Ministerial and agency correspondence
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The contents of this document are OFFICIAL.
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Support for people over 65 years of age
The NDIS as an insurance-based scheme and takes a lifetime approach to a participant’s support needs. The NDIS provides disability related supports to people with permanent and significant disability. NDIS supports are designed to complement, not replace, other available supports with government services such as health, aged-care, education, justice and transport. For participants who have turned 65 years old, consideration for their presenting needs will be made in relation to the most appropriate service that can meet their support requirements.
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FOI 23/24-0958-DISCLOSURE LOG
To be eligible for the NDIS, a person must first be younger than 65 when they apply. Then there are other requirements set out in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 that need to be met. These include information about residence, disability or early intervention requirements. If a person is close to turning 65 years old and wants to apply to the NDIS, it is best for the applicant to contact the NDIA directly enabling the NDIA to provide advice and support for the applicant to apply on time. When an NDIS participant turns 65 years old, they can choose to either stay with the NDIS or leave and get support from the aged care system.
If a participant turns 65 and enters residential aged care on a permanent basis for the first time, they are subject to being ceased from the NDIS under section 29(1)(b) of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.
Agency Response
The NDIS as an insurance-based scheme and takes a lifetime approach to a participant’s support needs. The NDIS provides disability related supports to people with permanent and significant disability. NDIS supports are designed to complement, not replace, other available supports with government services such as health, aged-care, education, justice and transport.
To be eligible for the NDIS, a person must first be younger than 65 when they apply. Then there are other requirements set out in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 that need to be met. This includes information on residence, disability or early intervention requirements. If a person is close to turning 65 years old and wants to apply to the NDIS, it is best for the applicant to contact the NDIA directly so the NDIA can provide advice and support to assist the applicant to apply on time. When an NDIS participant turns 65 years old, they can choose to either stay with the NDIS or leave and get support from the aged care system.
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