An NDIS plan is your personalised agreement with the NDIA that records your goals and the funded supports you can use. It sets out three budget types, how your funds are managed, and how long the plan lasts. You use the plan to choose providers and pay for reasonable and necessary supports.
Your plan opens with your personal details and your goals, both short and longer term. It then lists your funded supports across three budgets and explains how your plan is managed and how your community and mainstream supports fit in.
The funded supports section is what most people focus on, because it shows the budgets available and the categories you can spend them on to pursue your goals.
Funding sits in three buckets, each with different rules about flexibility. Knowing which budget pays for what helps you make the most of your plan.
You choose how your funding is handled. With NDIA-managed, the agency pays your registered providers directly. With plan-managed, a plan manager handles invoices and claims for you. With self-managed, you take full control of paying providers and keeping records.
Plans run for a set period and are reviewed before they end. If your needs change sooner, you can request a plan reassessment rather than waiting for the scheduled review.
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