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David Roy, Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle

Thriving Kids will start in October. But will the new support system be ready when families need it?

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From October, Australian children aged eight and under with developmental delay and autism will start accessing a new support system: Thriving Kids.

The program is still in development and is expected to be fully rolled out by January 2028. By then, all children with developmental delay and/or autism with low to moderate support needs will be removed from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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