The following is a summary of the Supports and Services that are currently available to a participant under the NDIS

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Introduction

Supports and services delivered for NDIS participants fall into the following categories.

Support Category	Category Purpose

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-ndis

https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/creating-your-plan/plan-budget-and-rules

https://ourguidelines.ndis.gov.au/would-we-fund-it

https://ourguidelines.ndis.gov.au/how-ndis-supports-work-menu/what-principles-do-we-follow-create-your-plan/what-supports-dont-we-fund

NDIS Core Supports

NDIS Support Category	Options for Services

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	Options for Services

NDIS Support Category	Options for Services
`Assistive 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 Capacity Building

Capacity building can support the participant in gaining new skills, accessing resources and building confidence to participate in the community. Capacity Building funding is broken down into nine support categories which will be aligned to Support Coordination, Improved living arrangements, Increased social participation, Finding and keeping a job, Improved relationships, Improved health and wellbeing, Improved learning, Improved life choices and Improved daily living.

NDIS Support Category	Options for Services

NDIS Support Category	Options for Services
`Support 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.`

NDIS Funding Categories

Introduction

Additional Information

NDIS Core Supports

NDIS Capital Supports

NDIS Capacity Building