National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
2013: Introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
www.nma.gov.auNDIS is a government program in Australia introduced in 2013 to fund people under 65 with significant and permanent disability administered by the NDIA, overseen by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Supports include Core, Capacity Building, and Capital supports, aiming to improve independence, participation, and access to assistive technology or home modifications. It covers disability-related equipment and services, not basic living expenses, and intends to help participants pursue wellbeing, housing, employment, education, and social relationships to support planning and access to services through a participant-centered funding model. The NDIA administers plans, with safeguards from the Commission and updated legislation reflecting recent changes;