NDIS Funding Categories

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

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

 


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.



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