NDIS Information
NDIS - What does it mean?
- National: The NDIS is being introduced progressively across all states and territories.
- Disability: The NDIS provides support to eligible people with intellectual, physical, sensory, cognitive and psychosocial disability. Early intervention supports can also be provided for eligible people with disability or children with developmental delay.
- Insurance: The NDIS gives all Australians peace of mind if they, their child or loved one is born with or acquires a permanent and significant disability, they will get the support they need.
- Scheme: The NDIS is not a welfare system. The NDIS is designed to help people get the support they need so their skills and independence improve over time.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (also called the NDIS) is the new way of providing support to Australians with disability, and their families and carers.
NDIS will provide Australians under the age of 65 who have a permanent and significant disability with support they need.
People with disability will get greater flexibility and choice of supports and services to meet their individual needs.
The NDIS is a move from a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to a system where people with disability have direct control over the funding they receive.
The NDIS helps people with disability to:
- access mainstream services and supports – like the health system and education systems
- access community services and supports – like sports clubs, community groups and charities
- maintain informal supports – like the help people get from their family and friends. This is support people don’t pay for and is generally part of most people’s lives
- get reasonable and necessary funded supports – related to their disability and needed for them to live an ordinary life
The NDIS provides certainty that people with disability will receive the support they need. Disability could affect anyone at any time and the NDIS provides peace of mind.
Am I eligible for the NDIS?
To access the NDIS, you
- must:have a permanent disability that:
- reduces your ability to participate effectively in activities, or perform tasks or actions, unless you have support, and
- affects your capacity for social and economic participation, and
- means you are likely to require support under the NDIS for a lifetime.
You must also be:
- an Australian citizen, or
- the holder of a permanent visa, or
- hold a Protected Special Category Visa, and
- be aged under 65
If you are eligible for the NDIS, you will need to contact the NDIS and ask for an Access Request form, or alternatively, download the form via the NDIS website.
There are different eligibility processes depending on factors such as whether you are already currently receiving disability funding.
How can I find out if I'm eligible for the NDIS?
To find out if you are eligible for NDIS funding, you can use an online tool called the NDIS Access Checklist.
This tool asks questions that can help you to work out if you are eligible for NDIS support.
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