What is the NDIS?
The NDIS stands for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It is Australia’s first national scheme that provides funding directly to people with a disability.
Funding can be allocated for a wide range of conditions that fall under either intellectual, cognitive, neurological, sensory, physical, or psycho-social. To determine if you are eligible, you must meet certain conditions that can be found here.
Funding is managed differently for young participants under 9, which uses the Early Childhood Approach. Funding and assistance is therefore managed through one of the following:
- Early Childhood Partners(ECP) for participants under 8 years old
- Local Area Coordinators(LAC) for participants between 8 and 65 years old
The NDIS is a welcome support for participants and families that enables them to access services needed for every day living, inclusion in community and achievement of personal goals. The scheme was rolled out to all regions of Victoria in 2016. Being a relatively new scheme, it is still evolving as it adjusts to the needs of participants as well as providers. which can make it confusing to navigate.
Using your NDIS funding for our programs…
If you or your child had an NDIS plan that is self-managed or plan managed, you can use this funding to pay for our services. This includes plans under Early Childhood as well as general plans.
Funds generally come out of the Capacity Building budget under one of the following Line items:
- 09_008_116_6_3 – Increased Social and Community Participation – (Innovative Community Participation)
- 15_056_0128_1_3 – Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy or Training – Other Professional
- 15_005_0118_1_3 – Capacity Building for Early Childhood Interventions – Other Professional
If funding under capacity building are exhausted, funding from the Core Budget can also be used, as listed below:
- 01_741_0128_1_3 – Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy or Training – Other Professional
- 01_740_0118_1_3 – Capacity Building for Early Childhood Interventions – Other Professional
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