Author: Anastasia Symons

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PWDA Responds to NDIA STA and Respite Changes

On Friday 22 November the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) released new information on Short Term Accommodation (STA) and Respite. PWDA is concerned about uncertainty in funding decisions and subsequent harm to participants while the sector awaits the release of the operational guidelines.
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PWDA and community organisations condemn government failure to act on DSP Senate Inquiry Report

PWDA, ACOSS and disability advocacy organisations have expressed alarm at the Government’s dismissal of the Senate Report on the Purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and called for urgent action to address barriers to accessing the DSP, the risk of poverty for recipients and to reform how eligibility is assessed and avenues for dispute resolution.
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New NDIS support lists have started. This is what we know so far. 

On Tuesday 1 October 2024, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released the NDIS support lists that define what supports the NDIS can pay for.  

This blog post focuses on the NDIS support lists and what we currently know about them.

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Transitional support lists only as good as the process to develop them. PWDA says this must not happen again.

The Australian Government has today released the transitional lists of what can and cannot be funded by the NDIS. PWDA is deeply concerned that these lists are only being made available less than two days before they come into effect with no guarantee that the information and how it impacts individual plans will be communicated directly to participants beforehand. 
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