National Disability Insurance Scheme
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humanrights.gov.auNational Disability Insurance Scheme is an Australian government program since 2013 to fund reasonable and necessary supports for people under 65 with significant and permanent disability run by the NDIA, overseen by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Supports fall into Core, Capacity Building, and Capital categories, aiming to improve independence, participation, and access to assistive technology or home modifications. The scheme covers disability-related equipment and services, not basic living expenses, and intends to help participants pursue wellbeing, housing, employment, education, and social relationships to support planning and access to services through a participant-centered funding model. Plans are administered by the NDIA, with safeguards by the Commission and updated legislation reflecting recent changes;