The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has made changes to its Review of Decisions Operational Guidelines, in response to recommendations made by the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Provision of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) has improved under reforms announced in February by the Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson.
From 1 March 2019, the Victorian, Tasmanian and ACT governments have advised they will no longer assess the a number of registration groups against their quality and safeguard standards.
The latest quarterly data for the NDIS released today shows that close to one in three people entering the scheme are receiving disability supports for the first time.