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Webinar: How to get the most out of your NDIS plan
May 29, 2024

Your NDIS plan is there to meet your needs and empower you to live a better life. So, it’s important you know what steps you can take to ensure it’s working for you. From knowing what to do if you’re running out of funding to understanding how to inform the NDIS if your circumstances change mid-plan, in this webinar, Fighting Chance’s Senior Support Coordinator, Alex Browne shares tips and knowledge to make sure you maximise your NDIS plan, including:

  • How to use a plan appropriately
  • What to do when your plan comes back and it doesn’t meet your needs
  • What do ‘choice and control’ and ‘plan flexibility’ really mean?
  • What represents a ‘change in situation’ and how to submit it
  • What to do if you run out of funding while waiting for a change of situation decision
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