About the NDIS
The NDIS will provide about 460,000 Australians under the age of 65 with a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to live an ordinary life.
As an insurance scheme, the NDIS takes a lifetime approach, investing in people with disability early to improve their outcomes later in life.
The NDIS supports people with disability to build skills and capability so they can participate in the community and employment.
National Disability Insurance Scheme – NDIS
The NDIS helps people with disability to:
Access mainstream services and supports
Access community services and supports
Maintain informal support arrangements
Receive reasonable and necessary funded supports
Assistance from the NDIS is not means-tested and has no impact on income support such as the Disability Support Pension and Carers Allowance.
Where and when is the NDIS available?
The NDIS began in a number of trial sites around Australia from July 2013.
From 1 July 2016, the NDIS will be introduced in stages around Australia over three years to ensure it is successful and sustainable.
People will enter the NDIS differently. In some states and territories, the NDIS will be rolled out by area while in others people will enter by age groups.