From 3 October 2024, the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) defines NDIS supports.

These are supports that can be funded by the NDIS and are declared by the NDIS rules to be NDIS supports.

Currently the applicable rules are the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) (NDIS Supports) Transitional Rules 2024 (Cth). New rules are being developed over time in consultation with State and Territory governments and the disability community.

The rules may declare that a support is or is not appropriately an NDIS support [s 10(3) and (4)]. The rules also outline how a support that is declared not an NDIS support may replace an NDIS support where the cost of the support is the same or lower than the total cost of the NDIS supports that it replaces and the support provides the same or a better outcome for the participant [s 10(6)].

Apart from any other supports that are declared not to be NDIS supports, section 10(9) sets out that the following are not NDIS supports:

For more information about NDIS supports, please refer to the NDIS website - What does the NDIS fund? (the lists)