National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
2013: Introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
www.nma.gov.auNDIS is an Australian government program since 2013 to provide funding for people under 65 with significant and permanent disability administered under the NDIS Act 2013, overseen by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Supports are categorized into Core, Capacity Building, and Capital supports, aiming to boost 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 recent changes;