From 1 July 2016, eligible people with disability in Tasmania will start entering the NDIS with the full roll out complete by 2019.

The number of Tasmanians in the NDIS will roughly double every year of the roll out – that’s about 10,500 people.

When is it coming to me?

1 July 2016

young people aged 12-14

1 January 2017

adults aged 25-28

1 July 2017

children aged 4-11

1 January 2018

adults aged 29-34

1 July 2018

children aged 0-3 and adults aged 35- 49,

1 January 2019

remaining adults aged 50-64 years

You can read more detail, and download the NDIA’s participant’s information here.

A staged and aged based approach

Tasmania’s Human Services Minister Jacqui Petrusma told ABC Hobart that a staggered aged based roll out will allow the disability sector to gear up for the changes.

The Tasmania Government has committed to funding 60 per cent with the Federal Government contributing the rest.

“In July 2019 it will be $232 million that the State Government will be putting in; over the next three years it’s about $320 million that will be invested into the scheme,” the Minister said.

People who will not be eligible for NDIS support in the first roll out stages will keep receiving support from existing services.

This is great news!

Thank you Tasmania. It’s time for the remaining states to do the same.

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