Updates on our home and living projects

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) pricing

A picture of a house. An icon of a wheelchair in the front

The NDIA want to check how much SDA costs.

As part of this, they might change how much SDA costs.

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The Reference Group shared that they don’t think there’s enough time to check how much SDA costs.

A group of people each with their hand in the air.

They also shared that it’s important the people who check it understand what people with disability need.

A Speech bubble with NDIS funded housing written in it

The Reference Group said we should call SDA ‘NDIS funded housing’.

A group of people in front of a house. An exclamation mark is in the foreground

Some people think the word ‘accommodation’ means people are forced to stay in SDA.

SDA guidelines

A Clipboard with paper with writing SDA guidelines and a new symbol

The Reference Group had an update about the new SDA guidelines.

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This is a document that explains:

  • what SDA is
  • how it works.

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They were happy that SDA is a support that gets funding for a long time.

This means the NDIA doesn’t need to check if participants can keep having SDA each time they check the rest of their plan.

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The Reference Group shared that the NDIA should think about a participant’s life when they make decisions about home and living supports.

Two people with their arms around each other with a thought bubble containing a house

They also shared that the NDIA should support participants to work out what home and living supports would be best for them.

A house with a wheelchair icon and a dollar icon in the front

The Reference Group explained challenges with how much SDA costs.

An image of a construction worker with a list of rules and a red cross icon.

They also shared that some people who build SDA buildings don’t follow the right rules.

Checking how Individualised Living Options (ILO) works

A woman holding a clipboard with her thumb up. There is an information icon on the clipboard.

The Reference Group got more information about how the NDIA is making ILO better.

A man who is unsure and confused.

They shared that lots of people were confused about the different home and living supports.

This includes ILO, SDA and SIL.

A group of people, one in a wheelchair and one with an artificial leg with a thumbs up sign and a speech bubble

The Reference Group shared that they support the ideas for ILO.

A list of rules with an exclamation mark symbol

But there are lots of rules in the ILO guidelines.

This can make it harder for participants to understand and use ILO.

3 living options. The first is a woman in a wheelchair living in an apartment building. The second is a person living with their partner. The third is a group home.

The Reference Group said the NDIA should let participants find out about other home and living supports.

For example, supports that aren’t part of ILO.

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This can help the NDIS and the community create new home and living supports.