Information, linkages and capacity building funding

Leticia Hodson is the managing editor of Voice and in this article, she gives an overview of the ILC funding stream from the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This article covers how ILC funding creates opportunities for people with disability in the community as well as disability organisations but also looks at some of the challenges faced as the landscape of funding changes.

‘The NDIS changes the landscape for organisations who provide services for people with a disability. As people gain more choice over the kinds of services they want to access, the focus moves away from disability specific supports and spreads across the rest of the community creating a competitive marketplace for providers.‘