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About

the NDIS

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) gives people with disability choice and control over the supports they receive. ALLFOR-U Care Services is a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider, we have an in-depth understanding of how NDIS works, our knowledgeable and friendly staff are available to assist you to make your journey smoother. We have listed some of the frequently asked questions, if you have any other questions, please get in touch with us.

A person who is eligible to participate in the NDIS is called a participant. Participants develop individualised ‘plans’ which contain reasonable and necessary funded supports that enable each participant to achieve their goals.

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NDIS journey

as a Participant

  • Access NDIS
  • NDIA Decision
  • Planning meeting
  • Plan Implementation
  • Service Booking
  • Plan Review

The NDIS can also provide all people with disability with information and connections to services in their communities such as doctors, sporting clubs, support groups, libraries and schools, as well as information about what support is provided by each state and territory government. The NDIS is for people with a permanent and significant disability which impacts on their ability to take part in everyday activities.

Frequently

Asked Questions

The NDIA is the National Disability Insurance Agency. It is a government agency and its role is to implement and manage the NDIS and make sure people with disability continue to get the support they need.

Before the NDIS was introduced, Disability services in Australia had been a lottery system. The funding you received depended on how, when and where you acquired your disability, as well as where you lived. Some people got enough funding, some people got none! Really, it was all just a bit unfair! So, after they held an inquiry, the Federal Government agreed that people with a disability deserved a fairer system. And, more control! And in July 2013, the NDIS was introduced.

The NDIS supports people with disability to achieve their individual goals and to participate in the community and employment.

The NDIS supports people with disability to:            

  • Access community services and supports.

These are activities and services available to everyone in a community, such as sports clubs, community groups, libraries or charities.           

  • Access mainstream services and supports.

These are the services available for all Australians from people like doctors or teachers through the health and education systems. It also covers areas like public housing and the justice and aged care systems.

  • Maintain informal support arrangements

This is help people get from their family and friends. It is support people don’t pay for and is generally part of most people’s lives.

  • Receive reasonable and necessary funded supports

The NDIS can pay for supports that are reasonable and necessary. This means they are related to a person’s disability and are required for them to live an ordinary life and achieve their goals.

  • To apply to become an NDIS participant you must:
  • Be an Australian citizen or hold a permanent visa or a Protected Special Category visa
  • Experiencing a permanent disability that significantly affects your ability to take part in everyday activities
  • Must be aged under 65 years or under 50 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders at the time you register for an assessment with the NDIA.

The NDIS participant portal is called myplace. It is a secure website for participants or their nominee to view their NDIS plan, request payments and manage services with providers.

If you are self-managing your NDIS plan then, you can

  • Create and view payment requests.
  • Set up and manage service bookings
  • Upload documents