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Check eligibility – age and residence requirements

Guidance in this document is not approved for use unless you view it in PACE.

This article provides guidance for an access delegate, local area coordinator, early childhood partner and review officer to understand how to:

make a decision on age requirements
make a decision on residence requirements.

Recent updates

3 October 2024

Article title changed from ‘Check evidence for a decision – Age and residence requirements’ to ‘Check eligibility – age and residence requirements’

Before you start

You have:

read and understood Our Guideline – Applying to the NDIS (external)

Make a decision on age requirements

When assessing an application for a person to become a participant of the NDIS, you must first assess they meet the age requirements.

To learn more, refer to Do you meet the age requirements? (external) In Our Guideline – Applying to the NDIS.

Make a decision on residence requirements

The next step when assessing an application for a person to become a participant of the NDIS, you must assess they meet the residence requirements.

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To verify a person’s residence details, if Centrelink consent has been given check the person’s Centrelink record to confirm residence status. If consent has not been given, review the residence documentation provided to support the person’s application.

To learn more, refer to Do you meet the residence requirements? (external) in Our Guideline – Applying the NDIS.

To learn more regarding evidence of age and residence, see article Understand age and residence evidence.

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Version	Amended by	Brief Description of Change	Status	Date
1.0	EMN960	Draft approved by Class 3 Director	APPROVED	2022-11-10
2.0	EMN960	EL2 Class 1 approval to publish	APPROVED	2023-08-14
3.0	IIW664	Class 1 Approval	APPROVED	2024-09-23

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