Setting Goals for Your NDIS Plan
Goals are a required part of NDIS planning because they describe what a participant wants to work towards in their life. However, goals are not a direct shortcut to funding. This guide explains how goals are recorded, and how participants can prepare goals that are clear, personal, and useful in planning conversations.
Choosing an NDIS Provider
Choosing an NDIS provider is about more than availability. It’s about safety, suitability, transparency, and whether the support actually matches a your goals and needs as a participant. This article explains how to find providers, what to check before agreeing, how to handle waitlists, and where to go for complaints or concerns.
Work & Study on the NDIS
The NDIS may fund some supports for work and study when they are disability-related, meet the NDIS funding criteria, and are not the responsibility of mainstream systems like schools, universities, or employers. This article explains what that means in practice, including common inclusions (and exclusions), how to build goals into a plan, and what to do if needs change.
Early Connections: Supporting Children Under 9 & Their Families
Early Connections are part of the NDIS Early Childhood Approach and can support children under 9 and their families whether or not the child becomes an NDIS participant. This article explains what Early Connections are, how to access them through early childhood partners, what information and supports may be provided, and what happens next.
NDIS Service Agreements
An NDIS service agreement is the agreement between a participant and a provider about what supports will be delivered and how. This guide explains what service agreements can include, how participants can make and use them, what to do if there is a problem, and why written agreements are strongly recommended even when they are not always required.
Understanding Reasonable & Necessary Supports
All funded NDIS supports must meet the “reasonable and necessary” criteria and must be an “NDIS support” under updated laws. This article explains what each criterion means in practice, why some supports aren’t funded even when recommended, how the NDIA considers mainstream and informal supports, and what options exist if a participant disagrees with a funding decision.
Guide to Plan Management
Plan management is an NDIS-funded service that helps participants manage their plan budget, pay providers, track spending, and improve financial confidence. This guide explains how plan management works, what to expect from a plan manager, and how to choose one.
Principles the NDIA Follows Creating Plans
NDIS plans are built using legislated rules and a set of planning principles intended to support fairness, consistency, and financial sustainability. This article explains what those principles are, how the NDIA applies “reasonable and necessary” criteria, and what supports can and can’t be funded.
Applying to the NDIS: Eligibility, Evidence & Processes
Applying to the NDIS is a structured process with clear eligibility and evidence requirements. This guide explains what the NDIA assess, how to prepare a strong application, what the process is, and what options exist if someone is found not eligible. Assistance for participants, families, and supporters.
Understanding the NDIS: A Guide
The NDIS can feel like a new language at first: plans, partners, “reasonable and necessary,” and a lot of moving parts. This guide breaks the scheme down including what it is, who it’s for, what it funds, and who you’ll likely interact with along the way.
NDIS Support Categories
NDIS funding is split into key support categories that determine what your budget can be used for and how flexible it is. This post explains the main categories, what each typically includes, and how the “reasonable and necessary” rules influence what can and can’t be funded.
Navigating the NDIS as Someone with Autism
The NDIS can fund a range of autism-related supports, but eligibility and planning often depend on clear evidence of functional impact and well-defined goals. This post explains how the NDIS assesses eligibility for autistic participants, and what “reasonable and necessary” can look like in practice.
NDIS Overspending & Underspending
Overspending can leave you without essential supports before your plan ends, while underspending can mean missed progress and may raise questions at your next plan review. This post explains why both happen, the risks associated, and practical ways to find the “sweet spot.”
NDIS Supports Changes: NDIS Update 3 October 2024
Starting 3 October 2024, the NDIS has introduced some important updates to the definition of what can and cannot be funded through NDIS supports. These changes are aimed at clarifying how NDIS funding can be used, and they may affect the services and supports you currently receive.
Beyond Invoice Payments: What is Plan Management?
Plan management is more than processing invoices. It’s funded support that helps your manage your NDIS budget, understand funding rules, and improve choice and control.
Navigating Longer NDIS Plans
Longer NDIS Plans can reduce frequent review meetings, but life can still shift. This post explains what longer plans mean, how to request a Participant Requested Review when circumstances change, and the key evidence to provide.
Am I Eligible for Support Coordination?
Support coordination is a capacity-building support that helps you understand your plan, connect with providers, set up service agreements, and build confidence managing the NDIS over time but it’s not funded for everyone. This post explains how the NDIA assesses eligibility, when it’s most useful, and how to strengthen your request at a planning meeting with clear evidence.
How to Best Assist Clients at Every Stage of the NDIS Journey
Supporting participants well means understanding what they need at each step of the NDIS process. This post outlines how providers can help across the key stages of the NDIS process.
Finding the Right Service Providers
Choosing NDIS service providers can feel overwhelming, even with all the choice and control the NDIS offers. This post shares practical ways to find the right fit and explains how plan management can expand your provider choices including some unregistered providers.
Introducing the New Purple Leopard Mobile App
Purple Leopard Plan Management has launched a new mobile app through Planability (by CreAbility Systems) to help participants, carers, and support coordinators manage NDIS plans securely on the go. Learn how to get started and explore key features on the app.