Check eligibility – EI – likely to reduce future support needs

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Check eligibility – EI – likely to reduce future support needs

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 to understand how to:

• review evidence to determine the likelihood that future supports may be reduced
• use this information to support the person to understand the eligibility requirements.

Recent updates

3 October 2024

• Article title changed from ‘(EI) Check evidence for a decision – Likely to reduce future support needs’ to ‘Check eligibility – EI – likely to reduce future support needs’.
• When we say EI in a title, we mean early intervention requirements. We’ve added this to help you identity which articles are for disability or early intervention requirements.

Before you start

You have:

• read and understood Our Guideline – Applying to the NDIS (external) in section, How will early intervention help you?
• read article Understand early intervention requirements.
• evidence early intervention is likely to reduce future support needs

Review evidence to determine the likelihood that future supports may be reduced

Review the available evidence to consider if early intervention supports will mean the person is likely to need less NDIS supports in the future.

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To determine if early intervention will help reduce the person’s need for future supports, you need to look at:

• how their impairment might change over time
• how long they have had their impairment
• if there’s been a significant change to their impairment
• if their needs are likely to change soon, such as if they are finishing school.

Early intervention requirements are just one of the eligibility requirements. To be eligible for the NDIS under early intervention, the person must also meet the age and residence 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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1.0	EMN960	Draft approved by EL2	APPROVED	2022-11-10
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