National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding is based on individual needs. Each individual comes up with a list of plans and goals, along with their funding, to assist people with disabilities to achieve their goals with supports in place.
NDIS Plan Perth
- daily personal activities
- transport to enable participation in community, social, economic and daily life activities
- workplace help to allow a participant to successfully get or keep employment in the open or supported labour market
- therapeutic supports including behaviour support
- help with household tasks to allow the participant to maintain their home environment
- help to a participant by skilled personnel in aids or equipment assessment, set up and training
- home modification design and construction
- mobility equipment, and
- vehicle modifications.
There are a few ways of managing your NDIS funding
NDIA Managed services
NDIA managed services are when NDIS funding in managed by the NDIA. This is when you choose Solutions Street Coaching to be your NDIS registered provider. The NDIA managed services provider will manage your bookkeeping as well as records of your spending from the NDIS services.
Plan Managed NDIS
A plan manager will be able to assist you in understanding how to self-manage your plan, find more choices and get your NDIS budget and reports. If you would like a plan manager the NDIS funding is included in your plan and does not affect your funding from other services and supports included. You can choose who and if you’d like to be plan managed, as well as change your plan manager at any time. Solution Street will provide you with a highly qualified plan manager to assist you in making your decisions and ensuring you have the supports needed.
Self-Managed NDIS
If you would prefer to have your own choices on what services you request funding for then you would most likely opt in for self-managed NDIS funding. You have greater flexibility with self-managed NDIS plans. These flexibilities allow you to organise your own supports and self-manage your NDIS plans, even employ your own staff. Self-managed NDIS plans give you the ability to have control over your budget with the many supports to choose from. With self-managed NDIS plans comes responsibilities when managing your funding, choosing service providers, providing invoices and receipts of any funds spent through your self-managed NDIS plan. All records must be for five years. You do not have to do this all on your own, at Solution Street we can provide you with a Local Area Coordinator or NDIA planner.
Get in touch with Solutions Street Coaching today
At Solution Street we will provide you with the information needed to assist you in deciding if you would like to be plan managed NDIS or self-managed NDIS. It all depends on what is best for you and your situation. Either option allows you to access and be apart of different services and supports. If you prefer guidance and support plan managed NDIS is the way to go, or if you like to explore your own options, self-managed NDIS is for you.
At Solution Street, whichever option you choose, we are here to help and guide you every step of the way.
