If you are an NDIS participant, you must have seen that the total budget has been distributed among three categories. Each of these NDIS funding categories or support budget categories is there for separate purposes. The NDIS support budget is allocated considering the needs and goals of people with disability.
Categories of NDIS Support Budget
Following are the three NDIS funding categories:
1. Core Supports Budget
The core support budget gives participants the fund they need to perform their daily necessities and chores. Compared to the other two NDIS funding categories, you can use the budget flexibly.
Following are the different kinds of support that fall under the purview of the core support budget:
- Consumables: Participants can purchase essential items like nutritional supplements, continence aids, disposable pads, etc.
- Daily Activities: They can use the core support budget to purchase items that will help them with daily assistance, such as yard maintenance or household cleaning aids.
- Community Support Assistance: Participants can use this funding to pay the charges of support workers or professionals for NDIS plan management.
- Transport: This funding provides support to participants to bear the cost of transport.
2. Capacity Building Supports Budget
As the name suggests, participants get funding in this category of NDIS support budget on skill development that will make them more independent. Participants can use this amount only for the goal of enhancing individual support.
Here are the categories of support that come under this category of NDIS funding:
- Improved Learning: This support is for helping participants to further their education (from school learning to university education).
- Improved Living Arrangements: Participants can use this amount to find and settle in proper accommodation.
- Increased Community Participation: This type of support aims at developing the skills of participants so that they can engage with the community.
- Improved Daily Living: In this type of support, NDIS participants get assessment, therapy and training to smoothen their community participation.
- Finding and Maintaining a Job: Participants get training and support regarding employment so that they can perform their jobs properly.
- Improved Relationships: With this support, participants can develop positive behaviours and skills to maintain good relationships with others.
- Improved Life Choices: Participants get the necessary support that will help them manage their NDIS plan and funding.
3. Capital Supports Budget
NDIS participants get the capital support budget to make support arrangements that need a high amount of funds.
Here are the two types of support under this capital support budget:
- Costly Assistive Equipment: Participants can use the support budget to purchase expensive equipment for communication, mobility, personal care, etc.
- Home Modifications: They can use this funding to modify their home interiors so that they can maintain their life independently.
If you are a participant, you need to be aware of NDIS funding categories so that you can use the fund in an informed way. You can get the most out of your budget while making yourself more independent.
