About this resource
How funding is managed affects choice and paperwork. This tool describes the main options neutrally and helps participants reflect on what matters to them, such as choice of providers, control, time for paperwork and support, so they can make an informed choice.
Purpose
To help participants make an informed choice about funding management.
Who it is for
Primary profession: NDIS providers and support coordinators. Also relevant for social workers.
Client or participant group: Participants and families deciding how to manage NDIS funding.
Practice setting: Pre-planning, plan reviews and support coordination.
Suggested uses
- Pre-planning conversations
- Plan reviews
- Capacity building
- Explaining options
Instructions for practitioners
- Present options neutrally.
- Check current NDIS guidance, as rules change.
- Focus on what matters to the participant.
- Respect the participant's choice.
Instructions for clients or participants
- Read about each option.
- Tick what matters to you.
- Talk it through.
Accessibility considerations
Offer an Easy Read version and verbal explanation.
Scope and limitations
General information. It is not an official NDIS document. Check current NDIS guidance.
Research basis
This resource is designed to align with the NDIS Practice Standards and Code of Conduct; using it does not by itself demonstrate compliance. Human rights frameworks and research on the dignity of risk support people's right to make their own choices, including choices that involve some risk.
- Ibrahim, J. E., & Davis, M. (2013). Impediments to applying the ‘dignity of risk’ principle in residential aged care services. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32(3), 188–193. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12014
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. NDIS Code of Conduct. https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/rules-and-standards/ndis-code-conduct
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators. https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/rules-and-standards/ndis-practice-standards
- United Nations. (2006). Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-persons-disabilities
What is included
A 2-page printable A4 PDF, including a practitioner notes page with the research basis (version 1.0).
Originality
Original Practitioner Plus content: wording, activity structure, layout and icons were created for this resource. No third-party worksheets, illustrations or text were reproduced.
