NDIS participants have a choice about how to manage the funds in their plan.
This includes managing the financial transactions and paperwork and making sure you comply with NDIS rules around what is reasonable and necessary.
The three ways your plan can be managed are:
Plan managed
by an NDIS registered plan manager - such as MyIntegra
Self-managed
where you are responsible for paying providers and all the paperwork
Agency managed
where registered providers directly bill the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Or you can choose to use a combination of management types to suit your needs.
When you use an NDIS plan manager, they are responsible for paying invoices from your service providers. A plan manager also is responsible for providing you with information to enable you to manage your plan effectively, such as monthly spending statements.
Plan managed:
Increased control over how your plan funds are used
Choose registered and non-registered providers
Help with paying your NDIS support providers
Professional budget management, ensuring funds are available for the length of the plan
Help navigating the NDIS
Self-managed:
Make decisions in line with your plan goals
Choose registered and non-registered providers
Employ your own staff or pay someone to employ others
Control and full responsibility for your NDIS funds and claiming from the NDIS
Agency managed:
Ability to check the myplace portal to see claims providers are making against your NDIS funds