National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides funding to eligible people with disability to gain more time with family and friends, greater independence, access to new skills, jobs, or volunteering in their community, and an improved quality of life.  

The NDIS also connects anyone with disability to services in their community. 

This includes connections to doctors, community groups, sporting clubs, support groups, libraries and schools, as well as providing information about what support is provided by each state and territory government. 

The NDIS now supports over 500,000 Australians with disability to access the services and supports they need. 

This includes supporting approximately 80,000 children with developmental delay, ensuring they receive supports early so that they achieve the best outcomes throughout their lives. 

For more information you can view the Participant Service Charter. 

Find more resources about applying to the NDIS in accessible formats on the booklets and factsheets page.  

To check if you are eligible or for more information of NDIS funding visit National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) website or Settlement Services International (SSI) local area coordination. 

 

Local Council NDIS Services

Fairfield City Council is an accredited NDIS provider. Fairfield City Council offers specialist support as an accredited NDIS provider in following areas: 

Best Start Education & Care (for children aged 0-12) 

Exercise and water safety sessions (for people under 65 years of age)  

Fairstart Early Intervention

offers specialist support for children with a disability or developmental delay 0-10 years. Services include speech pathology, occupational therapy and specialist teacher support. 

Fairstart Early Intervention now also provides online video therapy. Visit our Telehealth page for more details. 

 

Exercise and Water Safety 

Fairfield Leisure Centres offer: Initial assessments, Exercise physiology sessions, Personal training sessions, and Water safety sessions. Our services are registered under Capacity Building - Health and Wellbeing, which must be included in individual plans to enable us to service you. 

For more details please visit the Fairfield City Leisure Centres NDIS page. 

 

Local Area Coordinators (EACH and SSI)

SSI and EACH partners with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to deliver Local Area Coordination services within Fairfield City. They support people to access the NDIS.  

Find out more about NDIS by visiting SSI Local Area Coordination videos and other resources. 

EACH is the NDIS Early Childhood Partner in South West Sydney.  

They deliver the Early Childhood Approach for children aged 0-8 years with a disability or developmental delay. They work with parents, carers and families to support children to have the best possible start in life. Visit their website for more details. 

 

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