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What could your plan help you work toward?
Possibilities you may
not have considered.
A practical starting point for your next conversation. We help you understand the options, test them against your plan and budget, and decide what is worthwhile for you.
Choose an area that matters to you. Bring it to a planning conversation. We will check the goal connection, plan wording, available budget, current NDIS support lists, likely evidence and whether another system or personal expense is responsible.
It is not a list of automatic entitlements or approval to purchase. Your individual plan, funding-management type, support category and current rules matter.
01Daily life at home
Practical assistance connected to disability-related needs and goals.
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Daily life at home
Practical assistance connected to disability-related needs and goals.
- Personal care and morning or evening routines
- Meal preparation and support to build cooking skills
- Disability-related household cleaning and laundry
- Help with shopping, appointments and essential errands
- Assistance to establish routines, reminders and household systems
- Yard or home tasks where the need is disability-related
- Short-term changes to support when usual arrangements break down
02Transport and getting around
The support, assistance or training may be fundable—not every ordinary travel cost.
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Transport and getting around
The support, assistance or training may be fundable—not every ordinary travel cost.
- Provider transport to appointments or activities
- Travel training to learn public transport routes
- Support to build confidence navigating the community
- Accessible transport and wheelchair-capable vehicle options
- Comparing transport providers, rates and travel charges
- Planning recurring transport funding across the plan period
- Vehicle modification assessments and suitable supplier pathways
03Community, relationships and recreation
The NDIS may fund disability-related support to participate; entry fees, meals and ordinary activity costs are commonly personal expenses.
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Community, relationships and recreation
The NDIS may fund disability-related support to participate; entry fees, meals and ordinary activity costs are commonly personal expenses.
- Support to join sport, art, music, hobby or community groups
- Building social confidence and communication skills
- Finding inclusive local events and accessible venues
- Support to visit friends, attend celebrations or practise new routines
- Peer, mentoring or skill-development options where appropriate
- Positive behaviour and relationship-building supports
- Developing independence rather than permanent reliance where possible
04Therapy and wellbeing
Therapy must relate to functional impact, goals and NDIS funding criteria; mainstream health treatment belongs with the health system.
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Therapy and wellbeing
Therapy must relate to functional impact, goals and NDIS funding criteria; mainstream health treatment belongs with the health system.
- Occupational therapy for daily living and functional skills
- Speech pathology for communication or swallowing-related function
- Physiotherapy and disability-related movement support
- Psychology where related to disability capacity—not ordinary clinical mental-health treatment
- Behaviour support from an appropriately authorised provider
- Dietetics or exercise physiology where disability-related
- Nursing supports where within the plan and appropriate
- Training family or workers to use strategies and equipment consistently
05Equipment, technology and communication
Assessments, quotes or prior approval may be needed depending on the item and cost.
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Equipment, technology and communication
Assessments, quotes or prior approval may be needed depending on the item and cost.
- Low-cost assistive technology and disability-related consumables
- Mobility aids, seating and pressure-care equipment
- Communication devices, apps and alternative communication tools
- Personal alarms and disability-related safety technology
- Equipment trials before a major purchase
- Set-up, training, maintenance, repairs and rental where permitted
- Comparing suppliers, warranties, delivery and ongoing costs
- Gathering professional evidence for mid- or high-cost equipment
06Home, living and independence
Home and living decisions need careful evidence, consent and comparison with other suitable options.
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Home, living and independence
Home and living decisions need careful evidence, consent and comparison with other suitable options.
- Minor or complex home-modification pathways
- Handrails, access changes or disability-specific fixtures
- OT assessment and functional evidence
- Support to find and maintain suitable rental accommodation
- Building independent living skills and household routines
- Exploring individualised living, supported living or other arrangements
- Comparing home-and-living providers without hidden referral incentives
- Preparing questions, quotes and evidence before a major decision
07Work, study and transition
Supports may build capacity to enter or remain in work or education; ordinary course fees are not automatically NDIS-funded.
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Work, study and transition
Supports may build capacity to enter or remain in work or education; ordinary course fees are not automatically NDIS-funded.
- Career planning and employment-related assessments
- Building workplace routines, communication and confidence
- Job-search, interview and workplace transition support
- Work experience or on-the-job disability support pathways
- Moving from school to TAFE, university or other training
- Help organising study workload and disability-related learning strategies
- Coordination with employers, educators and mainstream services
- Planning transitions when leaving school, hospital or another service
08Your providers and agreements
Planstead coordinates and compares services; it does not directly deliver every support listed.
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Your providers and agreements
Planstead coordinates and compares services; it does not directly deliver every support listed.
- Find providers with suitable skills, availability and location
- Compare hourly rates, travel, cancellations and minimum shifts
- Check service agreements before signing
- Identify actual or potential conflicts of interest
- Prepare backup providers and continuity arrangements
- Address poor communication or services that are not meeting expectations
- Plan a safe handover when changing providers
- Keep contact, quote, agreement and review information organised
09Your budget and plan
Better use means informed, goal-directed choices—not spending every dollar or treating funding as guaranteed.
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Your budget and plan
Better use means informed, goal-directed choices—not spending every dollar or treating funding as guaranteed.
- Translate the plan into plain language
- Map budgets, funding periods, flexible and stated categories
- Model the annual effect of weekly or recurring bookings
- Track used, committed and available amounts
- Spot likely underspend, overspend or service gaps early
- Prioritise supports with the strongest connection to goals
- Prepare questions for the NDIA, planner or plan manager
- Check invoices, bookings and provider charges against agreements
010Evidence, reviews and problem-solving
Good evidence explains functional impact, outcomes, risks and why a support is suitable; it does not guarantee an NDIA decision.
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Evidence, reviews and problem-solving
Good evidence explains functional impact, outcomes, risks and why a support is suitable; it does not guarantee an NDIA decision.
- Set up progress notes and outcome tracking
- Collect relevant therapist and provider reports
- Document what has worked, what has not and emerging risks
- Prepare for reassessment, plan variation or change-of-situation conversations
- Organise supporting information and key dates
- Record complaints, incidents and follow-up actions
- Connect with advocacy, legal, health or community services when another system is responsible
- Turn one practical problem—such as transport or household access—into clear next steps
A useful distinction
The item itself may not be funded—even when help around it is valuable.
For example, if you want your car cleaned, Planstead can help identify a local option and check whether any disability-related assistance is relevant. But an ordinary car-cleaning bill is not automatically an NDIS support. We will explain the boundary instead of stretching the rules.
Bring us a practical question →Support rules and plan formats can change. Before purchasing, check your plan and current NDIS guidance or seek appropriate advice.