HAVE YOUR SAY
Disability Intermediaries Australia is asking for input from members on the following ‘Have Your Say’ topics to inform our collective response to the NDIA.
1. Access and eligibility policy with independent assessments
From mid-2021 independent assessments will be used to help the NDIA make access and eligibility decisions.
The NDIA are interested in your views about:
- How independent assessments will be used to help determine eligibility for the NDIS
- When people might be exempted from completing an independent assessment
- What information people applying to access the NDIS will have to provide as part of the access process
- How we will remove the access lists used during the transition to the NDIS
- The process for eligibility reassessments
Access the full consultation paper here.
2. Planning policy for personalised budgets and plan flexibility
From late 2021 independent assessments will be used to help the NDIA make personalised budget decisions.
The NDIA are interested in your views about:
- How independent assessments will be used to help determine a participant’s NDIS budget
- How participants will have more flexibility in their NDIS budgets
- Where funding will be ‘fixed’ (not flexible)
- Plan implementation
- Making changes to NDIS plans and check-ins
Access the full consultation paper here.
3. Supporting young children and their families early, to reach their full potential
The NDIA will implement components of the new Early Childhood approach from early 2021 through to 2022. The paper explains and invites feedback about:
- The age group best suited to receive early childhood services and whether this should be changed from under seven years of age, to under nine years
- How independent assessments will be used to determine eligibility and budgets for participants over 12 months of age
- Short Term Early Intervention (STEI), which is the early support that is offered whether or not a child is eligible for the NDIS
- Planning and implementation of best practice supports
- Support for young children and families to transition to the next stage of their lives, if they are no longer eligible for the NDIS.
The project consultation report outlines the research, recommendations and background on the Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) reset is also available for anyone interested in understanding the detailed project activities.
Access the full consultation paper here.
SO, WHAT DOES DIA NEED FROM YOU?
To keep it as easy as possible for you, if you have the time please review the consultation papers linked and provide us with constructive feedback.
You can do this by simply emailing rachel.jones@intermediaries.org.au with your thoughts and comments.
Submissions for inclusion in DIA’s responses closed Sunday 7th of February 2021, however always happy to hear your thoughts. NDIA are accepting feedback until 10am ADST 23 February 2021.