SIL vs SDA: the difference, and which one your plan funds
SIL pays for support workers, SDA pays for a specially built home. Who is eligible for each, how they appear in an NDIS plan, and the ILO alternative.
Read the guide →Guides
The NDIS, explained without the jargon
Written for families and support coordinators in South Australia, checked against the NDIS’s own pages, and dated so you know how current each one is. Useful whether or not you ever call us.
How to get SIL funding: what the NDIA looks for
The home and living request process, the evidence the NDIA wants, the funding test it applies, realistic timeframes, and why SIL requests get declined.
Read the guide →SIL support ratios and rosters of care explained
What SIL 1, 2 and 3 mean, why the NDIS does not use those labels, and how hours, ratios like 1:3, intensity and overnight support set your funding.
Read the guide →What a SIL quote (roster of care) contains and how to read it
How a SIL quote is built: shared and 1:1 hours, day, evening, night and weekend rates, sleepover vs active overnight, housemate changes, and what to check.
Read the guide →STA, MTA and respite: what each one is for
Short term accommodation (respite) vs medium term accommodation: day limits, what each pays for, how both sit in an NDIS plan, and SA emergency pathways.
Read the guide →Does the NDIS pay for respite care?
Yes, as short term accommodation in your Core budget. The rules, 2026-27 rates, how to ask at a plan meeting, and what to do if it is not in your plan.
Read the guide →How to read a SIL or SDA vacancy listing
What 3+1 bedrooms, SDA design categories, onsite SIL, the reasonable rent contribution and availability dates mean, and where SA vacancies are listed.
Read the guide →Questions to ask a SIL provider before you say yes
A SIL provider checklist: NDIS Commission registration, staffing and rosters, incidents, complaints, service agreement exit terms and red flags.
Read the guide →Moving into a SIL home: the first 30 days
A plain-English checklist for moving into Supported Independent Living: what to sort before the move, move-in week, and what to review by week four.
Read the guide →Switching SIL providers without losing your funding
How to change SIL provider: your right to choose, notice periods, why funding stays in your plan, SDA tenancy, handover steps and NDIS Commission rules.
Read the guide →How the NDIS pricing arrangements affect your SIL and support budgets
NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 explained: SIL hourly limits by time of day, remote loadings, plan vs agency management, and how to check an invoice.
Read the guide →Supported Residential Facilities (SRFs) in South Australia explained
What a Supported Residential Facility is under SA law, who lives in one, how it differs from SIL, SDA and aged care, how it is paid for, and what to ask.
Read the guide →New guides and new rooms, by email
We send one short update when something changes: a new guide, a room opening, a change to NDIS rules that affects SIL.
