National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
2013: Introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
www.nma.gov.auNDIS has been an Australian government program launched in 2013 to fund reasonable and necessary supports for people under 65 with significant and permanent disability run by the NDIA, overseen by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Supports are categorized into Core, Capacity Building, and Capital supports, aiming to improve independence, participation, and access to assistive technology or home modifications. The scheme covers disability-related equipment and services, not basic living expenses, and aims to help participants pursue wellbeing, housing, employment, education, and social relationships to support planning and access to services via participant-centered funding. The NDIA administers plans, with safeguards by the Commission and updated legislation reflecting changes;