Plain-English NDIS guides covering plans, funding, supports and how to get the most from your NDIS package.
Assistance with Daily Life is a Core support that funds a worker to help with everyday personal activities so you can live…
Person-centred care/support plan — goals, supports, preferences, routines, review dates.
Carer Payment and Carer Allowance are separate Centrelink (Services Australia) payments, not NDIS funding. Carer Payment is income support for someone who
Carer support recognises the family members and friends who provide unpaid care. While the NDIS funds the participant's supports rather than the…
To choose an NDIS provider in Sydney, focus on the supports you need, whether the provider works in your area, how they…
To find NDIS providers near you, search the NDIS provider finder, ask your support coordinator or Local Area Coordinator, and check community
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is an income-support payment from Centrelink (Services Australia), separate from the NDIS. It is paid fortnightly
A functional capacity assessment is a structured evaluation — usually by an occupational therapist — of how your disability affects everyday functioning
High intensity supports are personal supports for complex, health-related needs that require higher-skilled workers — such as complex bowel care, PEG
Hireup is an online platform where support workers are engaged as employees rather than independent contractors. Pay rates are structured by the…
A Level 4 Home Care Package provides the highest aged-care subsidy, around $61,000 a year (as at 2025-26 — verify with My…
You apply for the NDIS by making an Access Request to the NDIA. You can call 1800 800 110 or complete an…
In-home respite care brings a support worker into the participant's own home so the usual carer can step away for a few…
On the Mable platform, support workers and clients agree rates between themselves rather than paying a single fixed fee. Those rates must…
myplace is the NDIS participant portal, accessed through myGov, where you can view your plan and budgets, track and approve claims, manage…
The NDIS may fund supports for autistic people where there is a permanent and significant disability with substantial functional impact. Access is
Intellectual disability is a commonly eligible category under the NDIS, assessed on its functional impact on learning, communication and daily living
An NDIS-funded clean is a support worker visiting your home on a regular schedule — typically weekly or fortnightly — to clean…
The NDIS Code of Conduct sets out the standards of behaviour expected of every NDIS provider and worker, whether registered or not.…
Consent form for sharing information / acting on a participant's behalf.
Daily Personal Activities is the NDIS registration-group name (group 0107) for hands-on self-care support. It describes the same showering, toileting and
To be eligible for the NDIS you generally must be under 65 when you first apply, be an Australian citizen, permanent resident,…
NDIS funding is grouped into three budgets: Core, Capacity Building, and Capital. Core covers everyday assistance and consumables, Capacity Building funds
Household Tasks is registration group 0120 — a Core support that funds a worker to keep your home running when disability stops…
Incident report aligned to NDIS Quality & Safeguards reportable-incident expectations.
Compliant invoice layout for NDIS supports — ABN, participant, support item code, dates, units, rate, GST treatment.
NDIS medication management covers the support workers provide to help a participant take medicine safely, such as prompting, supervising or administering
Plan management is how your NDIS funding is administered. There are three options: NDIA-managed (the agency pays registered providers), plan-managed (a
The NDIS Price Guide, officially the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, sets the maximum prices a provider can charge for each…
Shift/visit progress note — what support was delivered, participant response, incidents, next steps.
NDIS respite is funded as Short Term Accommodation (STA), paid from your Core budget. STA bundles accommodation, support, meals and activities into…
NDIS respite accommodation lets a participant stay somewhere away from home for a short period while their usual carer takes a break.…
A plain-English service agreement between participant and provider — services, hours, rates, cancellation, rights.
An NDIS service agreement is a written document between a participant and a provider that sets out which supports will be delivered,…
Social and community participation funds a support worker to help you take part in community, social and recreational activities — joining a…
There are two different numbers behind NDIS support work: the maximum hourly price the NDIS lets a provider charge a participant, and…
A support worker's wage is generally set by the SCHADS Award, which defines minimum hourly pay by classification level plus penalty and…
The NDIS Worker Screening Check is a national clearance that assesses whether a person is safe to work with people with disability.…
Psychosocial disability is the term the NDIS uses for disability arising from a mental health condition. It can be episodic, meaning support…
Report to the NDIA on progress against plan goals — used at plan reassessment.
Transitioning to in-home care means choosing supports delivered in your own home and starting them with a provider. It involves clarifying your…
An NDIS plan is your personalised agreement with the NDIA that records your goals and the funded supports you can use. It…
The NDIS, or National Disability Insurance Scheme, is Australia's national program that funds reasonable and necessary supports for people with a
An NDIS support worker, sometimes called a disability support worker, helps a participant with day-to-day life so they can live more independently…