A guide to The NDIS

Would we fund it?

From the NDIS Web site -

"We are updating our Would we fund it guides to reflect new NDIS legislation. See the latest information about what NDIS funds.

Sometimes it’s hard to understand why the NDIS has made a decision to fund or not fund a particular support or why decisions appear to be different for people with the same or similar disability to you.

When we make a reasonable and necessary decision, it is based on many different things; including what your disability support needs are, your living arrangements and what is reasonable for informal supports, like families and carers to provide – everyone is different.

'Would we fund it' includes examples of commonly requested items that we find cause the most confusion. For each item, we explain how we make reasonable and necessary decisions about them and provide an overview of whether or not we typically fund them. This guide is intended to be read alongside the Our Guideline - Reasonable and necessary supports, and new items will be added as they are developed.

We have updated the following Would we fund it guides since new NDIS legislation and rules started on 3 October 2024."

Would we fund it guides that help explain what is a NDIS support and what is not a NDIS support

Funding for vehicles
Generators
Gym membership
Moving house
Pharmaceuticals
Recliners and lift chairs
Sensory equipment
Supports for participants in residential aged care facilities

Would we fund it guides to help explain how the NDIS makes decisions to approve a request for a replacement support

Household items
Mobile phones
Smart devices - tablets

Would we fund it guides to help explain how the NDIS makes decisions to include disability related health supports in a participant’s plan

Early childhood continence consumables
Home enteral nutrition
Mental health supports
Wound care supports

Would we fund it guides to show examples of what the NDIS considers when including assistive technology in a participant’s plan

Home automation
Larger bed sizes
Non-standard mattresses
Smoke alarm supports for children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Smoke alarm supports for adults who are deaf or hard of hearing
Specialised footwear
Wheelchair modifications

Would we fund it guides to help explain the different types of home and living supports the NDIS can fund

2:1 ratio of support
Individualised living options
Living alone
Modifications to a new house build
Two bedrooms for one resident

Would we fund it guides to help explain responsibilities of mainstream services

Participants with a degenerative condition
Supports in a justice setting
Disability supports and community supervision

Would we fund it guides to show examples of what disability related health supports the NDIS funds

Continence consumables
Nursing in the home