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History of The NDIS - A Quick Review
Pre-Trial :
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- 2008 – You need to acknowledge this stage as the foremost. The signing of the National Disability Agreement took place. Australian governments considered it the first and vital step towards a new, cooperative aspect. It is to support people with disability—the development of a National Disability Strategy 2010-2020 was initiated. The actual NDIS history began from this stage.
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- 2011 – You can connect this year with the grassroots campaign in the history of the NDIS. It helped in introducing the NDIS. In February, The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) promoted the National Disability Strategy. In July, the release of the Productivity Commission inquiry report into Disability Care and Support took place. This suggests the replacement of the current system with a novice scheme. Finally, in August, the Australian Government proceeded with establishing an NDIS.
- 2013 – In March 2013, the Federal Parliament passed the NDIS Bill. This was one of the major landmark events in the history of the NDIS.
Trial (2013-2015) :
- Barwon (Victoria)
- Hunter area (New South Wales)
- South Australia for 0 to 14-year-olds
- Tasmania for 15 to 24 year olds
- Australian Capital Territory
- Barkly (Northern Territory)
- Perth Hills (Western Australia)
Transition (2016-2019) :
- Townsville and Charters Tower for 0 to 17 years olds.
- Palm Island Aboriginal Shire for 0 to 64 year olds.
July 2016 – NDIS initiated to expand in the regions of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales.
September 2016 – The stress of families started to reduce.
October 2016 – NDIS started in other regions of Queensland.
January 2017 – NDIS expanded in other areas of South Australia and the Northern Territory.
June 2017 – NDIS began to support 200% more people, that is 89,610 people in just a year.
August 2017 – NDIS supported the milestone number of people which is 100,000.
November 2017 – Parliament passed the legislation. It sets up the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
April 2018 – Progress stories of people to be studied.
June 2018 – NDIS supported 172,333 people. It reached nearly 55,000 for the first time.
July 2018 – The NDIS started to stretch in other areas of Western Australia.
September 2018 – NDIS supports 200,000 people.
June 2019 – 286.015 people receive NDIS support.
- Townsville and Charters Tower for 0 to 17 years olds.
- Palm Island Aboriginal Shire for 0 to 64 year olds.
July 2016 – NDIS initiated to expand in the regions of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales.
September 2016 – The stress of families started to reduce.
October 2016 – NDIS started in other regions of Queensland.
January 2017 – NDIS expanded in other areas of South Australia and the Northern Territory.
June 2017 – NDIS began to support 200% more people, that is 89,610 people in just a year.
August 2017 – NDIS supported the milestone number of people which is 100,000.
November 2017 – Parliament passed the legislation. It sets up the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
April 2018 – Progress stories of people to be studied.
June 2018 – NDIS supported 172,333 people. It reached nearly 55,000 for the first time.
July 2018 – The NDIS started to stretch in other areas of Western Australia.
September 2018 – NDIS supports 200,000 people.
June 2019 – 286.015 people receive NDIS support.
Full Scheme (2020-Present) :
June 2020 – 391,999 people received support from NDIS. Some of the success stories are shared.
August 2020 – A new Participant Service Charter comes up. The Charter elaborates on the expectations of the NDIS participants while dealing with the NDIA. This mentions precise service standards, timelines, and overall principles.
September 2020 – Discussion on more success stories.
June, 2021- More than half that is 466,619 people were granted support by NDIS, for the first time.
October 2021 – The Australian Government formulates and executes the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill in 2021. It was introduced to safeguard the participants from the risk of neglect. Abuse, and exploitation.
December 2021 – myNDISapp gets launched. This aids NDIS participants in managing their plans with ease.
February 2022 – NDIS supported more than 500,000 people.
June 2022 – 534,655 people receive NDIS assistance. This was for more than 300,000 for the first time.
July 2022 – The changes are made to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Act 2022 by the Parliament. This has been done for the transformation of NDIS.
October 2022 – The NDIS Review was introduced. This looks into the operations, designs, and sustainability of the NDIS.
November 2022 – The famous narrative of the Tokyo Paralympics, Alberto got published.
April 2023 – The appointments of the NDIA Board took 6 people with disability on the Board out of 12.
October 2024 – Some prominent changes were made to enhance the operations of NDIS.
Learn more about the features of the My NDIS Participant Portal in our latest blog.
Future Directions :
The evolution of NDIS further evolved in the expansion of participant numbers and coverage. NDIS Act 2013 streamlined the approval and application processes. The directions of the scheme will be shaped by ongoing policy development. This ensured serving people with disabilities to get the best of benefits. It began partnerships with NDIS providers, mostly in key hubs like Melbourne. This is vital to deliver person-centred and high-quality services. Overall, the NDIS demonstrates the foundational basis of bringing revolutions in the policy of national disability.
