The launch of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) on 1 July 2013,
heralded the start of a new era for people with disability in Australia. PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Summer Foundation have been collaborating to
undertake a projection of people aged under 65 living in aged care nursing homes
in the three NDIS launch sites that are targeting people in this group:
Australian Capital Territory, the Hunter region of New South Wales and the
Barwon region of Victoria. The Report estimates that although the NDIS will have been operational in the
NDIS launch sites for three years, there will be an additional 40 young people
living in nursing homes in these launch sites by June 2016. The report provides
an estimate of the unmet needs and resources required for housing and support in
the NDIS launch sites. (APO 2 October 2013)
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