NDIS Eligibility Criteria Explained

NDIS is a disability support provider with various services that helps people with disability to overcome challenges with the help of supports like Accommodation, Behaviour Support, Mobility Assist, Transportation, and more. 

NDIS Disability fund is among the finest and most reliable to access to various disability support services and avail the required support tailored explicitly to meet the goals of the participants. 

If you are confused about what are the certain eligibility criteria to enroll in the NDIS plan, this blog will help you to understand the eligibility requirements. 

Must be aged between 7 to 65

To enroll as a participant under the NDIS plan, the person seeking the service must meet the age limit set by the NDIS. The minimum age to become an NDIS participant is 7 and the maximum can go up to 65 years. 

However, it should be noted that the person wishing to participate in the scheme post-65 years of age will not be able to do so. Moreover, an excellent choice for those people can be the services that mostly focus on aged care. My Aged Care, an initiative by the Australian government is a dedicated support service for the elders, aiming to enhance the elders’ lives.

 Citizenship and other proofs

It should be highly noted that the service is only available in Australia and cannot be accessed from elsewhere. But, people living in Australia can access the service if the participant 

• Is an Australian Citizen 
• Has a protected or a special visa 
• Can show permanent Resident proof 

Need support in daily activities

NDIS will not fund if the person cannot prove that his/her funding requirement is related to disability.

The participants willing to acquire the NDIS fund must be a person who requires an increased level of support in doing everyday chores such as changing clothes, going to the bathroom, having difficulty moving, and more things that are related to the person’s disability

Wants to reduce the support dependency in the future

The main aim of NDIS disability support is to ensure the participants are excelling in the plans they chose and are able to reduce the dependency slowly until they reach the time when they are able to freely do certain actions on their own. 

Henceforth, the people willing to be eligible under the NDIs plan must always aim to journey toward the road to independence