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If you qualify for NDIS, you will receive annual grants for the purchase of services, assistance, and equipment that you believe are based on your needs from selected service providers, such as: B. Range. In addition, you can choose whether to manage the funds yourself. In this case, you will personally file a complaint with NDIS or NDIA (the institution established to manage NDIS) and entrust the management of your funds. As individual circumstances, conditions, or needs change, NDIS participants can request that their financial plans be adjusted accordingly.

Eligibility for NDIS funding comes down to four factors:
Disability & Early Intervention – you must: Have a permanent disability, which limits your ability to participate in your community, obtain employment, and perform day-to-day tasks without support from a carer or assistive technology.
OR
Have a permanent disability (or developmental delay for children under 6 years) which would likely benefit from receiving supports now, with the aim of reducing the amount of support needed in the future.
Residency status – you must:
Be an Australian citizen, Hold a Permanent Visa and New Zealand citizen who holds a Protected Special Category Visa.
To check when your area will be rolling out visit – the NDIS website. or see what local government area you live in visit the know your council website.
Age –
You must be under 65 years of age at the time of rollout in your area.
We recommend you use confirm your eligibility with the NDIS Access Checklist tool, or by calling the NDIA on 1800 800 110.

NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It is a new national support system for people with disabilities, their families and caregivers. Focused on providing real choice and flexibility through tailor-made grants. Disabled people participate in this project, known as "Participants". NDIA is the National Disability Insurance Agency. It is a government agency, implementing and managing NDIS and ensuring that disabled people receive the support they need.

The NDIS provides funding to eligible people based on their individual needs.

The types of supports that the NDIS may fund for participants include:
- daily personal activities transport to enable
- participation in community, social, economic and daily life activities
- workplace help to allow a participant to successfully get or keep employment in the open or supported labour market therapeutic supports including behaviour support
- help with household tasks to allow the participant to maintain their home environment
- help to a participant by skilled personnel in aids or equipment assessment, set up and training
- home modification design and construction
- mobility equipment, and
- vehicle modifications. Find more information on types of funded supports

- Your participant booklet
- Any letters from the NDIA
- Your bank account details (if you are considering self-managing all or a portion of your NDIS funding)
- Your myGov login and password details (if you need help with this, talk to your ECEI Coordinator, LAC or NDIA planner).
You can also bring along a family member, friend, advocate or anyone else to your meeting. If you want help to arrange an advocate to attend with you, contact your ECEI Coordinator, LAC or NDIA planner.
Planning meeting checklist prior to your meeting
- Fill out booklet two - Planning including your usual week, things that are working well and if there is anything you would like to change.
- Write down any questions you’d like to ask.
- Decide who you would like to come to your planning meeting with you.
- Gather any other information or reports you think would be helpful for the NDIS to understand the impact of your disability and your personal circumstances.
If you’ve completed all of the above, you're now ready for your planning meeting.
Your ECEI Coordinator, LAC or NDIA planner will contact you to arrange a time that suits you to have your planning meeting.