Home and living supports are designed to improve your quality of life at home and help you live more independently. 

Disability service providers, like the ones you'll find on My Solas, acquire accommodation (homes) and rent these out to NDIS participants with eligible home and living funding. 

In some cases, this is in a shared accommodation arrangement where multiple people with disabilities live together in a home. However, this is not the only option.

Home and living support categories

• Assistance in Supported Independent Living (SIL) - Standard

24/7 supports delivered in an accommodation setting to help or supervise with daily tasks, like personal care or cooking meals, for participants with higher support needs requiring constant support at home. SIL is usually delivered to a shared living arrangement. This does not fund rent or other day-to-day expenses.

• Assistance in Supported Independent Living (SIL) - High Intensity

24/7 supports delivered in an accommodation setting to help or supervise with daily tasks, like personal care or cooking meals. This is for participants with high intensity support needs requiring a significant level of constant support at home. SIL is usually delivered to a shared living arrangement by skilled support workers. This does not fund rent or other day-to-day expenses.

• Individual Living Options (ILO)

A package of primary and supplementary home and living supports, that can be used flexibly in combination with formal and informal supports. Can include support to explore living options, personal care and support, skill development and independent living support.

• Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)

Temporary accommodation, up to 90 days, for individuals awaiting long-term housing. Does not include supports delivered by a support worker, meals and activities. 

Other service categories that provide supports to help you live more independently within your home or chosen accommodation arrangement can be found in 'Assistance with Daily Life' within your Core funding category. 

These include everything from short-term accommodation (respite) to assistance with personal domestic activities and community nursing. 

Learn more about these types of supports in Plan Navigator here. 

The final category of accommodation is specialist disability accommodation (SDA).

SDA is defined as purpose-built or modified housing, often for shared living, for people with extreme functional impairment or very high physical needs.

SDA homes are constructed to meet one of four design standards.

• Improved Liveability

  Housing that has been designed to improve ‘Liveability’ by incorporating a reasonable level of physical access and enhanced provision for people with sensory, intellectual or cognitive impairment.

• Fully Accessible

  Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment.

• Robust

  Housing that has been designed to incorporate a reasonable level of physical access provision and be very resilient, reducing the likelihood of reactive maintenance and reducing the risk to the participant and the community.

• High Physical Support

  Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment and requiring very high levels of support.

If you're unsure what home and living supports you can access with your NDIS plan, or you need help to find suitable supported accommodation, get in touch with the team at My Solas.

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