MR25/00038 | FOI 24/25-0317 DOCUMENT 21

Advice Support Tool

Theme: Home Modifications Sub-Theme(s): New Home Builds, and homes purchased after meeting access to scheme References:

General advice resources:

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
• NDIS (Supports for Participants) Rules 2013
• TAB intranet page: mandatory home modification referrals, TAB digest

Resources specific to new home builds and new home purchases:

• NDIS Home Modification Guideline - Page 9-10 of PDF
• NDIS website: Providing Home Modifications — in particular the ‘Home Modification Guide for Builders and Designers’ document.
  • Pages 25-26 of ‘Home Modification Guide for Builders and Designers’
• NDIS website: Would we fund it? Modifications to a new house build NCC Liveable Housing Handbook - Livable Housing Handbook released - a CUDA post (universaldesignaustralia.net.au)
• Relevant for new build properties

note Note: All criteria need to be met for the supports to be funded through the NDIS.

Criteria	Is criteria met?	Considerations (including evidence used)
34.1(a) Enabling the participant’s goals and objectives	Yes	Likely to be met. Consider individual circumstances.
	No
34.1(b) Assist the participant’s social and economic participation	Yes	Likely to be met. Consider individual circumstances.
	No
34.1(c) Value for money	Yes	All of the usual home modification value for money considerations apply. Specific to this topic:

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Criteria for Reasonable and Necessary Supports

The following table outlines considerations regarding reasonable and necessary support.

Is criteria met?
No
s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies

e Refer to the NDIS Guidance for Builders and Designers document for an outline on the general R & N scope and considerations. s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies

e What is the extra cost of the disability specific components? You will need costings. redacted: s47E(d)

s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies

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The Criteria for Reasonable and Necessary Supports:

s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies.

Considerations (Including Evidence Used)

s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies

Apply all the usual value for money to the home modifications requested.

34.1(d) Support Is Effective Or Beneficial For The Participant

Is criteria met?

Apply all the usual considerations to the home modifications requested / home design proposed as to whether it is likely to be effective and beneficial with regard to good practice (e.g., AS1428.1, Livable housing design standards, individual participant circumstances, etc).

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Criteria for reasonable and necessary supports

Is criteria met?

Considerations (including evidence used)

34.1(e) Support coordinates with but does not replace informal support

D Yes

O No

Likely to be met.

34.1(f) Support is most appropriately funded by the NDIS

O Yes

O No

Likely to be met.

Support will not cause harm

Consider NDIS Support for

Participant Rules 2013 Part 5.1 and 5.3

Oo Yes

O No

Likely to be met.

Support is directly related to the participant’s disability

(supports will not be funded under the NDIS if they do not relate to the participant’s disability or are day-to-day expenses or income replacement)

Consider NDIS Support for

Participant Rules 2013 Part 5.1 and 5.2

O Yes

O No

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Refer to examples in the WWEI

Support does not duplicate other supports

Consider NDIS Support for Participant Rules 2013 Part 5.1

OO Yes

O No

Likely to be met.

Are all of the above criteria met for all supports?

Oj Yes

O No

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Version Control

Version# Status Date Modified by Brief Description of Modification V1.0 Cleared 31/08/2023 | WNS616 Production of initial V1.0

Transferred to Key Advisor Advice V1.0 Cleared 05/09/2023 | JIF775 Resources repository

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