Individual support at home

Support that respects how you want to live.

One-to-one support can help with everyday routines, skill building and participation at home and in the community. We shape the arrangement around your choices, goals, communication and support needs.

A support worker and participant preparing food together at home
ONE TO ONEIndividual attention shaped around you.
EVERYDAY CHOICEYour routines, preferences and home.
SKILL BUILDINGSupport to do more with confidence.

SIL and SDA are related, but they are not the same.

Supported Independent Living, or SIL, is funding for support workers who help with daily tasks and developing skills to live as independently as possible. Specialist Disability Accommodation, or SDA, is the housing itself for eligible participants with very high support needs or extreme functional impairment.

Some people living in SDA also receive SIL or other one-to-one supports, but the housing provider and support provider may be separate. The service described here is personal support, not the provision of an SDA dwelling.

Read the official NDIS guide to Supported Independent Living.

Everyday support, without taking over.

Personal routines

Support with the parts of daily life agreed in your plan and service arrangement, while respecting privacy and choice.

Meals and household tasks

Work alongside you on planning meals, shopping, cooking and keeping your space organised where these supports are funded.

Build daily living skills

Practise tasks step by step, using communication and prompting approaches that suit you.

Community participation

Connect home routines with appointments, relationships and activities that matter to you.

Consistent communication

Agree how information is shared with you and, with consent, family, nominees and other providers.

Before support begins.

A safe, useful arrangement starts with understanding the person, the plan and the home environment.

01

Meet and listen

Talk about routines, goals, communication, preferences and what good support looks like.

02

Check fit and funding

Confirm the relevant plan supports, scope, location and current capacity.

03

Agree the arrangement

Set expectations, schedules, responsibilities and how concerns will be raised.

04

Review together

Check what is working and adjust the approach with you.

Questions about SIL, SDA and 1:1 support.

Do you provide SDA housing?

This page describes individual support services, not the SDA dwelling itself. Contact us to discuss your support arrangement and which organisations are involved.

Can I receive 1:1 support in SIL?

NDIS funding for individual support in shared arrangements depends on assessed needs and the funding in your plan. We can discuss the support item and arrangement with you.

Will support be the same every day?

Your service agreement should describe the agreed supports and schedule. The way support is delivered should still respond to your choices, communication and changing day-to-day needs.

Can my nominee or coordinator enquire?

Yes. We can begin a conversation with them and will confirm your consent and preferences before sharing personal information.

Tell us what good support looks like at home.

Share your location, the support in your plan and the routines or goals you would like help with.

Start an enquiry