ndis: where’s it at?
J
uly 1 marked another stage of the rollout of
the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with
new regions and age groups being added to
the scheme across five states and territories.
Are you a South Australian
employer looking to increase
diversity in your workplace with
committed employees?
The NDIS began rolling out on July 1, 2013, commencing
in South Australia, Tasmania, the Hunter Region in New South
Wales and the Barwon area of Victoria. The NDIS commenced
in the ACT in July of 2014, and the national rollout began in
July of 2016. With such a huge scheme, stages of the NDIS
have been progressively added, with the full scheme
expected to be rolled out by 2019. On July 1, 2017, the
following stages were rolled onto the scheme:
•
Northern Territory: Darwin Remote, Katherine and
eligible people in supported accommodation in
Alice Springs
• Queensland: Ipswich
• New South Wales: South Eastern Sydney, Sydney, Far
West District, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Mid North Coast,
Murrumbidgee, Northern NSW and Western NSW
• South Australia: Barossa Light and Lower North and
• Tasmania: Children aged 4 to 11
In regions, or for age groups, where the NDIS has
Northern Adelaide for adults aged 18 to 64 years
not been rolled out yet, supports continue to be made
available for those eligible through state or territory
based services. The July 1 changes were not limited to
participants, though, with price guides for registered
service providers also changing on this date. The NDIS
sets a maximum price for service providers, with key
changes to maximum prices including:
•
4.5% increase for daily activity and community
participation supports
• 1.9% increase for capacity building supports
• 2.1% increase for capital-related supports
• No change for therapy services
Remote area loadings for maximum prices have
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increased including:
• 20% loading for remote areas (previously 18%)
• 25% loading for very remote areas (previously 23%)
For more information, check out ndis.gov.au.
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