Estimate your SIL funding
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How the estimate works
The calculator multiplies the hours you enter by the SIL maximum price for that time of the week, then divides shared support by the ratio, so 1:3 support costs you a third of the hourly price. Prices are the national rates in the NDIS pricing schedule 2026-27, effective from 24 September 2026, which apply across Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and the Gold Coast.
A sleepover is priced per night ($311.79) and shared by the ratio you choose. Active overnight hours use the weekday night rate, or the Saturday or Sunday rate for weekend nights. Our guide to SIL funding, rosters of care and quotes explains how SIL is asked for and quoted.
Cite the SIL Cost Index report: Psych Connect NDIS Support (2026). Psych Connect SIL Cost Index 2026-27: method and results (Version 2026-27) [Report]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24160296
SIL prices 2026-27
The calculator uses these standard SIL prices. Maximum prices for standard support in the NDIS pricing schedule 2026-27, effective 24 September 2026, at the national price, which applies across all the areas we cover.
| When | Item | Maximum price |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday daytime, per hour | 01_801 | $73.58 |
| Weekday evening, per hour | 01_802 | $81.07 |
| Weekday night, per hour | 01_803 | $82.57 |
| Saturday, per hour | 01_804 | $103.54 |
| Sunday, per hour | 01_805 | $133.50 |
| Public holiday, per hour | 01_806 | $163.46 |
| Sleepover, each night | 01_832 | $311.79 |
Active overnight hours use the weekday night price. For one-to-one support outside SIL, see our list of NDIS support worker rates for 2026-27. The calculator's High intensity option uses items 01_811 to 01_816, from $79.60 an hour on a weekday daytime. The full number on an invoice adds the registration group, for example 01_801_0115_1_1.
Psych Connect NDIS Support delivers standard supports and is not registered for high intensity daily personal activities.
Worked example: a 1:3 shared home with sleepovers
The calculator starts with this week. Three housemates share support at 1:3. Each weekday has 6 hours of daytime support and 2 evening hours, Saturday and Sunday have 8 hours each, and a worker sleeps over every night, also shared 1:3.
- Weekday daytime: 5 days × 6 hours × $73.58 ÷ 3 = $735.80
- Weekday evenings: 5 days × 2 hours × $81.07 ÷ 3 = $270.23
- Saturday: 8 hours × $103.54 ÷ 3 = $276.11
- Sunday: 8 hours × $133.50 ÷ 3 = $356.00
- Sleepovers: 7 nights × $311.79 ÷ 3 = $727.51
That adds up to $2,365.65 a week for each person, which the calculator rounds to $2,366, or $123,014 a year over 52 weeks.
Change any number above and the estimate updates straight away.
What the estimate leaves out
- public holidays (see NDIS public holiday rates in Queensland, with its own planner) and irregular days when you need extra support at home
- staff handovers
- community activities and work, which are funded outside SIL
- rent, board, groceries and bills, which SIL doesn't pay for
It's a guide for planning conversations, not a quote or a funding decision. The NDIA decides your hours, ratios, intensity and overnight support, and it sets the amount in your plan.
Want a whole year, public holidays included? The Psych Connect SIL Cost Index 2026-27 works out four common shared rosters day by day, with every assumption shown: see the SIL Cost Index 2026-27 for South East Queensland.
Want a roster of care for your request?
If you've been looking for a SIL roster of care template or tool, the roster builder above does that job: it turns your hours, ratios and overnight support into a one-page draft you can print, and nothing you enter leaves your device. It's your draft, so you keep choice and control over what goes in it and who sees it. We can also draft a roster of care with you and your support coordinator, free and with no obligation, to include with your home and living request or reassessment.
We provide both sleepover and active overnight support, and we have SIL vacancies across Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and the Gold Coast. See how we roster SIL in Brisbane, SIL in Ipswich and Springfield, SIL in Logan and SIL on the Gold Coast. Call 0403 828 422 or send the form below. More about our Supported Independent Living.
Want a blank one to fill in by hand? Print our free roster of care template.
Common questions
How much SIL funding will I get?
The NDIA decides, based on your support needs and the hours, ratios and overnight support it agrees. The calculator shows what a typical week costs at the maximum prices, so you can see roughly what to expect and check the numbers in a plan or quote.
What is a SIL roster of care?
A table of the support someone needs in a typical week: the hours at each time of day, the ratio of workers to housemates, and any overnight support. It's optional in 2026, and it doesn't decide the funding, but it can help the NDIA understand the support you need.
How is a sleepover priced?
Per night, not per hour: $311.79 (01_832), and the calculator divides it by the ratio you choose. If a worker needs to stay awake all night, choose active overnight instead. Those hours use the weekday night price ($82.57 an hour, 01_803), or the Saturday or Sunday price on weekend nights.
Does the estimate include public holidays?
No. Public holiday support is priced at up to $163.46 an hour (01_806). Use our public holiday planner to add the holidays you need.
Is anything I type sent to you?
No. The calculator, the roster draft and the CSV download all work in your browser. Nothing is sent unless you choose to send us the estimate, and the initials you type always stay on your device.
Sources
- NDIS, Pricing arrangements: NDIS pricing schedule 2026-27, effective 24 September 2026. www.ndis.gov.au (SIL prices read from the schedule 8 Nov 2026)
- NDIS, Guide to providing supported independent living (SIL), with the provider SIL roster of care tool and its guide (Version 4, June 2026). www.ndis.gov.au (page and guide read 8 Nov 2026)
- NDIS, Supported independent living operational guideline (file dated 29 Sep 2026). www.ndis.gov.au (read 8 Nov 2026)