What is the NDIS?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a government-funded scheme that provides support to eligible people with permanent and significant disability, their families, and their carers. The NDIS provides funding for individual supports and services that are deemed reasonable and necessary for people with a disability to achieve their goals and aspirations.

How does the NDIS work?

Individuals who are eligible for the NDIS will receive funding on an annual basis to fund the supports, services, aids, and equipment they require. Supports may help participants achieve goals in many aspects of their life, including independence, involvement in their community, education, employment, and health and wellbeing. The NDIS is about empowering people to choose how, when, and where they receive the supports and services they need.

Benefits of the NDIS

The NDIS can help people with disability achieve their goals, including greater independence, community involvement, employment, and improved wellbeing. As an insurance scheme, the NDIS takes a lifetime approach, investing in people with disabilityto improve their outcomes later in life. The NDIS also provides people with disability, their families, and carers with information and referrals to existing support services in the community.