Resources

Access Request Form

The form participants complete to determine whether they’re eligible for an NDIS package.

Access Requirements

The set of criteria required to qualify for the NDIS consisting of:

• Currently living in Australia with appropriate paperwork or an Australian Citizen
• Less than 65 years of age
• Have a permanent disability or require early intervention treatment that could reduce your need for support in the future

Agency Managed Plan (or NDIA Managed)

Your plan is managed by the NDIA who pay your providers for you.

Carer

Someone (usually family member) currently looking after a person with a disability and not paid to do so.

Funded Support Package

Funding available to each participant in 3 budget categories:

• Core
• Capacity Building; and
• Capital

Local Area Coordinator (LAC)

Local organisation working in partnership with the NDIS to assist participants to access the NDIS.

NDIA

National Disability Insurance Agency – government organisation responsible for the administration of the NDIS

NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme – a purpose-built support system for people with a disability as well as their families and carers.

Participant

A person who has met all NDIS access requirements.

Plan

An individualised written plan based on the discussed needs of a participant that includes their goals and aims and lists the ‘reasonable and necessary supports’ approved by the NDIS to be funded.

Plan Managed

Funds are provided by the NDIA in your plan to fund a Plan Manager (that’s us!) to help keep track of your budget, pay your providers, manage your claims, and take care of reporting for you.

Provider

A person/organisation providing services that relate to a participant’s disability and assist in achieving the goals set out in their plan.

A registered provider has been assessed and approved by the NDIS as holding the necessary qualifications, capacity, experience, and high-quality standards to deliver their services.

Reasonable and Necessary Supports

Supports funded by the NDIS that are deemed ‘reasonable and necessary’ and are related to your disability.

Self Managed Plan

You manage your own NDIA funding and choose how you want to utilise those funds to best suit your needs.

Service Agreement

A contract that occurs between participant and service provider to outline the supports agreed to be delivered as part of their participant plan.

Supports

Formal supports describe the supports the participants engage with and pay for services.

Informal supports describe the people around them such as family and friends who provide unpaid support.

Support Budgets

Core supports budget is used to assist participants in everyday activities, needs related to your disability, and to help achieve the goals set out in your plan.

Capacity building supports are designed to strengthen your independence and work towards your goals, such as plan management.

Capital supports describe technology, devices, or equipment that support you, and are generally once-off higher cost items.