We create your plan based on your individual support needs for the impairments that meet the disability or early intervention requirements. We’ll use the information you give us about your lived experience and how your disability impacts your day-to-day life.
We will:
- get to know you and discuss your situation
- ask you about your goals, or things you want to work towards
- think about what supports your family, friends, community and other government services can provide
- think about any NDIS supports you may need
- review any information gathered by your community partner if they supported you to apply to the NDIS
- ask for further information about your support needs if we need to
- meet with you to approve your plan
- send your plan to you.
You can ask other people to help you if you want to. For example, you can have friends, family or an advocate join any conversation we have with you. They can also help you make your own decisions about your plan.
If you need someone else to make decisions for you about your NDIS plan, we can help you set this up.
This may be:
- a plan nominee if you’re an adult
- a public guardian or trustee if you’re an adult with a guardianship arrangement
- a child representative if you’re under 18 years old.
We’ll start making your plan within 21 days after you become an NDIS participant.