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Step 3 – Am I eligible?

To become an NDIS participant you need to meet the ‘access requirements’. If you are living with a mental health condition one of those requirements is to have a high level of psychosocial disability.

If you have a psychosocial disability you may still not be eligible for NDIS funded supports, especially if:

  • there is little effect on your day-to-day functioning or 
  • the evidence you submit with your application does not show a major impact.

The National Disability Insurance Agency has an NDIS Access Checklist that is useful for thinking about whether you meet the access requirements. However, the only way to be sure about your eligibility for NDIS support is to complete an Access Request Form and provide supporting evidence.

 

Am I eligible?

To help support your application to the NDIS download the Reimagine Your Life Workbook

As you explore the 6 steps to accessing the NDIS, you will be guided to activities in the Reimagine Your Life Workbook, where you can complete questions and activities to support your application.

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Accessing the ndis in 6 Steps.
Getting started Mental Health and the NDIS Mental Health, Stigma and Discrimination Taking care of yourself Disability and psychosocial disability What does psychosocial disability mean to you? Mental health recovery, psychosocial disability and the NDIS The impacts of ‘psychosocial disability’ Evidence of psychosocial disability Connecting a mental health condition to a psychosocial disability
What is the NDIS? Who are the NDIA? Local Area Coordinators How can the NDIS support you? What difference can the NDIS make for you? How can the NDIS support recovery? What is funded?
How to Apply for an NDIS Package? Access Request Form and Supporting Evidence Form Providing Supporting Evidence TIPS: Gathering Information about Functional Impacts TIPS: Determining ‘Levels of Support’ TIPS: When psychosocial disability is not your ‘primary’ disability Requesting a Review of a Decision Feedback and Complaints Who to Contact for Help TIPS: For Managing Access Challenges Who Can Be Your Advocate?
Choice in the NDIS Support with decisions My Future Hopes and Dreams Planning my future with goal setting Setting my goals How Can the NDIS Support Me to Achieve my Hopes and Dreams? Reasonable and necessary supports Recovery Coaches and You Managing my plan
Preparing for NDIS Planning What is an NDIS plan? What is the NDIS planning process? TIPS: For choosing a Service Provider What do I need to know about NDIS providers? TIPS: Using Telehealth and Other Remote Services TIPS: For managing challenges in planning Thank you for using reimagine.today