NDIS supports lists now available
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.
You can view these lists below:
Easy read versions of the NDIS supports lists
- Easy Read - Supports that are NDIS supports (PDF 6.2MB).
- Easy Read - Supports that are not NDIS supports (PDF 3.8MB).
- Easy Read - Replacement supports (PDF 2.7MB)
Accessible versions of the NDIS supports lists will be made available shortly.
For more information please refer to our Changes to NDIS legislation page.
What does the NDIS fund?
We would typically fund a requested support if it meets ALL of the following criteria:
- it is for your impairments that meet the disability or early intervention requirements, or both
- it will help with your individual goals and aspirations
- it will help your social and/or economic participation
- it is value for money, which means that:
- the cost of the support is similar to or cheaper than alternative options that can provide you with the same outcome (NDIS Supports for Participants Rule 3.1(a)); and/or
- purchasing the support is likely to reduce the costs of funding for other supports in the long term (NDIS Supports for Participants Rule 3.1(c)).
- it is effective and beneficial for you
- it helps to maintain your informal supports
- it is an NDIS support.
For more information, go to section 'Does the support meet the reasonable and necessary criteria?' in Our Guideline – Reasonable and necessary supports.
What is an NDIS support?
We fund NDIS supports that relate to your disability. NDIS supports are the services, items, and equipment that can be funded by the NDIS.
To find out what is an NDIS support, download a copy:
- Supports that are NDIS supports (DOCX 298KB)
- Supports that are NDIS supports (PDF 389KB)
- Easy Read - Supports that are NDIS supports (PDF 6.2MB).
What is not an NDIS support?
Under the law for the NDIS, there are things we can’t fund or provide. We can’t fund services, items and equipment that are not NDIS supports. You also can’t spend your funding on things that aren’t NDIS supports.
But in some specific circumstances, we can fund supports that aren’t NDIS supports. We call these replacement supports.
To find out what is not an NDIS support, download a copy:
- Supports that are not NDIS supports (DOCX 292KB)
- Supports that are not NDIS supports (PDF 376KB)
- Easy Read - Supports that are not NDIS supports (PDF 3.8MB).
What is a replacement support?
In some specific circumstances, we can fund supports that are not NDIS supports. We call these replacement supports. When we say replacement support, we mean the service, item or equipment you would like to use instead of the NDIS support or supports in your plan. Only some supports can be replaced and only if we agree in writing can you can buy this support. A replacement support isn’t an extra support. It replaces an existing NDIS support or supports in your plan.
To find out what can be considered as a replacement support, download a copy of one of the following:
- Replacement supports list (DOCX 283KB)
- Replacement supports list (PDF 254KB)
- Easy Read - Replacement supports (PDF 2.7MB)
For more information about replacement supports including how to apply for them, download:
- What is a replacement support (DOCX 289KB)
- What is a replacement support (PDF 178KB)
- How to apply for a replacement support (DOCX 290KB)
- How to apply for a replacement support (PDF 188KB).
Easy Read versions of the factsheets will be available shortly.
To apply for a replacement support, download: