of the NDIS, you will be given a personalised plan to ensure you get the care you need and to help you establish and achieve your goals.
An NDIS service provider is an individual, business, or organisation that provides subsidised services. Service providers have varying levels of knowledge and skill. It is critical to determine what you want and identify the appropriate providers to match your requirements.
Large corporations, charities, tiny non-profits, sole proprietors, and other types of businesses can all serve as providers. ‘NDIS registered providers’ refer to providers who have registered with the NDIS. They meet the government’s rigors quality and safety standards.
If your NDIS funding is managed by the NDIA, you can only deliver services through NDIS-registered providers. If you have been working with a support worker or provider for several years and they are not an NDIS registered provider, ask them to register so that you can continue to work with them and use your NDIS money.
National
The NDIS is being introduced progressively across all states and territories in Australia.
Disability
The NDIS supports eligible people with intellectual, physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial disabilities. Early intervention services can also be provided to qualifying individuals with disabilities or children with developmental delays.
Insurance
The NDIS provides all Australians with the peace of mind that if they, their child, or a loved one is born with or develops a lifelong and major impairment, they will receive the necessary support.
Scheme
The NDIS is not a welfare system. The NDIS is intended to assist people in receiving the necessary support so that their abilities and independence develop over time.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a single, national scheme that funds reasonable and necessary support to help people with disabilities reach goals throughout life. It also supports carers of people with disabilities. The NDIS works with people individually and recognises that people have different needs and goals. It gives people choice about the support they need to live the life they want. Support can be found in many areas, including employment, early intervention, accommodation, independence, being involved in the community, and more. The NDIS is run by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
Before the NDIS was introduced, disability services in Australia were a lottery. People were receiving different levels of support depending on how, when, and where their disability was acquired and where they had lived, and not everyone was getting a fair go. After an enquiry was held, the Federal Government agreed that people with disabilities deserved a fairer system and more control over the services they receive. So, in July 2013, the NDIS was introduced.
The NDIA is the National Disability Insurance Agency. It is a government agency, and its role is to implement and manage the NDIS and ensure people with disabilities continue to get the
support they need.
Yes, you can! If you are not happy with the disability service provider you are using, you can change at any time in order to make sure you are getting the support you need.
You will be in control of which service providers you choose and when and how you get support, no matter how you choose to manage your NDIS plan. If the NDIA is managing the funding for some or all of your support, you need to choose service providers that are registered with the NDIS. You can find local service providers registered with the NDIS.
If you are managing your funding yourself or using a registered plan management provider, you can use support from any service provider, including providers not registered with the NDIS. But if you use a non-registered service provider, you need to think about the quality, risks, safeguards, and potential additional costs that might be involved.
If you are using a combination of management options, you need to use service providers registered with the NDIS for those parts of the funding managed by the NDIA. You can use any service provider for the parts you manage or that are managed by a registered plan management provider.
The NDIS is jointly funded by the Australian, state, and territory governments and is partially funded by money raised by an increase in the Medicare levy.
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