NDIS Funding

General information about NDIS funding for positive behaviour support

What is NDIS Funding?

If you’re just starting your journey, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can feel confusing and overwhelming. Let’s start at the beginning: the NDIS is a government agency responsible for providing funding to eligible people with disability. The funding can enable greater independence, skill development, time with family and friends and an improved quality of life. The NDIS also helps to connect people with disability to providers of services that can help them achieve these things.

  • To access NDIS funding, you need to apply directly to the NDIS. They will review your eligibility against their criteria. 

    The NDIS website has information about eligibility and the process of applying for support.

  • Formerly know as the NDIS Price Guide, the NDIS pricing arrangements and price limits is a price regulation system by the NDIS to ensure participants receive value for money for services they use.

  • When you review your NDIS Plan, your funding is split into three categories:

    • Core

    • Capital

    • Capacity Building

    Positive behaviour support services are funded through the "Improved Relationships" category within the "Capacity Building". This area focuses on helping you build your independence and learn new skills. And this is what positive behaviour support helps you to do. 

    Therefore, to access positive behaviour support services, you need to have funding in this category of your NDIS Plan. 

    If you don’t have an NDIS Plan, check out the NDIS website for more information about how your NDIS Plan is created for you.

  • If you don’t have positive behaviour support in your NDIS Plan, you can contact the NDIS to request a change. The NDIS will seek to understand why you need positive behaviour support and work out whether it meets the NDIS guidelines for a reassessment.

  • If you are not eligible for NDIS Funding for positive behaviour support, you can still access services by:

    • Asking your Local Area Coordinator for recommended community services

    • Request a fee for service arrangement with your provider

    • Explore if your state government provides any programs you can be part of

    • Consider talking to your children’s school as they may have experience in this area

    • You could also see a GP to access a mental health plan and get a referral to a psychologist, or a recommendation for a mental health social worker

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