Check eligibility – DIS – social and economic impact

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Check eligibility – DIS – social and economic impact

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

This article provides guidance for all NDIA staff and partners to:

• understand what evidence of social and economic impact is
• know when to ask for technical advice.

Recent updates

3 October 2024

• Article title changed from ‘Check evidence for a decision – Disability requirements – social and economic impact’ to ‘Check eligibility – DIS – social and economic impact’
• When we say DIS in a title, we mean disability requirements. We’ve added this to help you quickly identity which articles are for disability or early intervention requirements.

Before you start

You have:

• read Our Guideline – Applying to the NDIS (external) including sections Does your impairment affect your social, work or study life? and Do you meet the disability requirements?
• read articles Understand disability requirements and What evidence of disability is required?

Understanding evidence of social and economic impact of

an impairment for disability requirements

What is evidence of a social and economic impact?

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We need evidence of how an impairment affects a person’s ability to work, study or take part in social life.

This means evidence of the impact on how the applicant can find and keep a job, contribute to the community, or join social activities because of their permanent impairment.

For children with evidence of social or economic impact or both, go to article Understand early intervention requirements.

When you need to ask for technical advice

You must request advice from the Technical Advice and Practice Improvement Branch (TAPIB) if you are considering an access met decision for a person with a chronic health condition. Go to article Create a technical advice case.

To learn more, read Requesting TAPIB Advice on the NDIA Intranet.

The disability requirements are just one of the eligibility requirements. To be eligible for the NDIS, the applicant must also meet the age and residency requirements.

Go to article Check eligibility – Age and residence requirements.

Next steps

If you are an access delegate:

• to determine eligibility, continue to follow guidance in article Make an access decision - pre-legislation changes or article Make an access decision – post-legislation changes.
• to check the timeframes to make a decision, follow guidance in article Check decision – Legislative timeframes.

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Version	Amended by	Brief Description of Change	Status	Date
2.0	TPO642	Draft approved by Class 3 Director (Approved by AD in Director absence)	APPROVED	2022-10-07
3.0	EMN960	EL2 Approval to publish	APPROVED	2023-07-07
4.0	IIW664	Class 1 approved. Article title changed from ‘Check evidence for a decision – Disability requirements – social and economic impact’ to ‘Check eligibility – DIS – social and economic impact’	APPROVED	2024-09-23

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