National Disability Insurance Service
The Capital Supports budget is a separate funding category within the NDIS, designed to cover the costs of one-off purchases such as assistive technology, home modifications, vehicle modifications. This budget is split into two categories: Assistive Technology and Home Modifications . Participants may also use the funding for repairs and upkeep. The wording in the [...]
To date, Plan Managers have had the reasonable and necessary checklists, ensuring that any NDIS expenditure: is related to the participants disability;assists to meet goals;encourages community participation;is effective; anddoes not replace other established community supports. With the release of the NDIS Plan Management guide, Plan Manager responsibilities have been further defined. As a result, Plan [...]
Core Supports assists NDIS participants with daily tasks, meeting disability-related requirements, and helping participants achieve their plan goals. We are told that Core Supports are “flexible”, this doesn't however, mean that anything goes. Expenses still must meet the NDIS's “reasonable and necessary” requirements and must align with a participants goals, plan and needs. If it [...]
Australia is leading the world in giving care recipients choice and control over the types of services they need and the care providers they seek to help them achieve their goals Although the Government provides the funds and has formally handed over decision making to the recipients of care services, one thing they cannot do [...]
Congratulations on self-managing your care! By now you will have found that choosing the right carer is one of the key ingredients to living the life you want to live. Like many people receiving care, however, you may be at a crossroads; “should I look online for my perfect carer?” or “should I rely on [...]
