2. What are the new rules for your NDIS budget?

NDIS budget means how much NDIS money you have.

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We will make new rules for how we do a needs assessment.

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A needs assessment is when we find out what support a person with disability needs.

We will test if someone

  • needs support from the NDIS
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  • needs support from other services
    • for example, a doctor
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  • needs support for something that makes it harder to live with their disability
    • for example, an illness.
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How much money you can have in your NDIS plan

Your NDIS plan says

  • how much NDIS money you have for the supports you need
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and

  • what NDIS supports you can spend your NDIS money on.
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We call it your total funding amount.

Your total funding amount depends on

  • what NDIS supports you need
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  • how much your NDIS supports cost.
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How much NDIS money you can get for different supports

There are 3 kinds of NDIS supports.

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1. Core supports

Core supports means things you need every day.

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2. Capital supports

Capital supports means things you need to use, like a communication board.

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This page is part of: NDIS reforms - Easy Read

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