The funding in budget category 1, 2, 3 and 4 is referred to as the “core” budget.
The allocated funds within the core budget can be moved around and used flexibly as needed.
| Budget Number | Budget Name | Funding used for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistance with Daily Life (Core) | Supports within the home – e.g. gardener, cleaner, support worker to assist with personal care |
| 2 | Transport (Core) | The costs associated with travel that aids to meet your NDIS goals – taxi, public transport, fuel to cover cost of travel to appointments |
| 3 | Consumables (Core) | Low cost products that aid to meet your NDIS goals – e.g. incontinence products, PEG, shower chair |
| 4 | Assistance with Social and Community Participation (Core) | Supports in the community – e.g. a support worker accompanying you out into the community, for example a cafe, club or cinema |
| 5 | Assistive Technology | High cost products that aid to meet your NDIS goals – e.g. a wheelchair, prosthetics, car modifications |
| 6 | Home Modifications | High cost changes to your home that accomodate to specific needs, increase independence and safety around the home to therefore meet your NDIS goals |
| 7 | Support Coordination | Supports to assist you understand your NDIS plan, link you with service providers and support you through the plan review |
| 8 | Improved Living Arrangements | Supports to find suitable accommodation to live more independently |
| 9 | Increased Social and Community Participation | Supports that help you build skills within the community or learn a new skill – e.g. Tuition fees, Art classes, Equine therapy |
| 10 | Finding and Keeping a Job | Supports that help you find a job or to gain assistance within your work |
| 11 | Improved Relationships | Professionals that assist with social skills or behaviour -e.g. Psychologist, Behavioural Therapy |
| 12 | Improved Health and Wellbeing | Professionals that assist you with your health -e.g. Exercise Physiologist, Personal Trainer, Dietician |
| 13 | Improved Learning | Supports that help you to transition from school to further education |
| 14 | Improved Life Choices | Plan Management to manage your NDIS funds |
| 15 | Improved Daily Living | Allied Health Professionals and the use of their services – e.g. Physiologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist |
Note: in your NDIS Plan, your funds may be set out a little differently – for example, you may be funded for a specific stated line item (line items refer to the different supports available within a budget category) – for example, in your NDIS Plan, you may see: 07_002_0106_8_3 (this is a line item).
To understand what this means for you, you can focus on the first two digits in the line item – in this instance, the first two digits are 07 – so, now you can refer to the table above and consider which specific support category the line item refers to – the line item in this example starts with 07 refers to budget category: Support Coordination.