THE National Disability Insurance Scheme will come to the Redlands next week.
The scheme is already operational elsewhere, with more than 160,000 Australians involved with the scheme.
Federal MP Andrew Laming said the roll-out in Redlands was a milestone for people with disability, their families, carers and the broader local community.
“The NDIS is one of the largest social policy reforms in Australia’s history and is already empowering more than 15,000 Queenslanders with disability,” Mr Laming said.
“The NDIS will also create more than 2100 jobs locally and generate local investment which will ensure people with disability have the assistance they need to help them achieve their goals.
“Over the coming years, millions of dollars will be injected into the Redlands economy as a result of the NDIS.”
The number of people receiving disability support in Redlands and Logan is forecast to grow from 4300 to 9900 by next year, according to the National Disability Insurance Agency
The agency is working with early childhood early intervention and local area co-ordination partners to deliver the NDIS in communities across Australia.
Carers Queensland will deliver LAC services in Redlands, with ECEI services to be provided by The Benevolent Society.
Once fully implemented in 2020, the NDIS will support about 91,000 people with disability in Queensland and about 460,000 Australians.
The scheme is expected to boost the Queensland economy by $2.5 billion and create up to 35,950 jobs in disability services to the state.
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