Specialist Disability Accommodation

Understanding what features suit your preferences and funding are key. Do you have a suburb or catchment area within which you would like to live? Do you need to be close to medical services, or public transport? Do you wish to live alone or with others? The Claro SDA finder (link) lets you filter by area, dwelling type, SDA design category and more, so you can see which homes are available. If you don’t see the perfect home we recommend still reaching out to our helpful team – one of our SDA partners may have the perfect home for you in their portfolio or in the pipeline and we are happy to refer you.

The NDIS provides funding for participants to live within SDA properties. If you are determined to be eligible, the SDA payments will be included in your NDIS plan and paid directly to the SDA provider. You may have to contribute additional funds too – people living within SDA usually have to pay a “reasonable rent contribution” no greater than 25% of the disability support pension, plus any Commonwealth rent assistance they may receive. SDA funding only funds living in the home – your living costs, medical expenses and the cost of your support workers are funded through a combination of your NDIS funding or your DSP (disability support pension).

To receive SDA funding, the NDIS has to determine you are eligible for SDA. The NDIS has stated that SDA funding is for people with; extreme functional impairment, and/or very high support needs. You will need to show that you fit in to one or both of these categories, and provide references such as a Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA). It is helpful to engage a Support Coordinator as they are highly experienced in navigating the NDIS and submitting funding reviews. If one of your goals is to live an independently as possible the NDIS may find that SDA funding is reasonable and necessary in order for you to achieve that.