Thriving Kids

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Thriving Kids

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Thriving Kids was detailed in a speech by NDIS minister [[Mark Butler]] to the [[National Press Club (Australia)|National Press Club]] on 20 August 2025. Butler announced that the federal government would spend $2{{nbsp}}billion to start the scheme.{{cite news |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=28 April 2026 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-20/ndis-growth-thriving-kids-autism-mark-butler/105675484 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407190423/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-20/ndis-growth-thriving-kids-autism-mark-butler/105675484 |url-status=live |archive-date=7 April 2026 |title='Thriving Kids' and a fresh growth target: The new NDIS announcements explained |date=20 August 2025 |first1=Evan |last1=Young |last2=Campanella |first2=Nas |author-link2=Nas Campanella}}
Thriving Kids was detailed in a speech by NDIS minister [[Mark Butler]] to the [[National Press Club (Australia)|National Press Club]] on 20 August 2025. Butler announced that the federal government would spend $2{{nbsp}}billion to start the scheme.{{cite news |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=28 April 2026 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-20/ndis-growth-thriving-kids-autism-mark-butler/105675484 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407190423/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-20/ndis-growth-thriving-kids-autism-mark-butler/105675484 |url-status=live |archive-date=7 April 2026 |title='Thriving Kids' and a fresh growth target: The new NDIS announcements explained |date=20 August 2025 |first1=Evan |last1=Young |last2=Campanella |first2=Nas |author-link2=Nas Campanella}}


The government revealed how Thriving Kids would operate on 3 February 2026. The program will begin from July 2026 followed by a full rollout in January 2028. The first part of the plan includes identification of support needs, the next involves connecting families to appropriate support, the last part of the plan involves how supports work in practice. The supports fall into three categories, these categories are known as "low need" that emphasise parent-led approaches, the next category is "moderate need" children would have access to more supports, children with a "significant permanent disability" include those with developmental delays or autism and will remain eligible for the NDIS.{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260417061524/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/thriving-kids-model-released-autism-developmental-delay/106287786 |archive-date=17 April 2026 |access-date=28 April 2026 |title=Model revealed for Thriving Kids, the NDIS alternative for some children with developmental delay or autism |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/thriving-kids-model-released-autism-developmental-delay/106287786 |url-status=live |date=3 February 2026 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |first1=Evan |last1=Young |last2=Campanella |first2=Nas |author-link2=Nas Campanella}}{{cite news |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=28 April 2026 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-s-the-government-doing-about-autistic-children-we-explain-the-changes-20250821-p5momw.html |title=What's the government doing about autistic children? We explain the changes |first=Natassia |last=Chrysanthos |date=21 August 2025}}
The government revealed how Thriving Kids would operate on 3 February 2026. The program will begin from October 2026 followed by a full rollout in January 2028. The first part of the plan includes identification of support needs, the next involves connecting families to appropriate support, the last part of the plan involves how supports work in practice. The supports fall into three categories, these categories are known as "low need" that emphasise parent-led approaches, the next category is "moderate need" children would have access to more supports, children with a "significant permanent disability" include those with developmental delays or autism and will remain eligible for the NDIS.{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260417061524/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/thriving-kids-model-released-autism-developmental-delay/106287786 |archive-date=17 April 2026 |access-date=28 April 2026 |title=Model revealed for Thriving Kids, the NDIS alternative for some children with developmental delay or autism |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/thriving-kids-model-released-autism-developmental-delay/106287786 |url-status=live |date=3 February 2026 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |first1=Evan |last1=Young |last2=Campanella |first2=Nas |author-link2=Nas Campanella}}{{cite news |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=28 April 2026 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-s-the-government-doing-about-autistic-children-we-explain-the-changes-20250821-p5momw.html |title=What's the government doing about autistic children? We explain the changes |first=Natassia |last=Chrysanthos |date=21 August 2025}}


On 22 April, NDIS minister [[Mark Butler]] announced that the number of participants on the NDIS would be reduced from 760,000 to 600,000 by 2030 with some being diverted to Thriving Kids.{{cite news |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=28 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423123558/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/mark-butler-ndis-overhaul-eligibility-test/106592186 |url-status=live |archive-date=23 April 2026 |title=More than 160,000 people to be kicked off NDIS as government overhauls eligibility test |first=Maani |last=Truu |date=22 April 2026 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/mark-butler-ndis-overhaul-eligibility-test/106592186}}
On 22 April, NDIS minister [[Mark Butler]] announced that the number of participants on the NDIS would be reduced from 760,000 to 600,000 by 2030 with some being diverted to Thriving Kids.{{cite news |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=28 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423123558/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/mark-butler-ndis-overhaul-eligibility-test/106592186 |url-status=live |archive-date=23 April 2026 |title=More than 160,000 people to be kicked off NDIS as government overhauls eligibility test |first=Maani |last=Truu |date=22 April 2026 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/mark-butler-ndis-overhaul-eligibility-test/106592186}}
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