NDIS participants receive transport boost

Published 6th February 2020

National Disability Insurance Scheme participants will once again be able to pay for transport using their core support funding under changes announced by the Morrison government.

NDIS Minister Stuart Robert said on Monday that from 1 March, participants can use their plan’s core funding when travelling to and from NDIS-funded community activities. 

This reverses a decision made by the National Disability Insurance Agency in July last year, which banned people from using money assigned for their core support for travel when their transport funding ran out.  

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Source:
Luke Michael, 2020, Probono Australia (https://probonoaustralia.com.au)