Medium Term Accommodation In Perth
What Is Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)?
Medium Term Accommodation is an NDIS home and living support that funds temporary housing for participants who have a confirmed long-term home lined up, but can’t move into it yet. It sits within NDIS accommodation options alongside SIL, SDA, and STA, though its purpose is narrower than any of those.
MTA is not permanent housing, and it isn’t crisis accommodation either. It’s a bridge. You already know where you’re headed, whether that’s a Specialist Disability Accommodation property, a Supported Independent Living arrangement, or your own modified home. MTA covers the space in between, funded for up to 90 days.
It’s also different from temporary accommodation NDIS supports like Short Term Accommodation (STA). STA is respite, generally a matter of days. MTA runs longer and exists for one purpose: getting you safely and permanently into the home you’re already confirmed for.
how MTA Funding Works
MTA funding covers the accommodation cost itself, generally the room and its bundled utilities. It doesn’t extend to groceries, personal care supports, transport, or other daily living costs, which continue to come out of your existing NDIS supports the same way they would at home.
There’s no single flat rate for MTA the way some Core Supports categories work, since it’s tied to the specific accommodation arranged for your stay and funded as a stated support within your plan. Our team can talk you through the current funding structure for your circumstances once we understand your Home and Living request.
DSP>21- $400
What Does MTA Include?
MTA is intentionally narrow in scope. Here’s what a stay typically covers, and what sits outside it.
Accommodation and Bundled Utilities
Your room or unit, along with utilities, where they’re included in the accommodation fee. This is the core of what MTA funds.
Coordination With Your Long-Term Move
We work with your Support Coordinator or LAC to keep your Home and Living request on track, so the handover into SDA, SIL, or your modified home happens on schedule rather than at the last minute.
Continuity of Your Existing Supports
Personal care, meals, and support worker visits continue to be funded through your existing Core Supports budget, not your MTA funding. We coordinate both sides so nothing gets missed during the transition.
Who Is MTA For?
- Are medically ready for hospital discharge, but your home or long-term accommodation isn’t ready for you yet
- Have been approved for Specialist Disability Accommodation, but the property is still being finished or isn’t vacant
- Need somewhere safe to stay while your home undergoes NDIS-funded modifications
- Have accepted a Supported Independent Living arrangement, but the vacancy hasn’t opened yet
- Are transitioning from a justice setting and are eligible for SDA, with your Support Coordinator working alongside a justice liaison officer
MTA is generally not approved without a confirmed next step already in place. It isn’t intended as open-ended housing assistance or a way to trial a new living arrangement.
Benefits of Medium Term Accommodation
- A confirmed timeline: Rather than an open-ended wait, MTA gives you a bounded, up-to-90-day plan with a clear destination.
- Continuity of care: Your existing support workers and routines carry across, since MTA funds the roof, not the support.
- A faster path out of the hospital: Discharge doesn’t need to wait for your long-term home to be finished.
- Reduced family stress: A clear plan for the interim period means less scrambling to find somewhere safe on short notice.
- A genuine bridge, not a dead end: Every MTA stay is built around the confirmed home you’re moving into next.
MTA vs Other NDIS Supports
Confusion between MTA and other NDIS housing supports is common, and it affects how a plan gets built and approved. Here’s how it differs.
MTA vs Short Term Accommodation (STA)
STA, sometimes called respite, is designed for short breaks, typically a matter of days at a time, and it includes support workers, meals, and activities as part of the stay. MTA runs much longer, up to 90 days, and covers accommodation only. The purpose is different too. STA gives participants or their carers a break. MTA exists to bridge a confirmed gap between your current situation and a long-term home that’s already locked in.
MTA vs Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
SDA funds the physical property itself, a home built or modified to a specific design category for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. MTA isn’t a housing type in that sense. It’s temporary funding that often covers the wait for an SDA property to become available. Many participants use MTA as the bridge into their eventual SDA home rather than the two being alternatives to each other.
MTA vs Supported Independent Living (SIL)
SIL funds the support workers who help you with daily tasks inside a home, cooking, personal care, and household tasks, regardless of whether that home is short or long-term. MTA funds the accommodation itself during a transition period. The two aren’t competing supports. If you need SIL-level support and you’re in an MTA stay, your SIL funding continues to cover the support workers while MTA covers the roof over your head.
Our Medium Term Accommodation Services in Perth
Achieve Disability Care provides Medium Term Accommodation across Perth metro for NDIS participants navigating a housing transition. As a registered NDIS provider, our team works directly with participants, families, and Support Coordinators to keep every MTA stay tied to a confirmed, well-managed next step.
Our MTA services include:
- Fully accessible, furnished accommodation close to transport, shops, and medical services
- Coordination with your Support Coordinator or LAC on the Home and Living request
- Clear, ongoing communication with you and your family throughout the stay
- A transition plan built around your confirmed SDA, SIL, or home modification timeline from day one
We work with you to make the interim period feel managed, not uncertain.
When is MTA Used? Common Scenarios in Perth
A few situations come up most often for the participants we support.
Hospital discharge
You’re medically ready to leave, but your home or long-term accommodation isn’t. MTA lets you move out of the hospital and into supported housing while the rest of your plan falls into place.
Waiting on SDA
You’ve received an SDA offer, but the build or vacancy timeline runs longer than expected. MTA covers that waiting period, so you’re not stuck somewhere unsuitable.
Home modifications underway
Access modifications can take weeks to finish properly. If your home isn’t safe or livable during that stretch, MTA gives you somewhere else to be in the meantime.
How We Support You: Our Step-by-Step Process
Getting started with MTA doesn’t need to feel overwhelming. Here’s how we work with you from referral through to move-in.
How to Get Funding for MTA Through the NDIS
MTA funding sits within your NDIS plan, and getting it approved depends on more than simply needing somewhere to stay.
Requires Evidence of a Confirmed Destination
The NDIA needs to see that you have a genuine long-term housing outcome already identified, an SDA approval, a SIL vacancy, or a home modifications plan that isn’t ready yet. Without that evidence, MTA is unlikely to be approved.
Role of your support coordinator
Your Support Coordinator helps gather documentation, such as a hospital discharge letter or a modifications timeline, and works with the NDIA to have MTA included in your plan through a Home and Living request.
The planning process
Your NDIS planner or Local Area Coordinator (LAC) considers your circumstances, the reason for the gap, and whether the support is reasonable and necessary before approving MTA funding.
If you’re unsure whether your situation qualifies for MTA funding or NDIS support, our team can talk it through with you and your Support Coordinator before anything is submitted.
Why Choose Achieve Disability Care as Your MTA Provider?
Choosing who supports you through a housing transition matters, especially when the stakes are a hospital discharge date or a confirmed SDA move-in. Here’s what makes us a registered NDIS provider Perth participants and families trust for MTA:
- Registered NDIS provider: We meet the quality and safeguarding standards required of registered NDIS providers in Western Australia.
- Participant-first approach: Your confirmed long-term home drives the plan. We build the MTA stay around your timeline, not ours.
- Local Perth team: Our team lives and works across Perth metro, and knows the local housing and service landscape.
- Continuity of support: Your existing support workers and routines carry across into your MTA stay wherever possible.
- Open communication: We keep you, your family, and your Support Coordinator informed at every stage of the transition.
Ready to Explore Medium Term Accommodation in Perth?
Contact Achieve Disability Care today to arrange a no-obligation consultation and find out how our Medium Term Accommodation services can support your transition.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Medium Term Accommodation (MTA) under NDIS?
How long is MTA funded for?
Generally up to 90 days. Extensions are only considered where there’s clear evidence of a delay outside your control, such as a construction setback on your long-term home.
Who is eligible for Medium Term Accommodation?
Participants with an approved NDIS plan and a confirmed long-term housing outcome, an SDA property, a SIL arrangement, or completed home modifications, that isn’t ready yet.
What's the difference between MTA and STA?
STA is short-term respite, typically a matter of days, and includes support workers and activities. MTA is longer and transitional, built specifically around moving into a confirmed permanent home.
