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Evaluation of the NDIS: final report
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Evaluation of the NDIS: appendix to final report
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National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial sites were located across six Australian states and territories. This evaluation of the NDIS trial sites considers a range of impacts on people with disability and their families and carers, the disability sector and its workforce, mainstream providers and services, and the wider community.
A further objective of the evaluation was to identify elements of the NDIS which contributed to or impeded the intended positive outcomes. The evaluation provides a working template for continuing longitudinal survey data collection, which would provide early evidence of any problems as they arise and confirmation of where things are going well. This would support continuous improvement and strengthening of the system as it unfolds and matures.
The evaluation is underpinned by a evidence base comprising a quantitative element (large scale surveys) and a qualitative element (in-depth interviews conducted with a broad range of relevant stakeholder groups). Repeat (longitudinal) sampling was used for most participant groups.
This is the final of three reports from the evaluation of the NDIS trial sites and provides a complete and comprehensive synthesis of the evidence collected from all sources and methodologies. The report is structured around ten key themes:
- supply and demand of support services
- the disability sector and its workforce
- choice and control (including self-management)
- reasonable and necessary supports
- wellbeing
- participation (social, economic and educational) and aspirations (goals)
- fairness, equity and access
- mainstream interface
- older people with disability
- NDIS in the NT (with a focus on the Barkly trial site).
Key findings
- The NDIS has been designed and built on sound fundamentals, providing an important confirmation of the policy.
- The NDIS has been delivering the outcomes that it was designed to deliver.
- The positive findings come with some qualifications, e.g. some design aspects and implementation outcomes are not as person-centred as originally desired, and several outcomes are not attained at the speed that was originally expected.
