Providing high quality, accessible and affordable housing is essential to assist the 6,200 young people aged under 65 years who are living in residential aged care (RAC).
Housing options for young people in RAC to leave a nursing home and return to the community remain very limited. The NDIS includes funding to increase these options. It is critical that this funding is well targeted to create the diversity of housing options that young people require.
This position statement details four actions we recommend the NDIS undertake to ensure it lives up to its ambition of fully supporting young people in RAC.
