NDIS Guides
Understanding Your NDIS Plan: A Complete Guide to Budget Categories
Core Supports, Capacity Building, Capital Supports — what each category covers, what you can spend, and how to make the most of your plan.
Featured Guide
ILO vs SIL: What's the
Difference?
If you're navigating NDIS accommodation options, the difference between Individualised Living Options (ILO) and Supported Independent Living (SIL) can be confusing. This guide breaks it down clearly.
12 articles
NDIS Guide
ILO Guide
ILO & Accommodation
What is Individualised Living Options (ILO)? Eligibility, Types & How to Apply
A plain-language guide to ILO — who qualifies, the four living arrangement models, how NDIS funding works, and what the Explore and Design phase involves.
Hospital Discharge
Hospital Discharge
Hospital to Home: How NDIS Discharge Planning Works — and What to Expect
A practical walkthrough for participants, families, and support coordinators navigating the transition from hospital to NDIS-funded supported living.
Plan Review
NDIS Guides
NDIS Plan Review: How to Prepare and Get the Best Outcome
Everything you need to do before your NDIS plan review — documents to gather, goals to articulate, and evidence that makes the difference.
Complex Care
Complex & Clinical Care
High-Intensity Daily Activities: What NDIS Supports Are Available for Complex Needs?
A guide to NDIS-funded high-intensity supports — PEG feeding, tracheostomy, bowel care, ventilator management and what to look for in a provider.
Psychosocial
Psychosocial Disability
NDIS and Mental Health: Understanding Psychosocial Disability Supports
How the NDIS funds support for people with psychosocial disability, what recovery-oriented care looks like, and how to find the right provider.
ILO Guide
ILO & Accommodation
Host Arrangements Explained: Is Living With a Host Family Right for You?
A deep dive into ILO host arrangements — how matching works, what to expect, and whether this model suits your lifestyle and support needs.
NDIS Guide
NDIS Guides
NDIS Plan Management: Agency, Plan-Managed or Self-Managed — Which is Best?
An honest comparison of the three NDIS plan management types — pros, cons, flexibility, and which might suit your circumstances.
Behaviour Support
Behaviour Support
What is Positive Behaviour Support? A Guide for Participants & Families
How NDIS-funded behaviour support works, what a Behaviour Support Plan involves, and the rights of participants under the NDIS restrictive practices framework.