Ipswich, Bundaberg and Rockhampton get earlier access to the NDIS

The Commonwealth and Queensland Governments recently announced an agreement to bring forward the NDIS start date in the next three Queensland regions to roll out, with Queensland Government disability clients in Ipswich, Bundaberg and Rockhampton gaining early access to the NDIS.

• Ipswich State clients can now gain access to the NDIS and other eligible people will begin to enter the scheme from July 2017.
• Bundaberg State clients will begin to enter the NDIS from September 2017 and other eligible people will begin to enter the scheme from October 2017.
• Rockhampton State clients will begin to enter the NDIS from November 2017 and other eligible people will begin to enter the scheme from January 2018.

Dates for subsequent areas of Queensland remain unchanged.

For more information, please visit the NDIS Queensland website here.
Joint media release by the Hon Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services and the Hon Coralee O'Rourke MP, Queensland Minister for Disability Services can be found here.