National Disability Insurance Scheme(NDIS)

Anne Skordis

14 September 2016

GM, Scheme Transition

Agenda

• Moving to full scheme – transition • Pathways for participants – first plan• The growing market• What is coming – future plans and goals

ContextContext

Overall Context

Projected Growth in NDIS participation - Source: NDIA/ NOUS report Projected Growth in NSW NDIS participation -Source: NDIA Actuary NSW MPS

The NDIS has taken off

9%

12,100 55,300

81%

115,600

100%

142,100

NSW Projected Participants

39%

We are hereWe are here

When will the NDIS be in my area? • The NDIS is currently working in some places

around Australia, new places will be added slowly.

• We are starting the NDIS in this way to make sure we get things right, slowly and over time.

• The NDIS will start all around Australia from July 2016.

From 1 July 2016 • Central Coast• Northern Sydney• South Western Sydney• Southern NSW• Western Sydney• Remaining populations of Hunter

New England and Nepean Blue Mountains

From 1 July 2017 • Illawarra Shoalhaven• Mid North Coast• Murrumbidgee• Northern NSW• South Eastern Sydney• Sydney• Western NSW• Far West

NDIS rollout in NSW

1 July 2018 The NDIS is operating state-wide

Challenges• The NDIS is being introduced in stages to ensure it is successful and sustainable.

• The transition phase is a unique period for the NDIS. We have a large number of people joining the Scheme during a short period of time.

• Things won’t be perfect immediately, but we will continue to listen, learn and improve as the Scheme grows.

• As the NDIS is changing the way we support people with disability in Australia, it will take time for the market place to develop, which will allow people with disability to have choice and control.

• Our focus is on as smooth as possible transition, where we move from old systems to new, and avoid disruption to services.

• In some areas of Australia the market will not be fully developed during the early stages of the Scheme’s roll out. The Agency will be working in these areas to support market development as quickly as possible, but this will take time

These supports can help you…

The NDIS can give you more choice and control over your supports and how you get them.

We look at ways to reduce the impact of disability on your life by getting supports for you as early as possible.

• live more independently • take part in community activities • go to school or work• improve your health

What other supports might I have?Other examples of support include the support you receive from:

• family and friends

• community and disability services

• health services

• education services

Case Study: Tina‘I want to get across to people is this isn’t about flying to the moon, it’s about getting out of bed, having a shower, eating. It’s nothing exciting, it’s about everyday stuff.‘

‘Before the NDIS I didn’t have funding for support with toilet shifts. I now get morning support – all personal care related, an afternoon shift, which helps with things like helping me prepare tea and a night shift to put me to bed.’

‘Recently, a friend of mine said she couldn’t keep up with me now, because I’m getting my life back.’

‘I can actually think about doing things, not just trying to cope with getting out of bed and preparing meals. I now have the energy to enjoy people’s company and I didn’t have that before.’

‘Thanks to NDIS I have my life back – I am living and not just existing.’

Local Area Coordination will be delivered with Partners

• Local Area Coordinators (LACs) will support some participants and their families to join in and contribute to the life of their community and assist with the planning process, plan implementation and community participation.

• LACs will support participants through all steps on their NDIS pathway.

• LACs will also deliver some activities to people who are not eligible for the Scheme and in building community capacity.

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)• SDA refers to accommodation for participants who required

specialist housing solutions to assist with the delivery of supports that cater for their complete functional impairment and/or very high support needs.

• New Approach – the NDIS is adopting a new approach to funding of SDA for people with a reasonable and necessary need for SDA supports under the Scheme.

Markets• The NDIA has released the NSW Market Position Statement (MPS).

• Highlights include:– More people: The NSW market for disability supports is estimated to grow from 78,000

people in 2016 to 142,000 in 2019– More funding: The level of annual expenditure is estimated to grow from $3.4 billion to

$6.8 billion in 2019– More jobs: The workforce required to service this demand is estimated to grow from

24,750 - 30,250 to 48,400 - 59,200 FTE in 2019

• Increased opportunities for people with disability to be included in the workforce:– The School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) is a new NDIS initiative that will be

progressively rolled out across States and Territories from July 2016.

– The aim of SLES is to assist young people to aspire to employment and to access reasonable and necessary supports through their plan to set them on the pathway towards economic independence.

Clients who have complex needs

• The NDIS recognises the importance of a participant’s informal and formal support system. This is especially true where a person has a level of complexity in their support needs.

• The transfer of knowledge and skills is essential in ensuring the transition is as seamless as possible. This includes the sharing of information with the client’s consent.

• NDIS planners and local area coordinators are working closely with NSW Government and providers to support the transition of participants that have complex requirements.

Duncan: knows when to fold ‘emSince becoming an NDIS participant in Tasmania, Duncan who turned 20 in June, has found a new level of independence.

According to his mother Meredith, Duncan is a happy go-lucky guy who is ‘interested in music, partying and a range of sports’, which makes him very much like any other young adult.

And like most young adults, Duncan, who has Down syndrome, now has a part-time job, working 10 hours a week at the local laundrette where he is responsible for folding and sorting. ‘He’s very excited when his pay slip arrives,’ Meredith says. ‘He seems to be thoroughly enjoying it.'

His independence has been extended by his self-managed NDIS plan which includes an iPad set up with a speech programme to help him communicate and flexible supports for weekend social and sporting activities.

Visit: www.ndis.gov.au

Phone: 1800 800 110

Email: enquiries@ndis.gov.au

Questions?