There are many different types of supports a participant can purchase through NDIS funding. They all aim to increase independence and inclusion in social and economic participation.
We get asked a lot of questions about NDIS Plans and two of the big questions are, what can I do with the funding in my NDIS plan and what do these supports mean for me?
There are three types of support budget categories in your NDIS Plan. Each support budget includes specific line items which describe the types of support you can access based on your needs and goals. They are:
Core Supports
Capacity Building Supports
Capital Supports
In this article, we have break down the different types of funded supports so you can make the most out of your NDIS Plan.
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Budget
NDIS Plan budget names
NDIS Portal Assigned budget names
What does it mean for you?
Core:
Supports participants to complete everyday activities and work towards achieving their goals.
Assistance with Daily Life
Transport
Consumables
Assistance with Social and Community Participation
Daily Activities
Transport
Consumables
Social, Community, and Civic Participation
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Support with household and domestic tasks, personal care, and preparation and delivery of meals.
Specialised transport to school, employment, and community activities.
Assistance in purchasing everyday items e.g., groceries.
Sports clubs, peer support, art classes, camps, holiday activities.
Capital:
Higher-cost purchases, such as assistive technologies or home modifications.
Assistive Technology
Home Modifications and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
Assistive Technology
Home Mods and SDA
Assistive equipment and products for recreation, personal care, and everyday household tasks e.g., motor wheelchair.
Stair climber, certification and approval of home modifications, handrails, modifications to the bathroom/toilet.
Capacity Building:
A support that enables a participant to build and maintain their independence and life skills.
Support Coordination
Improved Living Arrangements
Increased Social and Community Participation
Finding and Keeping a Job
Improved Relationships
Improved Health and Wellbeing
Improved Learning
Improved Life Choices
Improved Daily Living
Support Coordination
CB Home Living
CB Social, Community, and Civic Participation
CB Employment
CB Relationships
CB Health and Wellbeing
CB Lifelong Learning
CB Choice and Control
CB Daily Activity
Support in strengthening participant’s ability to connect with the right supports, maintain support relationships, resolve service delivery issues and points of crisis.
Group homes, drop-in support, outreach program, individual accommodation support.
Weekend programs, centre-based respite, Out of School Hours Care (OOSH).
Transition to employment/work, individual employment support and preparation, ongoing support in employment.
Positive behaviour management strategies, social skills development.
Exercise physiology, personal training, diet and nutrition consultation.
Support in transitioning through school and onto further education.
Building financial skills, organisational skills.
Assessment, training, and therapy to assist in developing and maintaining independence skills and community participation.
