Media Releases
October 2022
Federal budget takes some steps toward inclusion, but more is needed to address challenges faced by children and young people with disability
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NDIS for the community
Overview
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was created through the NDIS Act 2013 to provide support and services for people with permanent or significant
disability from 0 to 65 years old to live an ordinary life.
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is the government agency implementing and managing the NDIS. The NDIS has also community partners delivering early childhood early intervention and local area coordinator services.
The NDIS participants will receive funding for reasonable and necessary supports according to the following criteria in section 34 of the NDIS Act 2013:
- The support will assist the participant to pursue the goals, objectives and aspirations
- Disability-related supports
- The support will assist the participant to undertake activities to facilitate the participant’s social and economic participation
- The support represents value for money
- The funding or provision of the support takes account of what it is reasonable to expect families, carers, informal networks and the community to provide
- Supports that are not funded or provided by other systems
Useful link:
NDIS pathways
The NDIS has three pathways
- Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) approach supports children aged 0-6 years who have a developmental delay or disability, and their families/carers
- NDIS standard pathway which supports for participants from 7 to 65 years old
- Complex support needs pathway to provide specialised support for participants who require a higher level of assistance in their plans. Examples of this are the participants dealing with multiple systems, for example the NDIS and health or justice system. The Complex Needs Support Pathway started on the 30th November 2018 and is being progressively rolled out nationally.
Useful links:
- How ECEI works - step by step process
- Applying to access the NDIS
- Improved NDIS planning for people with complex support needs
NDIS plans
The NDIS plan is the document that outlines the goals, aspirations and the funds allocated for support and services to achieve them. The funds are divided into three categories:
- Core: support to complete daily living activities
- Capacity building: support to build independence and learn new skills
- Capital: support that requires a bigger investment and will need to be tailored to your needs e.g. home modifications, wheelchair, vehicle modification
There are three options to manage your NDIS funding - self-managed, plan-managed and NDIA-managed. If the NDIS participant is a child or young person, a plan nominee may be a family member or carer.
Useful links:
- Booklets and factsheets
- Support budgets in your plan
- Ways to manage your funding
- Reviewing your plan and goals
Support for families and carers
Family and caregivers can access support directly or indirectly from the NDIS and this assistance will be different according to the circumstances of the participant and their family. Examples of these supports are:
- Respite: This support allows carers to have a short break from their caring responsibilities. The respite can be in or out of the home.
- Parent and carers training related to the participant disability
- Capacity building for families or carer as plan nominees to manage the participant NDIS plan e.g funding to build skills to self-manage the plan.
- Family support and counselling due to family members' disability
Useful links:
More information for carers and how to include respite in an NDIS plan is available on the Carers Australia website and ECIA: About Early Childhood Intervention
For more information visit the www.ndis.gov.au or call 1800 800 110
CYDA NDIS self-management project
CYDA is currently working on a project funded under the NDIS Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grants to provide information and build capacity of families of children and young people with disability interested to learn or keen to self-manage their child or young person NDIS plan. For more information about this project visit our NDIS for families page.
Resources
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Media Releases
October 2022
Media release: The needs of young people with disability must be addressed in upcoming NDIS review
Article
Submissions
September 2022
Submission to Senate Select Committee on Work and Care
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Submissions
August 2022
Response to Disability Royal Commission's background paper: Supported decision-making and guardianship: proposals for reform
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News
August 2022
An optimistic future for disability employment: young advocates facilitate the NDIS Jobs & Skills Forum.
Article
Fact sheets
June 2022
Tips for early intervention from CYDA Webinar on Early Childhood
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News
May 2022
Recording: Young, Powerful & Engaged: CYDA's Federal Election Forum
Video
Media Releases
April 2022
Labor’s Disability Plan – what’s in it for children and young people?
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Submissions
September 2021
NDIA's Support for Decision Making Consultation
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Submissions
February 2021
Improving the NDIS for children with disability
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Submissions
February 2021
Proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme access, eligibility and planning processes
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Submissions
December 2020
NDS & NDIS Outcomes Framework Introductory Paper
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Research & reports
December 2020
National Youth Disability Summit - What young people with disability said - NDIS Position Paper
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Submissions
November 2020
National Disability Strategy Beyond 2020
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News
November 2020
Media: Access to the NDIS
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Fact sheets
October 2020
About family-centred practice
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Building strong families
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Fraud vs. error and the NDIS
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Fact sheets
October 2020
NDIS self-management - frequently asked questions
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Fact sheets
October 2020
NDIS self-management - what do I need to know?
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Fact sheets
October 2020
NDIS self-management FAQs: employment and staff
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Options for your record-keeping system for self-managers
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Record keeping options for NDIS self-managers
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Supporting the development of children and young people with disability
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Understanding ECI language
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Services and supports in the early years
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Fact sheets
October 2020
Understanding NDIS language
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Fact sheets
October 2020
In control: a guide to employing your own staff
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News
September 2020
Media: Time for change in disability support
Audio
Submissions
September 2020
Responses to NDIS support coordination discussion paper
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News
September 2020
Open letter to Victorian participants about COVID-19 supports
Article
Submissions
August 2020
Inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
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News
July 2020
Transcript: Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint committee
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News
June 2020
Webinar on NDIS- Self-Management and creating a good life
Video
News
June 2020
New NDIS data about children and young people with disability
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News
June 2020
New NDIS employment support guidance and removal of COVID-19 measures
Article
News
June 2020
Further action needed to improve safety and independent living for people with disability
Article
Media Releases
May 2020
More than isolated’: COVID-19 compounds inequities for children and young people with disability
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News
May 2020
Webinar on NDIS- Self-Management for Families of children and young people with disability
Video
News
May 2020
Webinar – NDIS and COVID-19 information for families and young people (NDIS participants 18 - 25 years and beyond)
Video
News
May 2020
Webinar – NDIS and COVID-19 information for families and young people (NDIS participants 7-18 years)
Video
News
May 2020
Webinar – NDIS and COVID-19 information for families and young people (NDIS participants under 7 years)
Video
Submissions
May 2020
Joint Standing Committee Inquiry into the NDIS workforce
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Legislation & acts
December 2019
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
External Website
Submissions
October 2019
Improving the NDIS for children and young people with disability and their families
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Submissions
September 2019
NDIS planning submission
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Submissions
July 2019
NDIS thin markets
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Submissions
August 2018
Productivity committee review of the national disability agreement
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Submissions
August 2018
Stronger outcomes for families
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Submissions
July 2018
Supported school transport and transition to the NDIS
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Submissions
August 2017
Provision of services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme early childhood early intervention approach
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Submissions
April 2017
Productivity Commission inquiry into NDIS costs
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Submissions
May 2015
National Disability Insurance Scheme quality and safeguarding framework
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Submissions
January 2014
National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012
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