The National Disability Insurance Agency has zero tolerance for fraud against the NDIS and its participants. At no stage has the NDIA agreed that the Agency’s tolerance level for fraud was 10 per cent. Any suggestion to the contrary is wrong. The NDIA’s publicly available Fraud Strategy Statement clearly outlines the Agency’s position.
Prominent mental health and disability expert Eddie Bartnik has been engaged as a strategic adviser to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
The Chairman of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bruce Bonyhady, has warmly welcomed the signing of the agreement between the Australian Government and the Government of Western Australia which prepares the way for the NDIS trial site to launch in the Perth Hills on 1 July.
Twenty-two grants totalling close to $3 million have been awarded to organisations by the NDIA to make the ACT more accessible and inclusive of people with disability.
Warrandyte NDIS participant Steven Oram is using his sewing skills to volunteer to make pouches for orphaned wildlife out of donated and discounted fabrics.
The NDIA has published a guide to complex home modifications (CHM) for builders and assessors. The Complex Home Modification Guide is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of complex home modifications to reduce the number of re-quotes and facilitate timely approvals.