Find SDA Accommodation That Suits
Connected with a registered SDA provider with a home that may suit.
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What Is SDA Accommodation?
Specialist disability accommodation (SDA) is housing funded by the NDIS for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. It's built with features like wide doorways, ceiling hoist provision or very durable materials. SDA pays for the home, not the support. Residents pay a capped rent contribution and their own bills.
The NDIA decides who's eligible for SDA, and writes a design category, building type and location into the plan. The home has to be owned or managed by a registered SDA provider and enrolled with the NDIA.
Support in the home is separate. Many residents also have supported independent living (SIL), and you can choose a different provider for that.
How it works
Three Steps to Talking With a Provider
Tell Us What's in the Plan
Who the home is for, the SDA design category and building type, where they'd like to live and when. About two minutes.
We Find a Provider With a Home
We pass your details to one registered SDA provider who may have a suitable home or vacancy coming up.
They Get in Touch
The provider contacts you to talk about the home, the other residents, the rent and when you could move.
Your details only go to the provider we match you with. If they can't help, we'll find someone who can. More about how it works
Homes Built Around the Person
SDA homes are built with features that make other supports easier and safer. Which ones depend on the design category in the plan.
Step-Free Entry
Level access and wide doorways, so getting in and out doesn't depend on someone else.
Bathrooms That Work Seated
Space to turn, a shower you can reach, and a basin you can use sitting or standing.
A Kitchen You Can Use
Benches and appliances within reach, where the design category calls for it.
SDA Explained
Plain-English guides, checked against the NDIA's own rules and pricing arrangements.
- What is SDA?Who it's for, what it covers, and what it doesn't.
- SDA eligibilityThe three questions the NDIA asks, and the evidence that helps.
- Design categoriesImproved Liveability, Fully Accessible, Robust and High Physical Support.
- Apartments, villas and housesThe four building types, sharing, and living alone.
- Rent and costsThe reasonable rent contribution, and what else residents pay.
- SDA vs SILThe home versus the support workers, and how they fit together.
A Home, Not a Facility
SDA can be a house, villa, duplex, townhouse or apartment. Whichever it is, it's your home.
Your Own Routines
Cooking, coming and going, and having people over, the way you like it.
Your Own Space
SDA is often shared with a few housemates, with your own bedroom. Some people live alone.
Close to the People Who Matter
The NDIA looks at family, friends, community and culture when it decides where SDA should be.
For Participants and Families
SDA just added to the plan, leaving hospital, or the current home isn't working? Tell us once and we'll pass it to a registered SDA provider, instead of you ringing around.
Get matchedFor Support Coordinators
Send the design category, building type and location, and whether SIL is needed. We pass it to a registered SDA provider and let you know who's picking it up.
Refer a participantHow We Choose Providers
We only pass your details to providers who meet all of these.
- Registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Homes enrolled with the NDIA as SDA
- A home or vacancy that may suit, now or coming up
- Agree to contact you quickly, and we check that they did
How SDA Is Funded
SDA sits in the capital supports budget of an NDIS plan. The NDIS pays the SDA provider for the home, up to the amount in the plan. The resident pays a reasonable rent contribution, capped at 25% of the Disability Support Pension, 25% of the Pension Supplement and any Commonwealth Rent Assistance.
More on SDA fundingQuestions People Ask
Does it cost anything to use this service?
No. It's free for you. Providers pay us when we introduce them to someone, which is how we keep it free. It doesn't change the rent you pay, which is capped by the NDIS.
Are you the NDIS, or an SDA provider?
Neither. sdaaccommodation.com.au is an independent service that connects people with registered SDA providers. We're not part of the NDIA or the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, and we don't own or manage homes.
Do I need SDA in my NDIS plan first?
It helps, because providers can generally only offer a home that matches the design category, building type and location in the plan. If you're still applying, get in touch anyway and tell us where things are at.
Do you list SDA vacancies?
No. We pass what you need to registered providers, one at a time, so they can tell you about homes and vacancies that may suit. The NDIA's SDA Finder lists some vacancies too.
What if the provider doesn't have anything suitable?
We pass your details to another registered provider, one at a time, up to three in total. Your details never go out to a group of providers at once.
I'm a support coordinator. Can I refer someone?
Yes. Use the referral form, or choose coordinator in the questions above. Please make sure the participant or their nominee has agreed to the referral first.
Ready to Look for an SDA Home?
It takes about two minutes, and it's free.