May 17, 2021
In March 2020, the NDIS implemented a number of temporary measures to ensure participants have access to essential supports during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic. As restrictions begin easing across the country, so too are the temporary changes that were put in place.
One of the temporary flexible measures put in place allowed NDIS participants to obtain NDIS support coordination (coordination of supports) using Core funding, even if the participant was not previously approved for this support.
If you or your loved one is an NDIS participant, then you may have decided to use your Core funding to access NDIS support coordination in the past year. If so, you may be aware that this temporary change has now come to an end.
Whether you are looking to amend your plan to include funding for NDIS support coordination, you want to know more about the changes to your NDIS plan, or simply want to learn more about support coordination, then this blog is for you.
COVID-19 Update
Temporary changes to NDIS plans – what has ended and what that means for you
In addition to the above mentioned temporary measure, some other temporary measures have ended while some have been extended.
Measure that have ended:
If you would like to continue accessing support coordination, contact Disability Plan Services today.
Measures that have been extended:
Some temporary COVID-19 supports have been extended until 30 June, 2021. These include:
NDIS Support Coordination
What is a support coordinator
A support coordinator wears many hats and often assists across a many aspects of your NDIS plan. Most importantly, they will work with you to build the skills you need to understand, implement, and use your plan.
Working closely with you, your support coordinator will ensure a mix of supports are used to increase your capacity to maintain relationships, manage service delivery tasks, live more independently, and be included in your community.
The NDIS breaks down a support coordinator’s role into the following:
Due to the role’s varied and specialised nature, NDIS support coordinator qualifications often include fields such as allied health or certifications in disability support, welfare work or similar. The role requires skills in relationship building, crisis and issues management experience, and a thorough understanding of the NDIS.
For more information, read our blog post on the role of a support coordinator.
How a support coordinator can help you understand changes to your plan
With temporary changes to NDIS plans ending or being extended, it is not unusual to want some extra support. Not only do support coordinators work with you to ensure your plan is properly put in place, but they can also help you understand changes to your plan that may be in place because of COVID-19.
Support coordinators, like at Disability Plan Services, have all the latest information and know everything there is to know about NDIS plans. By working closely with you to understand your goals and needs, Disability Plan Services can help you get the most out of your NDIS plan.
New NDIS Price Guide and Support Catalogue
You can find out more about COVID-19 updates in the latest 2020/2021 NDIS price guide and support catalogue.
The NDIS support coordination price guide does not contain prices, but rather has helpful policy information and guidance to help you better understand the NDIS. The NDIS support catalogue includes the price limits, support categories, descriptions, and line items numbers to help clearly identify what is claimable.
If you have any other questions about your NDIS plan, get in touch with the team at Disability Plan Services.
Copyright © 2022 Disability Plan Services
This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept settingsHide notification onlySettingsWe may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.
Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.
Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.
We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.
We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.
We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.
Google Webfont Settings:
Google Map Settings:
Google reCaptcha Settings:
Vimeo and Youtube video embeds: