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How NDIS Funding Works

We break down the three NDIS budget categories.
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The Three NDIS Budget Categories

If you have a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan, you’ve probably noticed that the funding is broken up into three budgets, or ‘support purposes’ as they are known in NDIS speak. These are core, capital and capacity building.

But what does this actually mean?

Core

A core support is an activity that helps you in your everyday life. The biggest thing to remember with your core budget is that the funding is the most flexible and in most cases you can use it across the four support categories.

Capital

A capital support provides funding for high cost equipment, home or vehicle modifications. The NDIS are very specific in what this funding can be used for. Capital funding is not flexible and must be used for what it is allocated for.

Capacity Building

Think of capacity building as an activity that helps you learn new skills. This includes skills to live independently, prepare for a job, or getting help with your NDIS plan. Capacity funding can only be used for services in the support category.

Core Supports

In Your Plan In the MyPlace Portal Description
Assistance with Daily Life Daily Activities For example, assistance with everyday needs, household cleaning and/or yard maintenance.
Consumables Consumables Everyday items you may need. For example, continence products or low-cost assistive technology and equipment to improve your independence and/or mobility.
Assistance with Social and Community Participation Social, community and civic participation For example, a support worker to assist you to participate in social and community activities.
Transport Transport This is support that helps you travel to work or other places that will help you achieve the goals in your plan. How you can spend your transport funding and how it is paid to you (whether upfront or in regular payments) will be different for each person. Your LAC will explain how you can use this budget.

 

Capital Supports

In Your Plan In the MyPlace Portal Description
Assistive Technology Assistive Technology This includes equipment items for mobility, personal care, communication and recreational inclusion such as wheelchairs or vehicle modifications.
Home Modifications Home Modifications Home modifications such as installation of a hand rail in a bathroom. or Specialist Disability Accommodation for participants who require special housing because of their disability.

 

Capacity-Building Supports

In Your Plan In the MyPlace Portal Description
Support Coordination Support Coordination This is a fixed amount for a Support Coordinator to help you use your plan.
Improved Living Arrangements CB Home Living Development and training to increase your skills so you can participate in community, social and recreational activities.
Increased Social and
Community Participation		 CB Social Community and Civic Participation Development and training to increase your skills so you can participate in community, social and recreational activities.
Finding and Keeping a Job CB Employment This may include employment-related support, training and assessments that help you find and keep a job, such as the School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES).
Improved Relationships CB Relationships This support will help you develop positive behaviours and interact with others.
Improved Health and Wellbeing CB Health and Wellbeing Including exercise or diet advice to manage the impact of your disability. The NDIS does not fund gym memberships.
Improved Learning CB Lifelong Learning Examples include training, advice and help for you to move from school to further education, such as university or TAFE.
Improved Life Choices CB Choice and Control Plan management to help you manage you plan, funding and paying for services.
Improved Daily Living CB Daily Activity Assessment, training or therapy to help increase your skills, independence and community participation. These services can be
delivered in groups or individually.

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