Ndis partners in the community program

29.4In Annex A to the Statement of Requirements, why do the number of ongoing Participants decrease slightly from January – June 2018?

Participant numbers may vary each quarter and each financial year as Participants leave the Scheme and new Participants join the Scheme. Some Participants may also elect to self-manage after a period of support from the Partner.

See also response to question 11.15 above.

29.5In Annex A to the Statement of Requirements, why are there no figures for Initial Plan and Implementation January – June 2018?

The question does not make clear which Service Area(s) are being referred to. Introduction to people to the National Disability Insurance Scheme is intended to occur according to the timelines agreed in the relevant Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the relevant State or Territory for transition to a National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Non-specific guidance might be offered that, generally, where numbers for Initial Plan and Plan Implementation reduce, the numbers for Plan Review and Full Scheme planning will increase. This may indicate that the bulk of people who will be phased into the Scheme have been phased into the Scheme and have passed the stage of requiring ‘Initial Plan and Plan Implementation’ services.