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Additional disability-related health supports are available to purchase using NDIS funding. The typical types of support available can be grouped into eight ‘support type’ categories.

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Compensation is a lump sum or periodic payment for a personal injury that is at least in part for the cost of supports the NDIS may fund. We account for compensation to avoid duplicating funding of the types of supports provided for in your compensation payment.
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If you have not claimed compensation If you have sustained an injury, which has resulted in you applying to the NDIS, you may be entitled to compensation. If you haven’t taken reasonable steps to claim compensation, the NDIA may require you to do so. If you do not take the steps requested by us, we may take action to claim compensation on your behalf or take over conduct of your existing compensation claim. The Compensation Operational Guideline explains this in detail Requiring a participant or prospective participant to take action to claim or obtain compensation. If you have agreed to...
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Compensation reduction amount and your NDIS plan The NDIS is designed to complement, not replace, existing compensation arrangements for personal injury. This means the NDIS won’t duplicate funding for the types of supports provided for in your compensation payment. It also means your NDIS plan can focus on providing other funded supports that may not be covered by a compensation claim. If your compensation payment includes funding for the types of supports that may also be funded by the NDIS, then the funding in your NDIS plan may be adjusted. The adjustment in your funding is worked out by calculating...
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For participants’ representatives If you believe the participant(s) who you represent may be impacted by the compensation provisions, please contact us on 1800 800 110 or send an email to the Compensation Recoveries Branch at [email protected]. Please note you will be required to demonstrate you have authority to act on behalf of the participant. If you cannot demonstrate that you have authority to act on behalf of the participant then we will be unable to disclose any information to you. If you have authority to act on behalf of the participant, we may ask you for information about the participant’s...