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Details of new $4 billion plan revealed for some kids with autism
New details around how Thriving Kids will work have been released. (ABC News: Evan Young)
The federal government has released the model for its Thriving Kids program, aimed at setting up services and supports run by states and territories outside the NDIS.
The model centres on key areas including identifying children with developmental delay or autism, connecting them with information and supports, and building the skills of parents.
Thriving Kids will start in October this year, before ramping up to full implementation by January 2028.
After months of uncertainty and speculation, the federal government has revealed how its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) alternative for some children under nine will work.
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The government has released the Thriving Kids Advisory Group report, which has proposed a model of care for the program which will aim to move children with low to moderate support needs across from the ballooning NDIS.
After agreement at national cabinet, the government has promised to commit $2bn with the states and territories to also commit $2bn. The program will be aimed at children under the age of nine with developmental delay and/or autism, with low to moderate support needs.
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Children won’t need an autism diagnosis to use Thriving Kids scheme
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Parents will no longer have to spend thousands of dollars and dozens of hours chasing autism diagnoses for their struggling children to qualify for government disability support under the new Thriving Kids program, which will help children with lower support needs outside the NDIS.
After federal and state governments last week signed a long-awaited health and disability funding deal, Health and Disability Minister Mark Butler on Tuesday unveiled the model for Thriving Kids and revealed it would mainly be run through states and territories.
The Albanese government rebuffed a suggestion from its advisory group that children access therapies through new Medicare plans, and will instead give states money to run the scheme their own way. “We won’t be funding services directly. We’ll be providing that money to states,” Butler said.
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