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DSS announces start of NDIS to DES Pathways Pilot

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21/12/2023

The Department of Social Security has announced the start of a pilot to improve pathways from the NDIS into the DES program.

The NDIS and DES Pathways Pilot is for participants without mutual obligations who volunteer for support from a DES provider. They must also be of working age and able to work between eight and thirty hours a week as determined by an Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).

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