Other disability services beyond NDIS

National disability policies and programs for supporting community members with lived experience of disability, their carers and families.

There is a range of disability programs and policies supporting community members with lived experience of disability, their carers and families.

The Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program

The Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program provides funding to organisations to deliver projects in the community. These projects build skills and confidence of people, benefiting all community members.

The National Disability Strategy

Read the National Disability Strategy.

Disability Employment Services

Find out more about services that help people with disability to find meaningful work and connect to employers.

The National Disability Advocacy Program

The National Disability Advocacy Program provides access to disability advocacy.

The Disability Gateway

The Disability Gateway has services and information to help people with disability, their family and carers to find the support they need.

The Carer Gateway

The Carer Gateway connections to an Australian-wide network of service providers.

Find out more about these programs at the Department of Social Services Disability and Carers page.

Support for people under 65 

Darebin's Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC PYP) assist eligible people aged under 65 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under 50), who need support to manage activities of daily living or are caring for someone who needs support.

Ask Izzy

Ask Izzy is a website that connects people in need with housing, a meal, money help, family violence support, counselling and much more.

It is free and anonymous, with thousands of services listed across Australia. And if you’re on the Telstra or Vodafone mobile networks, you can access Ask Izzy on your phone even if you don’t have credit or access to wifi.