The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides support for people with disability, including disability related to a mental health condition. It puts people at the centre of making decisions about their life and it supports them to achieve their goals.
Once a person is accepted into the scheme, they can stay in the scheme and continue to get a ‘package’ of supports.
Dynamic Care Services is a registered provider in the NDIS.
If you have an approved plan, you can purchase services from us. Please contact us on 03 9402 1143 and ask for our NDIS intake team, or email info@dynamiccareservices.org OR SIMPLY COMPLETE OUR ONLINE REFERRAL FORM
Who is eligible for support through the NDIS?
You may be eligible for the NDIS if you:
- are an Australian citizen or have permanent residency?
- are under 65 years of age when you first use the scheme
- have a disability that is likely to be permanent and stops you from doing everyday things.
We know many people living with mental health conditions will do better with lifetime psychosocial support, even though how much support a person needs may change over time.
NDIS is a support scheme for people who would otherwise have difficulty living an ‘ordinary life’. The NDIS will be available to you if you need support to do everyday activities.
What is great about the NDIS?
- Once you are accepted into the scheme, you will have ongoing support until the age of 65 years, after which you will be cared for in the aged care system.
- You will be able to choose who gives you the support services you need.
- You will have help to work out what kinds of supports should be in your ‘package’.
- It is likely that you will get many more support services to choose from than you can get now.
- The supports you get can change from year to year, depending on what you need.
- Getting support services through the NDIS does not change your Disability Support Pension – that is a different kind of support. It also doesn’t affect the Carers’ Allowance.
- Getting support services through the NDIS does not change the way Medicare works – you will still claim medical and mental health treatment through Medicare.
What sorts of support services can you get?
Everyone is different, and the type of support you need will be different to the next person. It may also change over time as you achieve goals and are more confident in your day-to-day life.
What you can claim for will depend on the support plan that is approved for you. This plan can change from year to year, as necessary, but it sets out the kinds of support services you can claim for.
Everyone is different, and the type of support you need will be different to the next person. It may also change over time as you achieve goals and are more confident in your day-to-day life.
What you can claim for will depend on the support plan that is approved for you. This plan can change from year to year, as necessary, but it sets out the kinds of support services you can claim for.
Broadly, the support services covered by NDIS funding come under the areas of:
- daily living
- home
- health and wellbeing
- lifelong learning
- work
- social and community participation
- relationships
- choice and control
When choosing your providers?
You choose the providers that you want to find the services you need. Most people will start in the scheme with their current provider/s, but they will begin to use other providers as they become aware of what else is available and get used to the new system.
Your plan budget
Your plan will be divided into separate support budgets which link to an area of your life in which you have improvement goal(s).
The funds allocated to one budget cannot be swapped to any other budget in your plan.
You cannot spend over the total amount allocated to each budget and the amount allocated will not change during your current plan.
Self-managed budgets
For budget(s) that are self-managed, the NDIS will pay you directly for the supports in those budget(s). If you are self-managing all or some of the budgets in your plan, please read: Self-managing budgets my NDIS plan.
Plan Management Provider managed budgets
For budget(s) that are managed by a Plan Management Provider, the NDIS will pay your Plan Manager directly for these supports.
Automated transport payments
For a transport budget that is set up as an automated payment, the NDIS will pay you directly into your nominated bank account. You will be paid weekly, fortnightly or monthly depending on what you have agreed during your planning conversation.
Not all plans will have a transport budget. The NDIS is only responsible for the ‘reasonable and necessary’ contribution toward the costs of taxis or other private transport options for those not able to travel independently or use public transport because of their disability.
Useful links
This section includes useful links related to NDIS pathways, support, preparing for the NDIS and more.