National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
What is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is an Australia-wide scheme that supports people with a permanent and significant disability that affects their ability to take part in everyday activities. The NDIS gives people with disability more choice and control over how, when and where supports are received, and provides certainty that they will receive the support they need over their lifetime.
Support Budgets
According to the NDIS, there are three categories of support.
The NDIS provides funding to participants to purchase a range of supports aimed at increasing their independence, inclusion, and social and economic participation. This funding model is flexible and allows service innovation. Supports are chosen and paid for by individual participants from their approved NDIS plan. NDIS supports fall into three Support Purpose categories: core, capital and capacity building.
Core
A support that enables a participant to complete activities of day-to-day living and work towards achieving their goals and identified objectives.
Capital
An investment such as assistive technology, equipment, home or vehicle modifications and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).
Capacity Building
A support that enables a participant to build skills and regain or strengthen their independent living skills.
NDIS Support Purpose
CORE — A support that enables a participant to complete activities of day-to-day living and work towards achieving their goals and identified objectives.
Outcome Domain
Choice and control · Daily living · Relationships · Home · Health and wellbeing · Lifelong learning · Work · Community and civic participation
Our Services
- ✓ (0136) Group centre activities
- ✓ (0125) Participate community
- ✓ (0120) Household tasks
- ✓ (0116) Innovative community participation
- ✓ (0115) Daily tasks/shared living
- ✓ (0108) Assist travel/transport
- ✓ (0107) Assist personal activities
- ✓ (0106) Assist life-stages/transition
- ✓ (0103) Assist/prod-personal care/safety
- ✓ (0101) Accommodation/tenancy
NDIS Support Purpose
CAPACITY BUILDING — A support that enables a participant to build skills that help them regain and strengthen their independent living skills.
Outcome Domain
Choice and control · Daily living · Relationships · Home · Health and wellbeing · Lifelong learning · Work · Community and civic participation · Improved daily living
Our Services
- ✓ (0133) Specialised support employment
- ✓ (0128) Assist travel/transport
- ✓ (0117) Development life skills
- ✓ (0102) Assist access/maintain employment