National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
2013: Introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
www.nma.gov.authe scheme has been Australia's government program introduced in 2013 to provide funding for people under 65 with significant and permanent disability administered 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. It 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 via participant-centered funding. The NDIA administers plans, with safeguards by the Commission and updated legislation reflecting recent changes;