Which statement describes the funding focus of the NDIS?

• A. Funding for carers and assistive technology
• B. Funding for private hospital care
• C. Funding for private health insurance rebates
• D. Funding for PBS medicines

Answer: (A)

NDIS funding focuses on supports that help a person with disability participate in daily life and live more independently. This includes funding for assistive technology—devices and equipment that help with daily tasks or communication—and for supports for carers, such as respite or training that enable the person with a disability to function more independently. These areas reflect the NDIS aim to fund reasonable and necessary supports that promote independence and participation. By contrast, private hospital care, private health insurance rebates, and PBS medicines are funded through other systems such as Medicare/private hospitals, private insurers, or the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, not the NDIS. So funding for carers and assistive technology best describes the NDIS focus.