Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is preparing to change how participants’ support needs are assessed and how those assessments inform funding decisions. At the centre of the reforms is the I-CAN assessment tool, a standardised approach designed to make NDIS planning more consistent and reduce the need for participants […]
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New figures about reductions to NDIS plans have attracted attention at the same time as significant changes to some participant budgets begin taking effect. ABC News reported that National Disability Insurance Agency data obtained under Freedom of Information laws shows $2.83 billion was removed from participant plans that were reduced […]
Australia’s new Thriving Kids program is moving closer to implementation, with the first supports due to begin rolling out from 1 October 2026. The program is intended to create a new pathway of early developmental support for children aged eight and under with developmental delay and/or autism who have low to moderate support needs. It forms part […]