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The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Government Services, the Hon Stuart Robert MP, yesterday chaired the second formal Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council meeting for this year.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is seeking suitable organisations to partner with the NDIA to deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) through Local Area Coordination (LAC) services in New South Wales.

The NDIA is looking to invest almost $400m in inclusion programs across the nation over the next three years. In August and September, we will open three Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant rounds and we are running a webinar on Thursday 1 August to help organisations get their ILC pitch right.

The Australian Government, through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is investing $19.6 million to fund innovative projects that will provide greater opportunity for people with disability to participate in work. Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, said 64 organisations will receive funding through the Economic Participation of People with Disability grants, as part of the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program.

The NDIA has released the results of one of the largest surveys of people with disability, their families and carers in Australian history – showing the NDIS has significantly improved people’s day-to-day lives.

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced the first group of projects to receive funding to encourage NDIS market and workforce growth – helping to deliver the world-leading scheme.

The Australian Government is supporting Western Australians with disability with today’s announcement of grants to enable the growth of the NDIS workforce.

The Australian Government is making it easier for eligible NDIS participants to access high quality housing following a range of reforms to build confidence in the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) market.

The Australian Government has announced $100 million in funding for programs aimed at empowering people with disability across Australia to be independent and engage fully in social, economic and community life.

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, today officially opened the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) Victorian office, alongside Federal Member for Chisholm, Ms Gladys Liu. Minister Robert said the establishment of the NDIS Commission is vital to ensure we protect the right of NDIS participants to receive safe and quality services along with the integrity of the Scheme.