6National specific purpose payments for disability services for 2020‑21

6 National specific purpose payments for disability services for 2020‑21

(1) For the purposes of subsection 13(4) of the Act, the total amount under paragraph 13(2)(c) of the Act is to be adjusted for the 2020-21 financial year by: (a) excluding from that total amount financial assistance relating to States that have transitioned to the NDIS; and (b) indexing the amount remaining in the manner set out in paragraph D28 in Schedule D to the Intergovernmental Agreement, using the estimates published in the 2021-22 Budget.

Note 1: Paragraph D28 in Schedule D to the Intergovernmental Agreement provides that the growth factor for national disability specific purpose payments as the rolling five-year average of year-on-year growth in nominal gross domestic product.

Note 2: As at the beginning of the 2020-21 financial year, all States had fully transitioned to the NDIS.

(2) Under paragraph 13(2)(c) of the Act, the total amount of all financial assistance payable under subsection 13(1) of the Act to the States for the 2020-21 financial year is $0.00.