Compensation Reduction Amount

NDIS funding post-settlement

NDIS funding post-settlement

The Australian Lawyers Alliance published Jane Campbell’s article in the August 2022 Disability Insights Issue no.171 of Precedent Magazine. Jane explains in detail how and why the NDIS calculate a compensation reduction amount reducing NDIS funding after a plaintiff receives relevant personal injury compensation.

NDIS Compensation Reduction Amounts

NDIS Compensation Reduction Amounts

The NDIS ‘compensation reduction’ rules seek to prevent double dipping, but are complex. It remains difficult for lawyers and families to predict the impact of a personal injury compensation payment on their future NDIS funding.