The Liberal Government is committed to the full roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Tasmania.
I am pleased to report that the NDIS trial in Tasmania is on track to meet the target of 792 participants transitioning to the scheme by 30 June 2014.
As at 3 June this year, about 670 Tasmanians had received completed care plans, while a further 130 young people living with disability have meetings scheduled or are in the process of having eligibility determined.
The first stage of the NDIS in Tasmania will see the scheme rolled out to about 1,000 Tasmanians with disability aged between 15 to 24 by July 2016. From July 2016 other eligible Tasmanians with disability will start to get support through NDIS, and by the time the NDIS is fully implemented in July 2019, some 10,000 Tasmanians with disability will be supported.
Today I met with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) board and shared the Liberal Government’s vision for improving services for Tasmanians living with disability.
The Liberal Government is also further helping Tasmanians living with disability by providing $500,000 per year over four years to those who fall outside the current age criteria. This will provide an extra 12,000 hours of individual disability support.
We have also committed to providing $250,000 to National Disability Services (NDS) (Tasmania) to help them develop a trained workforce ready to meet the increased service demands under the NDIS.
We are committed to working closely with the NDIA and the Commonwealth Government as the rollout of the scheme progresses.
Jacquie Petrusma, Minister for Human Services
