The NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme, funded by the Australian Government to provide support and services to people with disabilities. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will decide if you are eligible for the NDIS funding and how much funding you will receive.
The NDIS is a structure that aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities in Australia. If you, or someone you know has a disability, the NDIS may be able to provide you funding to assist you in your daily life and help to participate in the community and achieve your goals

There are three ways to administer an NDIS plan.

Self-managed funding

The NDIA funds you to access the supports that best help you achieve your goals. You will need to purchase supports, manage funding, pay providers on time, keep invoices, track your funding and understand the NDIS portal and how to make claims.

Plan Managed Funding
The NDIA provides funds to your plan that you can use to pay the plan administrator who will pay your providers for you, help you track your finances and take care of your financial reporting for you. You can get support from providers who are both registered and unregistered with the NDIS.

NDIA-managed funding

Service providers will approach the NDIA directly after offering you support. The NDIA pays your service providers for you. You can only use registered NDIS providers in this option.

Generally, you must meet the following three requirements:
•Age – be under 65
•Residence – live in Australia and be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or holder of a protected special class visa;
•Disability or Early Intervention – You have a physical, intellectual, cognitive, neurological, visual, hearing or psychosocial disability that meets either disability or early intervention requirements. It must be a permanent and significant disability that affects your daily life.
You can find out if you are eligible for NDIS funding on the NDIS website or by contacting the National Insurance Agency (NDIA) on 1800 800 110

Supports and services delivered for NDIS participants should help people with disability have the same things in life as other people, like somewhere to live, a job, hobbies and the company of families and friends.

Participants choose and pay for supports and services out of an individually allocated budget based on their goals.

Supports and services for participants fall into three categories: core, capital and capacity building.

• Core: A support that helps a participant complete daily living activities.
• Capital: A support for an investment, such as assistive technologies, equipment and home or vehicle modifications, or funding for capital costs (e.g. to pay for Specialist Disability Accommodation).
• Capacity building: A support that helps a participant build their independence and skills.