How the NDIS funding works?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a Government Granted Health Insurance for individuals with permanent Disability and Illness. Here is how to apply: Access Request Form.

The NDIS allows individuals to practice healthy lives without feeling entirely bound by disabilities and permanent illnesses through services that support the client in all aspects of life.

Eligibility

If you are aged between 9 and 65, a local area coordinator can help you understand the NDIS, apply, and connect with other government and community supports.

Age requirements

Yes. Go to the next question.

No. I have a child aged under 9. Find out more about Help for children under 9.

No. I'm 65 and over. You must be under 65 to access the NDIS. You may be able to access other supports.

Disability Requirements

You must meet the Disability Requirement:

Have a permanent impairment/disability. The impairment may be intellectual, cognitive, neurological, sensory, physical, or psychosocial.
Be a permanent resident and or Australian citizen.
Early Intervention is available for children ages between 0-9.
NDIS can assist in skill building, inquire through your Local Area Coordinator.

Residence requirements

Question 2: Are you an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Special Category Visa holder?

Yes. Go to the next question.

No. You may be able to access other supports. The NDIS is only available to:

Australian citizens
Permanent Visa holders
Protected Special Category Visa holders.

News & Updates

NDIS News and Pricing Updates.

What is support coordination?

Support coordination helps you to make the best use of your support in the plan. Support coordination is a capacity-building support that helps you to:

Understand and use your NDIS plan to pursue your goals
Connect you with NDIS providers, community, mainstream, and other government services
Build your confidence and skills to use and coordinate your support..

A support coordinator or specialist support coordinator delivers support coordination services.

How support coordination gets included in a plan

Your funding is based on what is ‘reasonable and necessary’ to pursue your goals, in addition to the support provided by family, friends, and other community and government services.

Where reasonable and necessary, support coordination will be included in the Capacity Building budget. This is a fixed amount for a support coordinator to help you use your plan.

If your plan describes (or ‘states’) the level of support coordination funded, you can only purchase this level of support coordination.

If your plan does not describe the level of support coordination funded, you can choose to purchase the level of support coordination that suits your needs.