Global InformationNational Disability Insurance Scheme information
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 2013[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Employees | 3,495 (2019)[2] |
| Annual budget | A$35.8 billion (2022–23)[3] |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Department of Social Services[6] |
| Website | ndis |
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a scheme of the Australian Government that funds costs associated with disability.[7][8] The scheme was legislated in 2013 and went into full operation in 2020.[8] Its introduction followed the 15 month long 'Make It Real' campaign which involved community forums, visits to MPs, the holding of a National Disability and Carer Congress, 'Disabilitea' gatherings, and rallies involving 20,000 people.[9] The scheme is administered by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and overseen by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission). Bill Shorten provides ministerial oversight as Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.[8]
The scheme entitles people with a "permanent and significant" disability (under the age of 65),[10] to full funding for any "reasonable and necessary" support needs related to their disability (subject to certain restrictions). Funding is allocated to the individual, and the individual or their guardian chooses which providers supply the funded goods and services (subject to certain restrictions).
The scheme is entirely publicly funded: recipients do not purchase or contribute to an insurance policy. The scheme is not means-tested. The word 'insurance' refers to the scheme's use of proactive insurance principles[clarification needed] to manage long-term financial sustainability.
NDIS funding is independent of the Disability Support Pension and Medicare, Australia's universal health care insurance scheme. NDIS legislation draws a distinction between health care and disability supports, only the latter being within the remit of the NDIS. In addition to funding for individuals, the scheme funded some general 'information, linkages, and capacity building' (ILC) programs until mid-2020, when ILC programs moved to the Department of Social Services.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke; Clark, Shannon (13 July 2018). "The National Disability Insurance Scheme: a chronology". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Annual Report 2018–19". National Disability Insurance Scheme. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "How the NDIS will blow out to $50b (in four charts)". 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Ministers for the Department of Social Services". Ministers for the Department of Social Services. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Organisational structure". National Disability Insurance Scheme. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Government Ministers and Departments". National Disability Insurance Scheme. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "About NDIS".
- ^ a b c "National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013". 18 October 2023.
- ^ McIntyre, Iain (26 April 2023). "People With Disability Australian Protest Timeline". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "What is the NDIS? | NDIS". www.ndis.gov.au. Retrieved 14 July 2019.