460,000
Australians with a permanent disability that significantly affects their communication, mobility, self-care or self-management will receive NDIS funding.
116,000 Victorians
are expected to receive an NDIS support package.
94%
of NDIS participants will not receive housing funded assistance (bar some home modifications).
Community housing tenants, community housing providers and support providers have all been impacted by the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – a large, complex and evolving support funding and provision system for people with a disability including those with mental illness.
At its core, the NDIS is a ‘social insurance scheme’ that seeks to reduce the total cost of the services required by an NDIS participant over their lifetime with each NDIS participant having a tailored, consumer-influenced plan.
The NDIS will move the current system from:
- a rationed funding model to an ‘as of right’ model (if the costs are ‘necessary and reasonable’ and ‘disability-related’)
- a short-term rationing of funding to whole-of-life costing
In recognition of impact of the NDIS on community housing, CHIA Vic has developed a housing-specific training, both online and face-to-face, a suite of tools and templates, and additional information.
Key Terminology
Early Childhood Partners (ECP) are an NDIA community partner. They provide early childhood early intervention and support for children 0- 6 years and their families.
Local Area Coordinator (LAC) is an NDIA community partner. LACs build capacity in community and mainstream services, provide information, referral and support to access the NDIS and assist in plan development and implementation. The LAC will usually be the main point of contact with the NDIS for participants.
Mainstream support/ mainstream service – any service or support which is not an NDIS disability support
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) – the agency responsible for the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The agency is responsible for assessing eligibility and approving plans. It may also create plans.
NDIS pathway – this is the term the NDIS use to describe how people move through the NDIS process, from access to implementation.
Participant – the term used to refer to people with a disability who meet the NDIS access criteria.
Key Contacts
NDIS Training
CHIA Vic runs housing-specific NDIS training, with both online and face-to-face options.
Key Documents
Note: this is a rapidly evolving area and care should be taken that the most current version of documents are being accessed.
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Vacancy Coordination Practice Guide about how vacancies are to be filled during the transition period
Peak Bodies
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
CHIA National’s NDIS information
Summer Foundation (and the associated Summer Housing)
National Disability Services (NDS) – national peak body of support providers