National Disability Insurance Scheme

111 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (12 August 2014). Why are there still 1,276 children still in transition to National Disability Insurance Scheme arrangements and why is the transition delayed for these children?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety): I have been advised:

The South Australian trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) commenced on 1 July 2013 and will continue to be implemented over the next two years. The trial will focus on children with disability aged from birth to 14 years. During the first year of the trial children aged birth to five years were able to access support services through the NDIS. This is being extended to children aged up to 13 years from 1 July 2014 and children aged up to 14 years from July 2015.

An estimated 1,276 children and young people will receive services from Disability Services in 2014-15. This projection is based on the number of children and young people who are over 13 years of age and currently receive Disability Services. This age group sits outside the age cohort for year 2 of South Australia's NDIS trial and as such will not transition to the scheme in 2014-15.