The Disability Housing Centre

How To Access SDA Funding

Step 1

Long term housing MUST be a goal in the participant’s plan. If not, you will need to lodge a Change of Circumstances with the NDIA.

Step 2

NDIA will fund the exploration of housing options, consisting of:

  • 20 hours of support coordination to find Allied Health professionals to undertake the housing assessments; and
  • 55 hours of support coordination to develop the housing plan

Step 3

The Support Coordinator assists the participant to explore their housing options. They will arrange the assessments to determine the likelihood of SDA eligibility and compile a housing plan to submit to the NDIA.

Step 4

The Occupational Therapist will complete the functional assessments required for the SDA report.

Tip: Find an OT who knows how to do SDA assessments. This can make all the difference to whether SDA funding is approved in the plan.

Note: An OT SDA assessment takes about 30-40 hours to complete.

Step 5

The Support Coordinator collates the reports. The Support Coordinator and the participant’s nominee then approve the Roster of Care to submit with the housing plan to the NDIA.

Step 6

Once approved, the funding will appear as Capital Supports and will state the amount of SDA funding, as well as:
  • The SDA design category (HPS, Robust, IL, FA)
  • The building type; and
  • The location

Step 7

Happy with outcome? You can now find the property you like and submit an EOI. The SDA funding will stay in the plan as a comment until the participant moves into a property.

Unhappy with outcome? If you’re unhappy with the SDA type, category or location, the Support Coordinator can request a review of the decision.

Step 8

The participant becomes a tenant:
  • Selects an SDA property
  • Signs a tenancy agreement with the SDA provider
  • Approves the Roster of Care and service agreements with their support providers
  • Pays the rent [to the SDA provider]. Usually this is 25% of DSP plus rent assistancePays for their own everyday living expenses, such as groceries, electricity, hot water, internet, etc.

We recommend you ask your Support Coordinator to call us, so we can make sure they’re on track to accessing SDA funding for you. Our team will be on hand to answer any questions.

If you need help getting started, contact us

We work with more than 60 SIL Providers (Supported Independent Living Providers) who provide care to the tenants in our homes.

We aim is to work with experienced service providers to provide high quality person to person support for all tenants in our SDA homes.

The SIL Providers look after the day to day supports and individual care for tenants, while The Disability Housing Centre (DHC) undertake the property management of the home under individual tenancy agreements.

Are you a SIL Provider?

SIL providers who are interested in partnering with The Disability Housing Centre in an SDA Smart Home can contact our Accommodation Team to discuss options for collaboration.

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