This page contains information on the Review Panel for Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC) organisations and Enabling Good Lives (EGL) sites
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About the Review Panel
The Review Panel was established to review specific high-cost support packages, as part of the Independent Review. It assists NASCs and EGL sites to achieve greater national consistency on high-cost support packages.
The Review Panel convenes as frequently as required, so decisions can be made and communicated quickly.
An assurance team triages applications before sending them to the Review Panel. They:
- assess applications and supporting evidence against the criteria and may seek further information from NASCs or EGL sites.
- send complete applications to the Review Panel for consideration when all criteria are met and sufficient supporting evidence is supplied.
The Review Panel provides assurance to DSS that these funding decisions are in accordance with relevant criteria.
NASC and EGL site responsibilities
NASCs and EGL sites are responsible for:
- ensuring applications have the required supporting evidence
- ensuring applications meet the eligibility criteria
- submitting complete applications to the Review Panel.
Review Panel Terms of Reference as of 3 July 2026
From 3 July 2026, the updated Terms of Reference apply. These include changes to the thresholds applications must meet to be referred to the Review Panel, and other changes relating to increases in allocations and evidence of eligibility.
Find out more on the Review Panel Terms of Reference page.
Operational Policy
The Management of NASC and EGL Site Budgets Operational Policy sets out how DSS expects NASC organisations and EGL sites to manage funding within their annual budgets.
You can read the Management of NASC and EGL Site Budgets Operational Policy.