NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme

NDIS

Are you eligible for NDIS?

We need to determine if you are eligible for the NDIS. You can do this by looking at the NDIS Access checklist online or calling the NDIA on 1800 800 110. There are a number of factors which determine whether you are eligible for support under the NDIS You may be eligible to receive an individual support plan if you;

• are under 65 years of age
• are an Australia citizen, a permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen who is a Protected
Special Category Visa holder
• have a permanent and/or significant disability that impacts your everyday living and you
require assistance from others to do things
• use equipment or assistive technology

For further information on eligibility, please visit the NDIS access
checklist https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis/am-i-eligible 

If you are not currently receiving disability services you may still be eligible for the NDIS. You will need to contact the NDIS directly to complete an access request form. You do not need a referral. 

Visit www.ndis.gov.au or call 1800 800 110. Find Out If You’re Eligible Send us a quick message and let one of our friendly customer care specialists help you with all your needs.

Find Out If You’re Eligible

Send us a quick message and let one of our friendly customer care specialists help you with all your needs.

Are you looking for a new provider?

Are you looking for a provider that will understand your personal situation, your specific needs and support you in creating a personalised plan? Speak to 5M, our specialised NDIS Support Coordinators can help make the NDIS a smooth process for you. Call us on (02) 9236 7467 

It’s easy to switch.

Speak to 5M, our specialised NDIS Support Coordinators can help make the NDIS a smooth process for you.

Are new to the NDIS?

New to the NDIS?

If you’re new to the NDIS, perhaps you’ve started exploring your options but you may have been confronted by acronyms, processes and jargon that you don’t understand.

Let us make it simpler for you.

The NDIS is a new way for people living with disability under the age of 65 to receive the specialised care and support for their health and wellbeing. The scheme is overseen by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and allows individuals with a permanent and significant disability to access government funding. Now you can choose when and where to use your funding.

The first step is to check if you are eligible.

Assistance with Daily Personal Activities Assistance with Daily Personal Activities
Assist-Life Stage Transition
Assist-Life Stage Transition
Community Nursing Care
Daily Task/Shared Living
Development-Life Skills
Development-Life Skills
Assistance with Daily Personal Activities Assistance with Daily Personal Activities
Assist-Life Stage Transition
Assist-Life Stage Transition
Community Nursing Care
Daily Task/Shared Living
Development-Life Skills
Development-Life Skills

Understanding the NDIS

Are you accessing the NDIS for yourself or your loved ones?

Perhaps the myriad of terms and wording that goes along with the NDIS is getting a bit daunting or technical. Doing your research and understanding the terminology will help you take full advantage of all that the NDIS can provide you or your loved one. We have put together a list of some of the more commonly used terms and their explanations to help get you started. 
NDIS

NDIS stands for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and is a new approach to service delivery and funding for people with a disability. The NDIS puts people with disability at the centre of the system for the first time – allowing them to determine their own future and receive funding that matches their needs and aspirations.

Funded Supports

Supports the NDIS pay for a participant’s plan. These supports must be reasonable and necessary.

Informal Supports

The support participants get from the people around them, for example, family, friends, and neighbors.

Registered Provider

A disability support provider that has met the NDIS requirements for qualifications, approvals, experience, capacity, and quality standards to provide a product or service.

Supports

Things to help a person undertake daily life activities and enable them to participate in the community and reach their goals.

Full Scheme

The dates when the NDIS will be available to all eligible residents:

• ACT – July 2016
• New South Wales – July 2018
• South Australia – July 2018
• Tasmania – July 2019
• Victoria – July 2019
• Queensland – July 2019
• Northern Territory – July 2019

Planners

Once you have received confirmation that you qualify for the NDIS, your planner is the first person you should speak to on your NDIS journey. Your planner is there to help you access the system, so give them as much information as possible about your situation and your goals.

Reasonable and necessary supports

Anything related to your disability is a reasonable and necessary support under the NDIS. This can include not just the basics like mobility equipment and therapeutic support, but also support with transport, doing daily tasks, home modification, education, social participation, and more. If you’re not sure what is “necessary and reasonable”, ask your planner. The general rule is that it must be related to your disability, and it can’t replicate things that your family or community already assists you with.