Unlocking the Potential of NDIS Funding: Where to Use Your Funds? 

Disability should not reap one of life’s basic necessities. Everyone should be able to enjoy their lives as long as they live. National Disability Scheme (NDS) is a scheme for people with disability to live more independently and get assistance where required. Through this blog, let us understand the instances where you could use your NDIS funds. 

NDIS Funds

NDIS is a government-funded program for people with disabilities. The idea is to offer support and assistance in any manner possible to overall improve the quality of life and health of disabled people. 

Under the NDIS scheme participants are offered funds that can be used to avail a wide range of services covered under NDIS. NDIS funding can be used in 4 core categories. These are: 

• Consumables
• Assistance with daily life
• Transport assistance
• Assistance with social and community participation

In general, NDIS funds can be used for getting assistance in daily living activities, employment support, enhancing social and community participation, therapeutic support, and the purchase of aids and equipment. Participants of NDIS can choose to use their funds in either of these categories depending on their individual needs. 

NDIS extends a supporting role for people to live more independently and achieve their goals. After all, your dreams are too big to be limited by some disability. 

Now these categories can be confusing. Hence, here are detailed different ways you can use your NDIS funds within these categories. 

1. Consumables

Individuals have different disability-related needs in daily life. The funding under consumables can be used to get personal disability-related products. It includes an extensive list of products that can be bought with NDIS funds. 

• Nutritional Supplements

Disabled individuals can use the funding to get high-fiber oral supplements, prescribed supplements as well as fortified juices. 

• Wound Care Products

Use your NDIS funds to buy bandages, gauze tapes, dressings, compression stockings, and compression socks. 

• Skincare products

Everyday products like wash creams, body lotions, and barrier creams can be bought with your NDIS funds.

• Disposable continence items

NDIS funds can be used to get disposable pads, pants and liners, catheters, leg bags, and condom drainage. However, not everyone is eligible to get continence aid support. So check with that beforehand. 

• Others

Apart from these, you can use funds for furniture protection products, walking sticks, gel and foam supports for wheelchairs, shower stools, pressure mattresses, communication boards, vision and hearing devices, and mobility aids. 

2. Assistance with daily life

Assistance with daily life is one of the four core categories of NDIS support. Under this support is provided for you to live independently in a living environment and not overwhelm yourself. 

The NDIS funds are used to get support in daily life. This includes help with personal care such as showering, dressing, and grooming. It also includes help with domestic tasks like cleaning, meal prep, and laundry. eating, moving around, getting out of bed, and other daily essential living activities. 

You can either get a support worker that can assist you perform the tasks or someone who can do it for you. For people with disabilities, this support can help them live independently and comfortably. 

3. Therapeutic support

Therapeutic support helps enhance the condition of people and your NDIS funds can be used to avail of such support. 

Disabled individuals may have different needs to help manage their pain and mobility issues. In order to communicate and coordinate effectively with others, NDIS offers therapeutic support like physiotherapy, speech pathology, and occupational therapy. 

4. Social and community participation

Everyone needs social connections to thrive. NDIS’s thoughtful support in getting community and social participation assistance helps individuals feel more connected to their communities. 

NDIS funds can be used to support you in any way that enhances your social or community participation. This includes attending art classes, sports programs, community events, and activities. Funds can also be used to get support accessing transportation and community resources. 

5. Employment support

Employment helps people get self-sufficient and lead a more independent life. You can utilize your NDIS funds to support your employment goals. This can be by learning new skills, getting job coaching, and training to get meaningful and rewarding career opportunities. 

Disability is not a stop to your life. With NDIS you can unlock your potential by getting support and funding in different aspects of your life. At Achieve Disability Care, we are NDIS service providers helping you lead a meaningful and more independent life. We are trusted by thousands like you and we are here to serve you optimally. Connect with us now and unlock the full potential of your NDIS funding.