Before you start
Only the NDIA can decide whether you're eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). This checklist is information about the NDIS rules, not an assessment. Psych Connect is not an SDA provider. We help people find SDA homes through a registered SDA provider we work with, and we can provide the support inside the home. See help finding SDA homes.
Who is SDA for?
SDA is housing for people with an extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. The NDIS rules also have an SDA needs requirement: SDA, together with your other supports, must help you more than other supports alone.
The NDIA says SDA may suit when other home and living supports don't meet your needs, and it looks at how SDA would work with your other supports.
SDA pays for the home itself. It doesn't include support workers, SIL, ILO or assistive technology; those are funded separately. You pay a rent contribution and your own bills.
The checklist
1. The rules the NDIA applies
| Rule | Do you have information about this? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. Extreme functional impairment means a very reduced ability to manage mobility, self-care or self-management, with a very high need for person-to-person support even with equipment or home changes. | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet | |
| The SDA needs requirement. SDA together with your other supports would help you more than other supports alone. | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet | |
| Other home and living supports don't meet your needs. SDA may suit when other options don't. | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet | |
| How SDA works with your other supports, such as SIL, in the home. | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet |
2. Information to gather
| Item | Have it? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Recent reports from the professionals who have assessed your needs, describing your daily support needs at home | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet | |
| Information about your current home and why it doesn't meet your needs | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet | |
| Your goals for where and how you'd like to live, and who with | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet | |
| Details of the support you get now, including any behaviour support plan | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet | |
| A support coordinator or my NDIS contact to help you ask for home and living supports | ☐ Yes ☐ Not yet |
3. If SDA is in your plan
| Check | Done? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Your plan's design category: Improved Liveability, Fully Accessible, Robust or High Physical Support | ☐ Yes | |
| Your plan's building type (for example apartment, villa, duplex, townhouse or house) and location | ☐ Yes | |
| Your full SDA amount shows in your plan (since 19 October 2026 the NDIA includes it when a plan is approved) | ☐ Yes | |
| The home is enrolled as SDA, and the SDA provider is registered with the NDIS Commission | ☐ Yes | |
| A written service agreement with the SDA provider (this is required for SDA) | ☐ Yes | |
| The SDA provider recorded as your "my provider" on your plan | ☐ Yes | |
| Your rent contribution agreed in writing, and no more than the maximum reasonable rent contribution | ☐ Yes | |
| Support in the home arranged separately (SDA pays for the home, not support workers), and the NDIA told when you move in | ☐ Yes |
Sources (read 10 November 2026): NDIS, What is specialist disability accommodation (SDA) (current as of 1 July 2026); National Disability Insurance Scheme (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Rules 2020, sections 11 to 14; NDIA news, Changes to how SDA funding appears in NDIS plans (22 October 2026). General information only, not advice about your plan. Help finding SDA homes: psychconnect.com.au/ndis-support/sda-homes/ · psychconnect.com.au/ndis-support/tools/sda-eligibility-checklist/ · Last reviewed 10 November 2026.
How do I ask for SDA?
You ask for SDA the same way as other home and living supports, with evidence, usually with help from your support coordinator or my NDIS contact.
Since 19 October 2026, when SDA is approved the full amount is included in your plan. Read our guides to SDA funding in your plan, SDA design categories and SIL vs SDA vs ILO.
For local figures, see the number of people eligible for SDA but not yet living in an SDA home in South East Queensland.
How we can help
We can talk you through the steps, help you find SDA homes through the registered SDA provider we work with, and provide SIL or support work in the home if you choose us. Living in one of those homes never depends on using us. We never promise an approval. Call or text 0403 828 422.
Sources
- NDIS, What is specialist disability accommodation (SDA) (current as of 1 July 2026). www.ndis.gov.au (read 10 Nov 2026)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Rules 2020, compilation No. 1 (F2025C00260): sections 11 to 14, Schedules 1 and 2. www.legislation.gov.au (full text read 7 Nov 2026)
- NDIA news, Changes to how SDA funding appears in NDIS plans (22 Oct 2026). www.ndis.gov.au (checked 7 Nov 2026)
- NDIS, How to ask for home and living supports. www.ndis.gov.au (checked 8 Nov 2026)