NDIS

The NDIS will provide support and services for people living with disability. People will be able to buy services with their individualised funding, to support their social and economic participation and help meet their goals. It is expected to support 460,000 Australians living with a disability when it’s fully rolled out.

The NDIS will:

• be a single national system

• integrate with other sectors such as health, aged care, education and housing

• be administered by a Commonwealth statutory authority, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)

• have no impact on the Disability Support Pension and is not a means-tested entitlement

• double the financial resources committed to disability

• substantially increase the disability workforce

• meet many unmet needs, such as equipment, home modifications, coordination and respite

• provide the individual with purchasing power, and choice and control

NDIS Particpant information:

We collect information about you for the primary purpose of providing quality supports and services to you. We need to collect some personal information from you to ensure our services meet your needs. If you do not provide this information, we may be unable to fully provide these services. This information will also be used for:

a. administrative purposes for running our service

b. billing you directly, through the NDIS, or other agency if required

c. use within our service to ensure you are provided with quality supports and services

d. disclosure of information to the NDIA, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, or other government agencies if needed

e. disclosure of information to health professionals to ensure high quality health care for you if needed

f. disclosure to other providers in order to provide appropriate services

We do not disclose your personal information to overseas recipients.

We have a privacy policy that is available on request. That policy provides guidelines on the collection, use, disclosure and security of your information.