The NDIA housing is aimed at breaking down barriers and enabling people with disabilities to choose where and with whom they live. Like anyone, housing and living arrangements can influence our quality of life and can be influenced by: A well-designed house in the right location can allow for more independent living arrangements, increased community connection […]
Some people living with a disability are not sure what to do with the support given to them by the NDIS. Just a reminder, the types of support that the NDIS may fund for participants include: If you need to ask how to get this support, call our CEO, Jennifer who will help with any […]
PODCAST by NDIS. Latest News.... On this episode of Reasonable and Necessary, Dr George speaks with Donna Purcell and Jeannie Hodges from the NDIA & CEO of Hazzah & NDIS participant Ben Paior-Smith to find out how you can use your NDIS funding to find and maintain employment. We also look at what employers can […]
NDIS providers can now receive help if any staff contracts COVID 19 and have no more sick leave available. NDIS providers, registered or not, including individual providers of disability support (sole traders) and who provide the following classes of supports to participants: high intensity daily personal activities, involving the delivery of health related supports, community […]
From 1 July 2023, there will be: The Superannuation Guarantee Charge of 0.5% will also be passed on in full. Participants do not need to do anything. Providers must discuss and agree to any proposed changes to existing service agreements with participants. It may be advisable to read all the changes in full, so everyone is […]
The NDIS has now made available Participant Booklets and factsheets in 17 languages. The five new languages include Assyrian, Dari, Khmer, Korean and Turkish. So if you or a carer need to read a booklet in the language, please go to https://www.ndis.gov.au/languages. Booklet 1 covers: what the NDIS does and who is involved, how to […]
To be an eligible NDIS provider, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) ensures providers meet certain requirements. This includes whether the NDIS provider or their key personnel have: All suitability assessments are on a case-by-case basis. The outcome of the suitabilityassessment will be taken into account by the NDIS Commission when making theirregistration decision to register […]
