From 3 October 2024, participants will only be able to use their NDIS funds for items listed as NDIS supports. There is also a list of things NDIS funding cannot be used for. In some circumstances participants may be able to request a substitution from the replacement support list. NDIS has updated several ‘would we fund it’ guides, including guides to help explain the replacement supports process. A list of examples is given and a link to the Would We Fund It Page.
NDIS 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 an NDIS support and what is not an 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
You can find these at Would we fund it.
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