Working together to trial blended payments

As part of the 2023-24 Budget, the Government committed $24.6 million over 4 years from 2023‑24 to work with participants and providers to trial blended payments.

This initiative is one of many in a wider package of reforms designed to improve the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ensuring every dollar spent goes to support people with a disability.

Throughout 2024 we have worked with participants and providers to co-design trials of blended payments that increase providers’ incentive to innovate service delivery and achieve improved outcomes for NDIS participants.

The trials will be undertaken in two areas to focus effort and resources on genuine co-design:

• Employment Supports for School Leavers to identify ways to improve employment outcomes for participants.
• Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Younger People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) to support these participants to move to more appropriate housing and to drive innovative services delivery approaches.

We will carefully design approaches to blended payments to ensure safeguards are in place for NDIS participants. Participation in blended payments activities will be voluntary for NDIS participants.

Upcoming Activities

Co-design of the payment models which will be tested in the Blended Payments trials has now concluded.

We are taking time to plan for trial activities, expected to commence in early 2025.

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