If you self-manage your NDIS plan

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If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you:

  • manage all or part of your funding
  • choose what supports you use to reach your goals.

If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you:

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  • don’t have to use registered providers for all your supports
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  • can hire your own support workers.

Checking your workers

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If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you should check that your support workers have a Worker Screening Check.

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A Worker Screening Check makes sure workers are safe to support people with disability.

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We keep a list of everyone with a Worker Screening Check.

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You can ask to check the list on our website.

www.ndiscommission.gov.au/workforce/worker-screening

Find a provider

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If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you will need to find your own providers.

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You can use the Provider finder on the NDIS website.

www.ndis.gov.au/participants/working-providers/find-registered-provider/ provider-finder