FAQs
FAQs
Around 4.3 million Australians are living with a disability and the NDIS was introduced in 2013. It became fully operational in 2020 and is designed to assist these people to live a better life. The NDIS is an insurance support scheme from the Australia Government, funding costs associated with disability. Over the next five years, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to provide over $22 billion in funding to 500,000 people living with significant disability, providing the support they need. THE NDIS provides information and connections to a range of services, including doctors, sports clubs, support groups and schools. The NDIS also provides information about support available in each state and territory of Australia.
To be eligible for the NDIS you need to meet certain criteria. You cannot be over 65 years of age and you need to be a resident of Australia. You also must have an impairment or a condition that is permanent and prevents you from doing everyday things in life on your own. If you want to find out if you meet the criteria, you can do so by visiting www.ndis.gov.au.
There are five steps in the NDIS process – first you need to check your eligibility. If you are eligible for support, you can start thinking about your goals and requirements, meeting your planner and develop your NDIS plan, put that plan into action, and finally, review this plan annually.
An NDIS plan is a document that outlines your goals, aspirations and any support you might require to get through everyday life. You’ll provide this information at your planning meeting with your Local Area Coordinator, where you can also discuss how much funding you might require in order to meet each part of your plan.
Assistance with the NDIS covers a range of aspects, including daily personal activities, transport, mobility (wheelchairs or frames), access to education and employment, living arrangements and independence, general health and wellbeing, along with home and vehicle modifications, household jobs, and therapy, as required.
When you meet with the NDIS representative, you’ll be asked many questions about your life. Be prepared to answer them as this will help you to get the right plan in place, and as such, the right amount of support. You will need your personal details, community and mainstream support information, the goals you want to achieve, and information about your safety and how you currently manage every day tasks.
Once your NDIS plan is approved, you can always talk to them and ask them to do a review of that plan if your circumstances or goals change. Simply explain to them what you want, and why, and it should be easy enough to adjust. This includes if you want to use a Plan Manager to manage your funds and to also get access to more provider services such as unregistered providers. Using a Plan Manager allows you to access an unregistered provider easily.
Quantum Disability Services will be able to provide you with access to your budgets and spending via our friendly plan dashboard, so rest assured you won’t run out of funds before you’re ready. You can also rest easy knowing one of our helpful Plan Managesr can keep track of everything for you, which will take the stress off you.
