NDIS Community Inclusion MAV Human Services Directors Forum

NDIS & Community Inclusion MAV Human Services Directors Forum Steve Maillet Community Linkages, NDIA October 2016 Preparing for the NDIS 1

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The NDIS is built on three pillars: 1. Insurance approach 2. Choice & control 3. Community & mainstream Preparing for the NDIS 3

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Local Area Coordination Partners will work in communities to: • Assist people with an NDIS plan to connect to the community and put their plan into action • Provide short-term help to people with disability who do not have an NDIS plan to connect to supports and the community • Work with the community to make it more inclusive Preparing for the NDIS 5

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Information, Linkages & Capacity Building (ILC) ILC is all about connections. We want to create connections in two ways: 1. Capacity Building - Making sure people with disability have the skills, confidence and information they need to get involved in the community 2. Community Inclusion - Building the capacity of the community to include people with disability Preparing for the NDIS 7

The ILC Policy outlines five activities for ILC: 1. Information, linkages & referrals 2. Capacity building of mainstream services 3. Community awareness & capacity building 4. Individual capacity building 5. Local Area Coordination Preparing for the NDIS 8

ILC Commissioning Framework • The draft outlines the role of ILC, the outcomes expected & priority focus areas • The Framework will be released shortly • Program Guidelines to follow Preparing for the NDIS 9

What do we want to see? • Greater social and economic participation • Increased capacity of the community to be inclusive • “Closing the gap” to an ordinary life • Reduction in need for specialised support Preparing for the NDIS 10

In Victoria Forecast increase in demand There will be over 27, 000 participants, meaning the disability supports market is estimated to grow from 78, 000 people in 2016 to 105, 000 in 2019. Market size ($value) There will be more funding and the level of annual expenditure is estimated to grow from $2. 6 billion to $5. 1 billion in 2020. Preparing for the NDIS 11

In Victoria (continued) Forecast increase in demand + $2. 5 b in supports, and + 14, 850 – 18, 100 FTE jobs is the estimated growth in supply required across Victoria to meet full scheme demand. Growth in workforce at full scheme More jobs: The workforce required to service this demand is estimated to grow from 19, 550 – 23, 900 to 34, 400 – 42, 000 FTE in 2019. Preparing for the NDIS 12

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