Disability Services Across Sydney – Supporting Your Goals, Your Way

What is the NDIS?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a national program that provides funding and support to Australians aged 18 to 65 with a permanent and significant disability. The NDIS empowers participants to live a better life by offering access to:

• More time with family and friends
• Greater independence
• Skill development
• Employment or volunteering opportunities
• Increased participation in community life
  

How does the NDIS work?

If you’re eligible, the NDIS provides funding for a wide range of supports tailored to your individual needs. At CatholicCare Sydney, our Integritas Allied Health Services and Disability Services teams work closely with NDIS participants to deliver the support you need to live life your way.

How to apply:

1. Complete the NDIS Access Request Form
   Begin your journey by submitting the official form through the NDIS website or by contacting the NDIS directly.
2. Attend your planning meeting
   Once your application is approved, you'll be invited to a planning meeting to create your personalised NDIS plan. This plan outlines the types of support and funding available to you.
3. Choose your service providers
   With your plan in place, you can access services—like those offered by CatholicCare Sydney—to help you build skills, gain independence, and achieve your goals.

Your NDIS plan can be reviewed regularly or when your circumstances change. Our Support Coordinators are here to guide you through these reviews and ensure your plan continues to meet your needs.

Getting the most out of your NDIS plan 

Knowing how to manage your NDIS plan is important. The funding you receive will depend on your disability, needs and goals. There are three types of support budgets that may be funded in your NDIS plan.

1. Core Supports budget

Core Supports is the most flexible budget and includes:

• consumables or everyday items
• daily activities, like self-care
• assistance with social and community participation
• Supported Employment and help to Find and Keep a Job
• transport
  

The Capacity Building funding is allocated across eight support sub-categories, each matched with the goals in your plan. You can choose how to spend these funds to purchase any approved individual support within its category but won’t be able to move funding from one category to another. Categories include

• Choice and control in training and plan management
• Daily activities e.g. therapies aimed at building your capacity to participate
• Employment-related assessment and counselling
• Health and wellbeing advice in relation to the impact of disability
• Home living support to obtain or retain appropriate accommodation
• Lifelong learning e.g. assistance moving from school to further education
• Relationships e.g. positive behavioural support strategies to reduce behaviours of concern
• Support Coordination

This includes supports such as assistive technology or modifications to your home, which depends on quotes from suppliers:

• assistive technology including equipment items for mobility, personal care, communication, and recreational inclusion
• home modifications such as the installation of a handrail in the bathroom or building an accessible ramp

Our team can also help you to navigate the NDIS and get the best out of your plan.

Find out how we can help you understand the NDIS by contacting us on  13 18 19 or by filing in the below contact us form.