Information given about disability scheme

Information sessions about the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the opportunities it creates for people and their families were available to Peninsula residents on March 30.

Uniting Disability presented the sessions at the Brisbane Waters Secondary College Umina campus to outline the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme across NSW and the ACT and explained the differences between the scheme and current models of disability support.

During the session, residents were instructed on: there eligibility for scheme support, individual funding packages under the scheme, key terminology, specifically "reasonable and necessary to live an ordinary life".

Residents who participated in the sessions were also given real case studies taken from the scheme and asked questions or raise any concerns to be addressed.

Newsletter, 29 Mar 2016

Umina Beach Public School