7 reasons to choose NDIS Plan Management

Are you starting out on your NDIS journey or struggling to keep up with managing your NDIS funds? Navigating NDIS involves complex paperwork and processes.

Here’s how NDIS Plan Management can benefit you and help you get the most from your NDIS plan.

1. More peace of mind and time on your hands

Plan Managers take care of all day-to-day admin functions of your NDIS plan taking the stress and hassle out of your hands.

This saves you the time from having to manage a range of financial aspects and leaves you to focus on what’s important – living your life to the fullest.

A Plan Manager can make sure that:

• claims are processed and paid within 1 to 2 business days
• providers are charging you in line with the NDIS price guide
• funds are allocated appropriately
• you receive monthly statements
• all reporting requirements are fulfilled.

2. Support to get the most out of your plan

Plan Management providers are registered with the NDIS and have knowledge an expertise on managing NDIS funds.

A Plan Manager can understand the goals set out in your plan and make recommendations, if you request it, on how to maximise your NDIS funding.

To help you make the most of your NDIS funds a Plan Manager:

• checks in regularly throughout the lifespan of your plan
• ensures that you stay within budget so that your funds last the plan period
• helps you get value for money.

When you sign up for Windermere’s Plan Management Services you have the added benefit of having a dedicated Plan Manager who serves as your main point of contact to offer you personalised support.

3. Greater choice and flexibility

With a registered NDIS Plan Management provider like Windermere you benefit from greater flexibility in accessing service providers.

• Your choices include service providers who are both registered and non-registered with the NDIS (unlike NDIA-managed funds).
• This allows you to use your funds to pay for the services of a trusted health practitioner who understands your needs but is not NDIS registered.

4. You have control over your NDIS funds

While your NDIS Plan Manager offers expertise on how to manage your funds, you still have control over your funds and how they are allocated.

When you sign up for NDIS Plan Management services you can:

• access your payment portal to check invoices
• monitor how your funds are being spent
• access real-time budgeting information
• question any claim if you see an error or believe they are incorrect.

5. The NDIS provides funding for NDIS Plan Management 

Anyone accessing NDIS funding can use Plan Management services provided you request it. 

Once you make the request, fees for Plan Management will appear as “Improved Life Choices” in your NDIS plan.

Since Plan Management is funded by the NDIS:

• you will bear no cost
• opting for Plan Management will not affect any funds allocated for your services
• funding for Plan Management is provided as additional funding.

6. Benefit from professional expertise

NDIS Plan Management providers like Windermere are well-versed in NDIS and how it all works. 

Plan Managers are qualified and certified bookkeepers who can ensure that:

• your funds are managed in line with the guidelines and principles.
• you make informed decisions and receive the best possible support
• you navigate the system effectively.

Since Windermere has been working within the disability sector for the past 30 years you can also benefit from our experience and expertise. We also have a range of family and disability services should you require any other support.

7. You can change your provider at any time

If you are not satisfied with how your funds are being managed, you have the flexibility to change your provider at any time. Switching providers won’t cost you anything and you don’t have to wait for an NDIS assessment meeting to do so. The choice to change providers is entirely yours.  

 

Looking for a suitable NDIS Plan Management provider that understands your needs? For more information and to sign up, please click here.