NDIS Review Advocates Expanded Support Options for Disabled
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was established in 2013 to fund support for people with disability, with the goal of helping participants build their skills and independence to achieve their goals and participate fully in the community.
Since the NDIS began, people with disability who are not participants in the Scheme have faced difficulties accessing support, with the NDIS described as an ‘oasis in the desert’ or a ‘lifeboat in the ocean’ and the only avenue to get support.
The Independent Review of the NDIS (the Review) Final Report has recognised change is necessary to ensure all people with disability get the right support at the right time. The Review recommended developing a separate tier of disability services, called Foundational Supports, which can be accessed by all people with disability, and actions to address the lack of accessible and inclusive mainstream services, that include healthcare, education and transport.
The Review has called for a broader system of support for people with disability that would include the NDIS, foundational supports and mainstream services.
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