The NDIS covers a wide range of reasonable and necessary disability supports, services and equipment. These can include therapies, behaviour support, transport assistance, support in the home, education, living arrangements, home and vehicle modifications, communication assistive technology, mobility equipment, community participation activities, daily personal care assistance, funding to attend training and events, and support in gaining and maintaining employment.

Supports that the NDIS covers must assist with:

• Achieving your goals
• Increasing and maintaining independence
• Developing necessary skills for everyday life, etc.
• Facilitating participation in your community
• Gaining employment and working

The NDIS does not cover support if it is:

• Not related to a person’s disability
• A duplicate of another support within a participant’s personal support plan
• A normal daily living expense (e.g. rent, groceries)
• Better addressed through an alternative support system (e.g. healthcare system)
• Likely to cause harm to a participant or pose a risk to others
• Related to income replacement
• Gym or club membership and personal training. Exercise physiologists may be approved.
• Medications