There are around 4.3 million Australians who have a disability. Within the next five years, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will provide more than $22 billion in funding a year to an estimated 500,000 Australians who have permanent and significant disability. Which means for many people, it will be the first time they received the disability support they need.
The NDIS can provide all people with disabilities with the information and connections they will need to live their day to day lives. This is to ensure they have the connections within their community for services such as doctors, sporting clubs, support groups, libraries and schools, as well as information about what support is provided by each state and territory government.
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency, and the role of the National Disability Insurance Agency is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and along with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, oversee the implementation and compliance of the scheme.
It is important to understand that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is in fact, just that – an insurance scheme to assist people with disability to connect and receive the supports they need to build and improve their skills and independence. The funding that is provided to participants in the form of an NDIS Plan is tailored to the requirements of the NDIS participant based on their disability(ies) and goals.
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) regularly update pricing arrangements to ensure that NDIS Participants receive value for money in the supports that they are receiving.
NDIS Funds can be used for many supports, as long as the support aligns with the disability(ies) the NDIS Participant has been funded for, and the goals set out in their NDIS Plan.
The types of support the NDIS may fund for NDIS Participants include:
If we are lucky enough to have you as one of our Can + Will Plan Management clients, we take the time to go through your NDIS Plan with you, so we can complete an initial budget breakdown each time you have a new NDIS Plan approved. The funding breakdown budgets are flexible based on the needs of your funded disability(ies) and your goals.
Having a budget breakdown helps to provide a view of what is needed to allocate the required hours, frequency, payment rate and total overall amount to the NDIS Participants Core, Capacity Building and Capital Supports as well as what is included in each of those categories.
It also depends on how your NDIS Plan is managed as to how you can spend your NDIS Funding. Want to know more on NDIS Plan Management -VS- Self Management as well as Help To Manage Your NDIS Plan? We’ve got everything you need on both!
It’s important to remember that the NDIS Funding you are allocated can only be used for reasonable and necessary supports that are not specific supports as well as not:
Can + Will Plan Management are real people from real walks of life.
Our team have experience and expertise in the disability sector. We care about you and helping you in achieving your goals and aspirations. Trust, expertise and understanding are what you want to be looking for when it comes to working with a registered NDIS Plan Management team.
Can+Will Plan Management offers a personal NDIS Plan Manager, dedicated to helping you understand and manage your NDIS Plan. Get in touch with our team to have a chat and ask us the questions that you have to see if we will be a good fit to form part of your support network.
You already have NDIS Plan Management funding in your NDIS plan? Great – Just reach out, and we’ll get started straight away.
Don’t yet have Plan Management included? No worries. Ask your LAC / NDIA planner at your next review meeting to include it, or contact us and we’ll help you request an early review.