#Disability

Jun 10
1 min

Progress

More than five years ago, I started referring to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies (https://lnkd.in/dttmTCAy) to help understand the National Disability Insurance Scheme's (NDIS) likely evolution from aspiration to a mature system. As we begin the NDIS Renewal driven by a new Government and a new Minister, I wonder where we sit. Hopefully more on the Slope of Enlightenment than in the Trough of Disillusionment. #NDS #NDIS #Disability

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Joseph Connellan

Dec 14, 2021
1 min

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Housing: MC Two 2021 Posts

Over 2021 I have published a series of posts about NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and housing, often Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). Typically the posts were short (one or two pages) in PDF form and summarised data, trends or debates. The posts have also been added to the blog on the MC Two website (https://www.mctwo.com.au/blog). As housing for NDIS participants is a relatively slow-moving world, many of these posts remain relevant months after p

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Joseph Connellan

Dec 13, 2021
1 min

Should support providers own Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)?

The failure of the troubled NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) to deliver is generating increasingly diverse debates about filling the gap. A seminar run by National Disability Services (NDS) recently explored if support providers (including Supported Independent Living [SIL] providers) should own SDA. The answer to this question proved more complex than many expected. #NDS #NDIS #affordablehousing #disability

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Joseph Connellan

Dec 10, 2021
1 min

Release of the Consultation SummaryReport: An Ordinary Life at Home

The NDIS has released a summary report of the consultation responses in the development of the Home and Living plan: the Consultation Summary Report: An Ordinary Life at Home. The release of this report is a precursor to the release and testing of the draft NDIS Home and Living policy. #NDS #NDIS #affordablehousing #disability

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Joseph Connellan

Dec 7, 2021
1 min

Troubled NDIS housing program developing the wrong mix of stock

The most recently published NDIS data reveals that the NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) program is not developing the mix of stock sought by participants. #NDS #NDIS #affordablehousing #disability

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Joseph Connellan

Nov 24, 2021
1 min

Residential Aged Care, Hospitals and Prisons as NDIS Housing Options

I have made a small but important addition to the Housing for NDIS Participants diagram I use. I have added Residential Aged Care, Hospitals and Prisons as Interim Housing options. This does highlight areas of particular challenge and opportunity for improvement for the housing for NDIS participants. #nds #NDIS #affordablehousing #disability

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Joseph Connellan

Nov 18, 2021
1 min

Troubled NDIS housing program saving hundreds of $millions a year by not housing thousands

The data is clear. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is saving hundreds of $millions a year by not housing thousands of eligible NDIS participants in its Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) program. The SDA program was projected to grow from housing 17,500 NDIS participants housed to 28,000 , with about 24,000 to be housed by mid-2021 . In reality, after six years, there are only 16,347 active participants with SDA supports . The growth rate is slow, wi

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The Housing System for NDIS Participants

Joseph Connellan

Sep 21, 2021
1 min

The Housing System for NDIS Participants

This is a short (5 minute) explainer of how housing and support comes together under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). To expore further, please feel free to contact me: Joseph Connellan, MC Two Pty Ltd www.mctwo.com.au joseph.connellan@gmail.com Mob: 0438 388 444 #NDIS #NDS #disability #affordablehousing

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Joseph Connellan

Sep 6, 2021
1 min

NDIS SDA Vacancy Finder

The launch of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Vacancy Finder[i] is a welcome addition to published SDA data. As of 3rd September 2021, 1,350 SDA vacancies were listed. #nds #NDIS #disability #affordablehousing

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Joseph Connellan

Aug 27, 2021
1 min

Time to Review and Replace the SDA Funding Mechanism?

August 2021 The purpose of any housing funding is to deliver contemporary housing within budget in a timely and reputable manner. The development of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) program commenced in 2015 with the Specialist Disability Accommodation Pricing and Payments Framework. It is framed around enrolling existing SDA and developing new SDA dwellings while adding an SDA entitlement to 28,000 NDIS participants bo

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Joseph Connellan

Aug 27, 2021
1 min

Initiatives to Deliver the Housing in the "NDIS Home and Living Plan."

MC Two Submission to NDIA Consulation August 2021 Broad, diverse and extensive actions will be required to deliver on the aspirations outlined in the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) consultation paper, "An Ordinary Life at Home" for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Home and Living Plan. This is particularly true for the housing component defined in the "Where I live" and "Who I live with" themes (The other two themes are "Who supports me" and "The t

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Joseph Connellan

Jul 16, 2021
1 min

“An Ordinary Life at Home” The NDIS Home and Living Plan Consultation

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is consulting as part of its development of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Home and Living Plan. A consultation paper, “An Ordinary Life at Home”, has been produced and includes questions and suggestions to prompt discussion. Responses can be made up until 27 August 2021. The development of the NDIS Home and Living Plan is vital for the thousands of diverse NDIS participants who are and will be seeking better housin

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Joseph Connellan

Jul 6, 2021
1 min

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) - Seven Posts about Q3 2021 SDA Data

Seven summaries of SDA data on key topics have been posted on the MC Two website(and are available as PDFs) based on information drawn from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quarter Three 2021 (Q3 2021) Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) data. #nds #NDIS #disability #affordablehousing

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Joseph Connellan

Jun 21, 2021
1 min

Post 6 - Vic Govt InKind SDA - Q3 2021 (to March 2021) Data

The Victorian Government is a significant and long-standing developer, owner and provider of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funded Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) (and its predecessor, Shared Supported Accommodation [SSA]). This SDA is widely distributed, mainly Group Homes or Villas/Duplexes and a mixture of Design Categories. In addition, the portfolio includes a significant number of Legacy dwellings. The configuration, management, and ownership of t

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Joseph Connellan

Jun 16, 2021
1 min

Post 5 - NDIS SDA Moreland:Q3 2021 (to March 2021) Data

Currently, 142 people with disability with high support needs live in NDIS funded Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Moreland. Some live in older, poor-quality SDA. Ultimately, up to 202 people in Moreland may be entitled to live in SDA. #NDIS #NDS #affordablehousing #disability #localgovernment

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Joseph Connellan

Jun 7, 2021
1 min

Post 4 - NDIS SDA Vacancy Rates:Q3 2021 (to March 2021) Data

The NDIS Q3 2021 SDA data identified that 15,842 Participants with SDA were housed in 6,175 Dwellings with at least 18,294 Places (noting that Places are typically undercounted due to how the SDA data is reported). This reveals a 13.5% SDA Vacancy Rate, or to express the same thing differently, an SDA Occupancy Rate of 86.5%. #NDS #NDIS #affordablehousing #disability

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Joseph Connellan

Mar 11, 2021
1 min

Insights from Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Q2 2021 Data

The twenty-three tables and charts in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) data for Q2 20/21 in the NDIS Quarterly Report for Quarter ended 31st December 2020 have revealed some interesting and intriguing things. This data has been published almost four years after the SDA Position Paper on Draft Pricing and Payments was first released, signally the operational commencement of SDA. As always, good data generates as many que

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Joseph Connellan

Feb 5, 2021
1 min

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Australia:Published Data to 31st December 2020

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is using an open regulated market approach to secure access to a portfolio of contemporary, fit for purpose Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) for the estimated 28,200 NDIS participants with significant support needs who require it. This represents an increase of 10,700 from the estimated 17,500 that were already housed in SDA-like housing before the NDIS. A combination of published data provides a snapshot of progress. #

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Joseph Connellan

Jan 18, 2021
1 min

Robust Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Victoria:The Published Data

There is increasing discussion about a shortage of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Robust Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Victoria. This paper provides a brief overview of the published data about participants seeking SDA, Existing and New SDA stock and SDA stock in development. #NDIS #NDS #Disability #Disabilityhousing

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Demand for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)

Joseph Connellan

Oct 7, 2020
1 min

Demand for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)

Estimating demand for SDA is complex. It requires an understanding of which NDIS participants with SDA are looking for what sort of SDA (design and building type) in what locations matched against the available (and emerging) SDA supply. The first step is to consider the regional SDA data published by the NDIS on their Data Downloads website (https://data.ndis.gov.au/data-downloads). For example, if we set the percentage of NDIS participants with SDA against the expected 6% e

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