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  • Individual Capacity Building grant round now open for applications

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    The Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, has announced that the Individual Capacity Building (ICB) grant round 2020-2021 is now open for applications. $85m (GST excl.) in grants will be available to support projects that will go for up to two years.

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  • Delivering the NDIS: Digital innovators to inform improvement of NDIS participant experience

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    The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, has today released a discussion paper to inform development of a Digital Partnership Program (DPP) to make it easier for participants to connect and interact with providers.

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  • Delivering the NDIS: $67.8m boost for people living with disability to better connect with community

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    Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, today announced grants worth a total of $67.8 million to support people with a disability to better connect with their community, gain employment and access health services.

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  • Delivering the NDIS plan: new data demonstrates significant drop in NDIS wait times for families

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    New data released today demonstrates backlogs for children with disabilities in accessing Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been slashed over the last six months.

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  • Delivering the NDIS plan: Flexibility in transport funding for NDIS participants

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    Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, today announced more flexibility and increased choice for participants accessing transport funding in their plans.

    From 1 March 2020, NDIS participants will be able to flexibly use their plan’s core support funding to claim service provider costs associated with transporting participants to and from NDIS funded community-based activities.

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  • Delivering the NDIS plan: new medium-term accommodation for NDIS participants

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    The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, today announced the NDIS will fund a new type of transitional housing support designed to support participants as they prepare to move into their permanent home.

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  • Longer plan duration of up to 3 years

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    The NDIA are pleased to share that participants are now able to request plan durations of up to three (3) years.

    For participants with support needs which are unlikely to change, a long plan duration means they can carry on with their lives without needing to go through frequent plan review processes.

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  • Minister reveals plan to improve NDIS

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    The Minister for the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Stuart Robert has today released the government’s plan to improve the NDIS.

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  • First Ever NDIS Participant Employment Strategy Launched

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    Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced the first ever NDIS Participant Employment Strategy – a nation-wide effort to empower NDIS participants with more choice and control through supporting them to succeed in employment opportunities.

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  • Removing gaps between NDIS plans

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    The NDIA is making changes to the NDIS myplace portal to improve the process when there is a gap between new and old participant plans. Sometimes there is a delay in the approval of a new plan. This can create a ‘gap’ between the old plan and the new plan.

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