National Disability Insurance Scheme

Message from the Minister

Right now, people with disability, their families and carers face many obstacles when they try to access care and support. They have little or no certainty that they will get the support they need over course of their lives.

The Australian Government is currently working with the states and territories on the key design issues for the launch of a National Disability Insurance Scheme. We want to ensure that people with disability will have a clear pathway to access the care and support they need, when they need it, regardless of where they live or how they acquire their disability.

An NDIS will be a fundamental change to how we deliver disability care and support – it’s not just a few tweaks to the current system. We know how important it is to get the design right.

Over the coming months, you’ll be hearing more about these key design issues. We understand that the experience of living with disability is critical to designing the best system for care and support and that people with disability, their families and carers must be at the centre of this reform.

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