The following is a summary of the Supports and Services available currently to a participant under the NDIS
Introduction
Supports and services delivered for NDIS participants fall into the following categories.
Support Category | Category Purpose |
|---|---|
Core | A support that helps a participant complete daily living activities. |
Capital | A support for an investment, such as assistive technologies, equipment and home or vehicle modifications, or funding for capital costs (e.g. to pay for Specialist Disability Accommodation). |
Capacity Building | A support that helps a participant build their independence and skills. |
Additional Information
https://www.ndis.gov.au/providers/becoming-ndis-provider/am-i-ready/supports-and-services-funded-ndishttps://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/creating-your-plan/plan-budget-and-rulesNDIS Core Supports
NDIS Support
Category
Options for services
Assistance with
Daily Life
Personal care and domestic tasks – such as showering, personal
hygiene and moving around the house. Preparation and delivery of
meals. Assistance with and/or supervising tasks of daily life in a Shared
Living Environment (i.e. respite care).Transport
Transport to and from school for students. Taxis or other private
transport option. Training to use public transport.Consumables
Purchasing everyday use items – such as toilet and bathroom
equipment, incontinence product. Interpreting or translating supports
(for people who live with blindness or deafness. Home Enteral
Nutrition (HEN) – such as nutritional supplement drink, or a special
formula.Assistance with
Social & Community
Participation
Arts and craft classes. Activities that build skills and independence.
NDIS CAPITAL SUPPORTS
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, HOME OR VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS ARE FUNDED
THROUGH THE CAPITAL SUPPORT BUDGET
Capital Supports enables an investment, such as assistive technologies, equipment and home
or vehicle modifications, or funding for capital costs (i.e. to pay for Specialist Disability
Accommodation). Capital funding is not flexible, most items are subject to quotes.
NDIS Support Category OptionsAssistive Technology
Equipment or modifications in a vehicle. Wheelchairs,
pressure mattresses, standing frames. Assistive
products for household tasks.Home Modifications and
Specialised Disability
Accommodation (SDA)
Elevator-home Modification to bathroom, toilet, laundry,
kitchen. Accommodation for people who require
specialist housing solutions.
NDIS CORE SUPPORTS
NDIS CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPACITY BUILDING CAN SUPPORT GAINING NEW SKILLS, RESOURCES AND CONFIDENCE
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY.
Capacity Building funding is broken down into nine support categories which will be aligned to
goals.
NDIS Support
Category
OptionsSupport
Coordination
Assistance to implement NDIS plan. Assistance to strengthen abilities
to connect with informal, mainstream and funded supports. Support
coordinators will look for all the services that the participant needs to
access in accordance with their budget.Improved Living
Arrangements
Assistance with accommodation and tenancy obligations. Disability
housing and support initiative (DHASI).Increased Social
and Community
Participation
Centre based respite. Group fitness for people with disability.
Community access programs.Finding and
Keeping a Job
Employment preparation. Workplace assistance. School Leaver
Employment Supports (SLES).Improved
Relationships
Specialist behavioural intervention support. Individualised social skills
development.Improved Health &
Wellbeing
Exercise physiology. Personal training. Dietician consultation.Improved Learning
Skills training to move from school to further education. Assistance
with arrangements and orientation to move from school to further
education.Improved Life
Choices
Financial services who undertake the financial administration of NDIS
plan. ( Plan Management)Improved Daily
Living
Physiotherapy. Maintenance therapy – such as podiatry, occupational
therapy. Early Childhood Intervention Supports.