Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

In the full scheme, 460,000 Australians are expected to be NDIS participants, and demand for disability services is projected to require up to 90,000 additional full-time equivalent workers over the next five years. In the September 2018 quarter, the number of active registered providers increased by 15 per cent, from 8,457 to 9,693 providers. The government recognise the need to support providers to transition to a new market model and help grow the disability workforce. Our supports include: investing $45.6 million through the new NDIS Jobs and Market Fund, announced in the 2018-19 budget, in targeted projects to grow the provider market and workforce; providing $33 million through the Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program for regional coordinators and specialist coordinators; and business transition advice and grants to assist providers to meet the expanding workforce requirements.