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.

We will work 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 work with participants, providers, peak bodies, and Disability Representative and Carer Organisations (DRCOs) to explore blended payments through co-design and trial activities.

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.

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Upcoming Co-Design Activities

Workshops to participate in co-design activities are coming soon.

For Providers

The Grant Round for providers closed on 9 July 2024.

For Participants

The NDIA have appointed JFA Purple Orange to facilitate co-design engagement events.

JFA Purple Orange are looking for NDIS participants to take part in paid co-design workshops. Participants will provide feedback on how providers are paid for certain types of supports.

In particular, they are looking for people with lived experience in receiving NDIS funding to access supports in one of these areas:

• Employment support for school leavers
• Supported Independent Living (SIL) or Younger People in Residential Aged Care

If you are interested or would like to know more, please contact JFA Purple Orange no later than 2 August 2024.

JFA Purple Orange can be contacted via email: admin@purpleorange.org.au or phone on (08) 8373 8388.