Disability insurance agency argued man should instead get aged care services at an earlier age
Last modified on Wed 30 Mar 2022 00.27 BST
The man, known only as JLZT and who lives on the disability support pension, had a history of neglect and sexual abuse as a child and “compounding life traumasHe is now 68 years old but was 64 when he first applied for the scheme. Under the NDIS, people over the age of 65 are not eligible to enter the scheme, a rule that some people have been calling on the government to change.
“The same result would apply were a person … potentially eligible at some point in the future for any other program or service that provides supports or assistance for people with disability.”Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning The spokesperson suggested the argument the man was ineligible because he could access aged care was not raised in its written submissions, only at the later hearing.
He said the NDIA had argued that “if a person can or will rely on another service system in the future, it has the discretion to refuse them from the scheme”. Webb said the evidence showed that the man had suffered from chronic neck, thoracic and lower back pain,He also suffered psychiatric conditions including major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic psychosis associated with a schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia,Webb found the man had reduced capacity in a range of areas including with mobility, practical tasks, communication, learning and social interaction.
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