{"id":5839,"date":"2022-09-28T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T04:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hearthaustralia.com.au\/?page_id=5839"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T02:44:22","slug":"ndis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hearthaustralia.com.au\/ndis\/","title":{"rendered":"About the NDIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5839\" class=\"elementor elementor-5839\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-228f3cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"228f3cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5dbd04\" data-id=\"e5dbd04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec35e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec35e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It recognises that disability related support is an entitlement, and means you have a choice of service providers in an open market \u2013 it gives you more choice and control.<\/p><p>NDIS supports are funded to:<\/p><ul><li>help a person to reach their goals<\/li><li>enable participation in the community (social and economic), and<\/li><li>increase a person\u2019s independence.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you enter the NDIS, you will go through a planning process with a NDIS representative, to develop your individual NDIS plan and determine the funding you will receive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f788bea elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"f788bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 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fund?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2593\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2593\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What does 'reasonable and necessary' mean?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2594\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2594\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What will the NDIS not fund?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What is a NDIS Plan?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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It will include details about your personal goals and needs, details about the supports you will be funded for, and how much funding you will receive for these supports.<\/p><p>You will have a planning meeting with a NDIS representative, so they can talk to you about what you need in your plan. It\u2019s a good idea to begin to prepare for this discussion before the NDIS comes to your area.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; font-family: Comspot-Light; font-size: 12.0pt; color: #57626c;\">Once your NDIS plan is approved, it runs for 1, 2 or 3 years, unless there is a significant change in your life that requires a review of your supports earlier. About six weeks before the end of your plan, you will be contacted to schedule a review of your plan and your goals for the year ahead.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2592\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What will the NDIS fund?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2592\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2592\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>The NDIS will fund \u2018reasonable and necessary\u2019 supports needed to meet your needs and achieve your goals. Depending on your goals, the funding in your plan may include the following:<\/p><ul><li>Core funding\u00a0\u2013 funding that covers functional support needs for daily living and participation and to access community supports and activities.<\/li><li>Capital funding\u00a0\u2013 funding that covers the purchase of one-off items such as equipment, technology or modifications. It also includes funding for Specialist Disability Accommodation.<\/li><li>Capacity funding\u00a0\u2013 funding that supports skill building, training, learning, capacity building, accessing employment, improving health and wellbeing and support coordination.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2593\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What does 'reasonable and necessary' mean?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2593\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2593\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>The NDIS will fund \u2018reasonable and necessary\u2019 supports needed to meet your needs and achieve your goals. Reasonable and necessary supports must:<\/p><ul><li>be identified in your NDIS plan as helping you to achieve your goals<\/li><li>be related to your disability<\/li><li>help you take part in the community or to find paid work or volunteering work<\/li><li>not include day-to-day living costs not related to your disability<\/li><li>represent value for money<\/li><li>be beneficial to you and be evidence-based (tried and tested), and<\/li><li>take into account informal family, carer and community support that is available to you.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2594\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What will the NDIS not fund?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2594\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2594\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>The NDIS will only fund reasonable and necessary supports needed to meet your needs and achieve your goals.<\/p><p>The NDIS will not replace funding from mainstream services such as education, health, medication or other community services. For example, if you have a disability such as cerebral palsy and need a wheelchair to get around, this will be funded by the NDIS. 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