Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I will, if the opposition will be silent for a moment. The agreements signed today mean that from July next year the full state-wide rollout in New South Wales and Victoria will commence. The agreement gives certainty to around 140,000 people with disabilities and their families, who will receive support through the NDIS in New South Wales. By the end of the two-year rollout, the full NDIS will be operating across New South Wales and around 115,000 participants will have the services and supports that they need. The agreement also provides for up to 26,000 potential new entrants in the year after the transition period—people who have newly acquired disabilities do not have a current need or who are currently unknown to the disability support system. It means that the full NDIS will be operating across New South Wales by 2018 and, in time, around 140,000 participants will have what they need. Victoria—good news as well: 105,000 people across that state. (Time expired)