Question 4
Is there an impact on an NDIS participant or the supports and services provided to them?
An NDIS participant is someone who has an NDIS plan and uses the money in the plan to pay for supports and services.
Yes, it impacts an NDIS participant or their supports
No, it impacts someone who isn't an NDIS participant
If unsure, check the below definitions or contact us.
Impacts to an NDIS participant's supports and services might look like...
- an NDIS participant being neglected or abused
- low-quality supports provided to an NDIS participant
- no supports being provided to an NDIS participant, or supports that may stop soon
- supports and services at risk of stopping
- something that negatively changes the mental state of the NDIS participant
- misuse of NDIS funding or fraud, including misuse of funds that leads to supports stopping
- an NDIS provider taking advantage of a participant
- provider conflict of interest
- breach of privacy
- NDIS providers using unfair practices to attract participants.
NDIS participants include...
- a person with disability who has an NDIS plan
- a person with an NDIS plan living in residential aged care.
It also includes:
- Disability Support for Older Australians (DSOA) clients
- Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program participants.
People who aren't NDIS participants include...
- a person with disability who doesn't have an NDIS plan
- family or friends of a participant who don't have an NDIS plan
- NDIS workers
- NDIS providers
- a member of the general public.