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Webinar: How to implement your NDIS plan
November 16, 2022

Watch this webinar, where Alex Browne, Fighting Chance Senior Support Coordinator, breaks down:

  • what are ‘Core’, ‘Capacity Building’ and ‘Capital’ funding?
  • what do the names of the support categories really mean?
  • how do I know which parts of my funding are flexible and which are not?
  • how do I know what I can use my funding for?
  • how does my choice around funds management impact the flexibility of my funding?

 

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Here are some helpful resources that Alex references in the webinar:

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