What is NDIS?

Accessing the NDIS

Availability in your area
Age
Residency
Disability
Early Intervention Requirements

What are the objectives of NDIS?

Accessing the assistance that individuals with impairments require to accomplish their objectives and fully engage in community life will be transformed by the implementation of the NDIS.

To support individuals whose capacity to participate in daily activities is impaired by a persistent and substantial impairment is the goal of the NDIS. In order to help someone reach their life goals, it determines what kind of support and care differently-abled individuals require. Higher levels of independence, community involvement, education, work, and improvement of overall health and well-being are a few examples of the primary objectives of NDIS.

With the NDIS funding and the support service of the professional support workers around, individuals with impairments have greater choice and control over the way, when, and where they receive the assistance they require, as well as assurance that they will continue to receive them for the rest of their lives. Getting early services can lessen the impact of a handicap on you or your kid. This is another area of attention for the NDIS.

The NDIS also provides access to support for those with psychosocial impairments. When someone has severe and ongoing functional impairments because of mental health problems, they are said to have a psychosocial disability.

How much time will it take to evaluate your access request?

People who fulfil the access criteria of NDIS are termed as ‘participants’. In addition to an individualised strategy, participants receive financial services. Meeting the access requirements is necessary if you’re a person with a handicap hoping to sign up for the NDIS. These consist of your age, residency status, handicap, and, in certain situations, your need for early intervention, as well as the availability of the Scheme where you live. To become a member of the NDIS, you must apply if you believe you fit these requirements.

Accessibility in your locality. You have to reside somewhere where the NDIS is offered if you want to use it right now. You may also need to meet certain age requirements in order to use the Scheme in some of these locations.

Find out whether your location is eligible for the NDIS

Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
When submitting an application to join the Scheme, you must be under 65 years old.

Residency

To be eligible for residency, you need to be an Australian citizen and: be an Australian citizen OR possess a Permanent Visa OR possess a Protected Special Category Visa. In other words, You must have been in Australia on a Special Category Visa on February 26, 2001, or that you must have been in Australia for at least 12 months in the two years prior to that date and returned to Australia afterwards.

Impairment

If you fit any of the following criteria in regards to impairment Your condition or impairment is likely to be lifelong, meaning that it will significantly limit your ability to engage in activities, perform tasks, or take actions unless you have help from others, assistive technology, or equipment (other than everyday items like glasses). If you don’t have help from others or can’t participate effectively even with aids and equipment, your impairment will also likely affect your ability to participate in social and economic activities, and you will probably need support for the rest of your life under the NDIS. Even when an impairment varies in intensity, such as because it is chronic and episodic in character, it may still be permanent and you may need lifetime NDIS support.

Requirements for Early Intervention

You might be able to meet the standards for early intervention. If you have a condition or impairment that is likely to be permanent and there is evidence that receiving supports now, or early interventions, will help you in the following ways: it will lessen the amount of assistance you will require in the future to perform tasks due to your impairment; it will enhance or lessen the deterioration of your functional capacity; or it will enable your family and carers to continue providing for you. These supports are best funded through the NDIS, not another service system.

If your child is under 6 years old and has a developmental delay, it means that they have a significantly reduced ability to function in one or more areas such as self-care, receptive and expressive language, cognitive development, or motor development. This means that they require a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary care, treatment, or other services that are individually planned and coordinated, and that are of an extended duration. The NDIS is the most appropriate funding source for these supports, rather than another service system.

How long will it take to evaluate your request for access?

The NDIA is required to reply to a legitimate access request within 21 days after receiving it. The NDIA Operational Guidelines have further details on this. A resident of an NDIS region who has submitted a legitimate request with all pertinent data and supporting documentation regarding their disability or impairment is eligible for this timeframe. Sometimes the NDIA requires additional paperwork, evaluations, or proof, so processing your request could take longer.