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Changes to some Local Area Coordinators (LAC) Partners in NSW are now complete. The new Partners are now fully supporting participants in these service areas and will continue the great work they have always undertaken.

The Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, today announced $400 million in grants to deliver frontline Local Area Coordination Services for the NDIS in New South Wales.

NDIA staff are joining the Department of Human Services Mobile Service Centres and Mobile Service Teams being deployed in bushfire affected areas throughout NSW and Victoria. NDIA staff will be available to discuss any additional support needs with participants, their families and carers. See where they are located today.

The NDIA is making changes to its assistive technology (AT) and home modification (HM) working arrangements with state equipment providers in Victoria and NSW. This is part of an ongoing program of changes to ensure our AT and HM processes are nationally consistent and easy to use for NDIS participants and providers.

Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and New South Wales Minister for Disability Services, Ray Williams, today announced the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has reached a major milestone with 100,000 people in NSW now receiving support through the scheme.

Providers in NSW and SA need to be aware of changes to registration processes under the new NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) from 1 July 2018.