Leave the NDIS

There are different reasons why you might leave the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

This page explains why you might leave.

There are different reasons why you might leave the NDIS.

You might leave the NDIS because you do not need it anymore.

This might be because you:

• have reached your goals
• have learned new skills
• are independent – you can do things for yourself.

You might leave the NDIS if you move into residential aged care.

Residential aged care is where older people live when they can’t live in their home anymore.

You might also leave the NDIS if you can get support at home from aged care services.

A person will leave the NDIS when they pass away.

You can find out more on our page about what to do when someone passes away.

You might choose to leave the NDIS on your own.

You can contact us if you want to talk about whether you should leave the NDIS or not.

There are laws about who can take part in the NDIS.

When you can take part in the NDIS, we say you are eligible.

You might have to leave the NDIS if you are not eligible to take part in it.

There are different reasons why this can happen.

You are not eligible to take part in the NDIS if you no longer live in Australia.

You are not eligible to take part in the NDIS if you are no longer an Australian citizen.

A citizen is someone who has the rights of a certain country. 

This is because they:

• were born there

or

• passed a test to become a citizen.

Rights are rules about how people must treat you: 

• fairly 
• equally.

Or if you are not a permanent resident.

If you are a permanent resident of a country, you are allowed to live there but you are not a citizen.

You can no longer take part in the NDIS if you do not meet our rules for early intervention.

Early intervention is when people get services and support: 

• as early as possible in their lives
• when they first get a disability.

For example, a child with developmental delay might not meet our rules after they turn 6 years old.

When a child has a developmental delay, they might not grow or develop in the same time as other children of the same age.

This means they may need extra help to do everyday things.

You can find out more on our page about leaving the NDIS.

Sometimes we need to check if a person is still eligible to take part in the NDIS.

We call this an eligibility reassessment.

If we need to do an eligibility reassessment, we will talk to you about:

• how we will check if you are still eligible
• how long it will take us to check.

We will give you information to support you with your eligibility reassessment.

For example, we will give you:

• a list of things you will need
• examples of evidence you will need – proof that something is true.

We will also give you information about:

• what happens if you need more time
• your rights.

Your eligibility reassessment is also a chance for you to share more information about you and your disability.

You can still use your NDIS plan while we do your eligibility reassessment.

Your NDIS plan explains how the NDIS will support you.

If we decide you are no longer eligible to take part in the NDIS, we will support you to leave.

Your NDIS partner can support you when you leave the NDIS.

NDIS partners are people who help others find and use services.

They can connect you to:

• community supports
• mainstream supports.

Mainstream supports are from other parts of the government.

For example, health and education services.

Everyone can use mainstream supports.

You can find out more on our page about mainstream and community supports.

If things in your life change after you leave, you can apply to the NDIS again.

We will let you know if you are eligible to take part.