When Minister Mark Butler announced at National Press Club on 20th August plans to create a new early intervention program called Thriving Kids (TK), it was both a surprise (even the states and territories weren’t given a heads up) and not a surprise (I mean, there were hints). 

We all have a million-and-one questions about what TK will look like. But the announcement also prompted another question: What does this mean for the rest of the foundational supports program? What support, outside of the NDIS, will there be for people with disability older than 9?