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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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Parent department | Department of Social Services[6] |
Website | ndis |
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a scheme of the Australian Government that funds all costs associated with disability.[7][8] The scheme was legislated in 2013 and rolled out across all states and territories over a period until in 2020 when it was revisited.[8] Its introduction followed the Make It Real community campaign which involved community forums and large-scale rallies.[9] The scheme is administered by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and regulated by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. The scheme is overseen by the 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 with limited exceptions. Funding is allocated to the individual, and the individual or their guardian chooses which providers supply the funded goods and services. The scheme is entirely publicly funded and not means-tested, with recipients not purchasing or contributing to the scheme directly.
NDIS funding is independent of the Disability Support Pension, state and territory disability programs, and Medicare, Australia's universal health insurance scheme. Legislation draws a distinction between health care and disability supports, only the latter being funded by the NDIS.