SPECIALIST DISABILITY Would SDA be more beneficial

than other supports alone in:

ACCOMMODATION (SDA) Mitigating or alleviating the

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA impact of their impairment?
(Rule 3.6bi)

SDA is a costly support that will be provided OR

to only a small number of NDIS participants,
Preventing deterioration of
so the rules used to determine a participant’s functional capacity?
eligibility are rigorously applied. (Rule 3.6bii)
EXTREME FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT
To be considered for SDA, a participant OR

must provide evidence to support EVERY Extremely reduced Would SDA help Improving functional Would SDA be Would SDA
Very high need for capacity? (Rule 3.6biii)
criteria along one of the pathways below. capacity for self care,
person to person
achieve goals, better value for promote stability
self-management and/ objectives and money compared and continuity of
Where your client has evidence to support supports? OR
or mobility? aspirations to alternatives? supports?
criteria along multiple pathways, It may be (Rule 3.5b)
(Rule 3.5a) (Rule 3.6a) Maintaining or promoting (Rule 3.6c) (Rule 3.6d)
helpful to include the additional information, the ability to build capacity?
but at least one complete pathway must (Rule 3.6biv) What type of SDA would
maximise the person’s
be clearly evidenced. OR independence? (Part 4)
Maintaining or enhancing
opportunities to develop
skills? (Rule 3.6bv)
A participant meets the SDA design category (basic,
SDA assessment criteria improved livability, fully
if participant has: accessible, robust or high
physical support)?
Would SDA be more beneficial (Rule 4.3)
than other supports alone in:

VERY HIGH SUPPORT NEEDS Reducing the future need for Building type (apartment,
supports? (Rule 3.8bi) villa/duplex/townhouse,
Would SDA house or group home)?
Has previously living OR (Rules 4.5 and 4.6)
better achieve
in SDA impacted stated goals and Helping to pursue life goals
on capacity to aspirations (Rule 3.8bii)
transition to (Rule 3.8a)
alternatives? OR Support model? (Rule 4.7)
(Rule 3.7a)
Mitigating or alleviating the
OR impact of their impairment? Would SDA be
(Rule 3.8biii) Would SDA be better Appropriate location?
better value for
A very high level Are there limitations value for money (Rules 4.8 and 4.9)
money than
need for person to in the availability, OR than alternatives,
alternatives to
person supports capacity or regarding cost of
Preventing deterioration improve long-term
(constantly or for sustainability of providing supports?
of functional capacity? outcomes? For people living in SDA, detail
a significant part of the informal support (Rule 3.8cii)
(Rule 3.8biv) (Rule 3.8ci) any funding issues or provide
the day)? network?
(Rule 3.7bi) details of any SDA offer
(Rule 3.7b) OR (Rule 4.11)
OR Improving functional
capacity? (Rule 3.8bv)
At risk or a risk to
others? OR Detail capacity building
(Rule 3.7bii) supports needed for transition
Maintaining or promoting to SDA (Rule 4.12)
ability to build capacity?
(Rule 3.8bvi)

OR Provide allied health

prescriptions for assistive
Maintaining or enhancing technology and equipment
opportunities to develop to maximise the person’s
skills? (Rule 3.8bvii) independence in SDA.