162 Frank Filardo An individuals story. The individual totally believes the NDIS is the best program ever; viewed from his previous inability to access block funded services to any acceptable level. The individual's current supports were withdrawn from the 30/06/16 The participant is provided with a standard NDIS phone interview "Question and answer" in July. This is followed with a standard Plan. (04/Sep/16 $48000) The Planner take into account the Participant's multiple and complex needs. A plan review is submitted within two days. No Plan Review was provided until Feb/17 (Six (6) months). Also no services were provided during this time even though the Participant had $48000 allocated in his plan. (6 months at $4000/month = $24000. Not one single cent was used) A revised Plan was issued on the 27/02/17 (27/02/17 $65000) The is that the Participant was Not provided with any services from the 30/06/16 even though a Support Coordinator service agreement was signed within three weeks of Plan acceptance. A Support Coordinator's Service Agreement was signed on the 14/03/17. Now, it took fourteen (14) days to set up an appointment and sign an agreement (without which one can Not access support services). It has taken another fourteen(14) days to arrange a time with the support coordinator, that takes us to the 27/03/17. Still no support services arranged or accessed. That is, one month at $5400/month + $24000 = Totalling $29400 of NDIS unspent support services funding due to the NDIA created Barriers and the Participant inability to access his funds. The unanswered question is:- "What happens to this Participant's unspent funding?" The NDIS Participant's creed of "Independent, Choice and Control". Where is it?
162 Frank Filardo An individuals story. The individual totally believes the NDIS is the best program ever; viewed from his previous inability to access block funded services to any acceptable level. The individual's current supports were withdrawn from the 30/06/16 The participant is provided with a standard NDIS phone interview "Question and answer" in July. This is followed with a standard Plan. (04/Sep/16 $48000) The Planner take into account the Participant's multiple and complex needs. A plan review is submitted within two days. No Plan Review was provided until Feb/17 (Six (6) months). Also no services were provided during this time even though the Participant had $48000 allocated in his plan. (6 months at $4000/month = $24000. Not one single cent was used) A revised Plan was issued on the 27/02/17 (27/02/17 $65000) The is that the Participant was Not provided with any services from the 30/06/16 even though a Support Coordinator service agreement was signed within three weeks of Plan acceptance. A Support Coordinator's Service Agreement was signed on the 14/03/17. Now, it took fourteen (14) days to set up an appointment and sign an agreement (without which one can Not access support services). It has taken another fourteen(14) days to arrange a time with the support coordinator, that takes us to the 27/03/17. Still no support services arranged or accessed. That is, one month at $5400/month + $24000 = Totalling $29400 of NDIS unspent support services funding due to the NDIA created Barriers and the Participant inability to access his funds. The unanswered question is:- "What happens to this Participant's unspent funding?" The NDIS Participant's creed of "Independent, Choice and Control". Where is it?
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