what is the NDIS? 

• The NDIS focuses on the individual. A plan is created for each eligible NDIS participant based on specific individual needs and progress goals.
• For the first time, people with a disability in Australia, their families and carers will have choice and control over the supports they receive and how their funding is managed.
• The NDIS is a federally managed and funded scheme, meaning that the scheme will be nationally consistent and everyone should be treated fairly and given the assistance they need.
• The government has set up an agency – the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to direct the funding and the rollout.
• The NDIS is rolling out progressively throughout Australia, starting with a number of trial sites.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) launched in July 2013, following years of discussion about the need for a major reform of disability services in Australia.

The NDIS is a new way of providing individualised support for eligible people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carers. The NDIS is the insurance that gives us all peace of mind. Disability could affect anyone - having the right support makes a big difference.