Understanding the NDIS and Disability Support

Read Hireup's guides, information and resources on all things disability support, from the NDIS to eligibility, funding and more.

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Getting started on the NDIS
NDIS funding and budgets
NDIS supports and services

Getting started on the NDIS

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What is the NDIS?

What's covered: When did the NDIS start? How does the NDIS work? Where is the NDIS available?

What is the NDIS?

Watch: Hireup's Navigating the NDIS webinar series

Hireup has brought together expert panels who will discuss key topics, including support coordination, plan check in’s and reviews, the administrative appeals tribunal and more.

Navigating NDIS webinar series

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Am I eligible for the NDIS?

What's covered: What are the requirements for the NDIS? What isn't eligible for NDIS funding? NDIS eligibility checklist.

NDIS eligibility

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What is a NDIS-registered provider?

What's covered: Find out if you can use NDIS-registered providers, and where to find them online.

NDIS-registered providers

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Your first NDIS planning meeting

What's covered: What will be discussed during your first meeting and what to bring with you.

First planning meeting

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The Difference Between Plan Management And Support Coordination

What's covered: Plan management and support coordination support participants in different ways. But what's the difference?

What's the difference?

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How to choose your NDIS plan manager

What's covered: What plan managers do, who they may be useful for and how to find and choose the right plan manager for you.

Your NDIS plan manager

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How To Request A Review Of Your NDIS Plan

What's covered: Understand when you can request an early plan review and how to do this.

Request an early plan review

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Guide to NDIS nominees and guardians

What's covered: Who is a nominee? Who can be a nominee and how are they appointed? The difference between nominees and guardians.

Guide to nominees and guardians

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What's covered: In this article, we’ll learn about the benefits of socialising and how the NDIS can support your social and community goals.

Social and community participation funding

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Understanding NDIS Therapeutic Services Funding

What's covered?: In this article we’ll find out what therapies are covered by the NDIS, how to access the funding and find the right therapist for your NDIS journey.

Therapeutic services funding

What does reasonable and necessary mean?

What's covered: How the NDIS defines reasonable and necessary, and a handy checklist for defining supports.

Reasonable and necessary

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How to write good NDIS goals

What's covered: What are goals and how to write good goals with examples.

Good NDIS goals

NDIS funding and budgets

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3 ways to manage NDIS funds

What's covered: The three ways you can manage your NDIS funding so you can choose the one that's best for you.

Manage NDIS funds

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A guide to NDIS consumables

What's covered: NDIS consumables budget, what's covered and how you can use your funds.

NDIS consumables

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NDIS School Leavers Employment Support (SLES)

What's covered: What is NDIS SLES, who is eligible for NDIS funding and what to expect from an NDIS SLES provider.

NDIS SLES

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What is considered NDIS low cost assistive technology

What's covered: What assistive technologies are, how they're funded by the NDIS and how to spend your assistive technology funding.

Low cost assistive technology

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How to spend your NDIS funding

What's covered: Spending from Core Support Budgets, Capacity Building Supports Budgets and Capital Supports Budgets.

Spending NDIS funding

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How to switch to NDIS Plan Management

What's covered: Finding a Plan Manager, what Plan Management and how to switch.

Switching to Plan Management

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How to make your NDIS budget last

What's covered: Reasons participants fall short on funding, and how you can be aware of and overcome potential funding challenges.

Make your NDIS budget last

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What is NDIS Assistive Technology?

What's covered: Different types of assistive technology and how you can access the NDIS funding for this support.

Learn about assistive technology

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What's the difference between Capacity Building and Core Supports budgets?

What's covered: What are Core Supports? What is Capacity Building? Examples of supports in each category.

Core Supports Vs Capacity Building

NDIS supports and services

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A guide to NDIS supports and services

What's covered: Core Supports, Capacity Building and Capital Support.

Supports and services

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NDIS funded holiday: Can I use my plan to fund my travels?

What's covered: Bringing your support worker on a trip, using NDIS funding for a holiday and planning your trip.

NDIS funded holidays

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NDIS Disability Support for Children

What's covered: why early intervention is important, what NDIS Early Childhood Approach is and receiving support.

Support for children

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How does the NDIS fund meal preparation and deliveries?

What's covered: what costs are covered, who is eligible for funding and how to get funding for meal preparation and delivery included in your plan.

Meal preparation and delivery