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NDIS 101: Managing your NDIS plan

in Disability 1 min read •   10 May 2018

YDAS Posted by YDAS

Firstly, what is the NDIS?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) assists people with disability by making sure they get the right supports and services.

If you don’t know a lot about the NDIS check out our blog post about joining the NDIS as a young person or watch our video below. It features young people with disability talking about the NDIS.

Managing your NDIS plan

When you join the NDIS you get a plan. Your NDIS plan is about you and your needs. It lists the disability supports you get through the NDIS and the amount of money you can use to pay for them. There are 4 ways to manage your plan and money.

We’ve created a series of resources to help you understand the different ways that you can manage your plan. Download our resources below.

NDIS self-management resources

4 ways to manage your NDIS plan

–   PDF download

–   Accessible Word download

True or false: NDIS self-management 

–   PDF download

–   Accessible Word download

Getting ready to self-manage your NDIS plan

–   PDF download

–   Accessible Word download

Work sheet: Are you ready to self-manage your NDIS plan?

–   PDF download

–   Accessible Word download

Watch our video to learn more about self-management below. It features young people talking about why they want to self-manage their NDIS plans.

Next steps

You can ask your planner or Local Area Coordinator (LAC) about managing your NDIS plan any time you feel ready.

If you feel like you need to learn some new skills before you can self-manage you can tell your planner or LAC. You may be able to get extra help to learn new skills so that you can have more control over your NDIS plan.

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YDAS

The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) is an advocacy organisation that works with disabled young people aged 12 to 25.

We work with disabled young people in Victoria to make sure you can speak up and are being treated fairly. You can access our free advocacy service if you need advice or support.

We run programs so that you can learn to speak up for yourself and others. We talk with disabled young people about what matters most to you. We then help the government and other organisations understand those issues so they can treat disabled young people fairly.

YDAS is a core agency of Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic). YDAS was established in 2006 and is funded by the Victorian Government.