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Northcott SDA Summary

Session Objectives

• NDIS ( National Disability Insurance Scheme ) scale, impact

and trajectory

• Housing demand driven by the NDIS
• Current provision of housing for people with a disability with

high support needs

• Framework to assess housing for people with a disability

Non SDA Housing Options

Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)

• Commercially & recurrently funded high needs
• Build on existing Shared Support Accommodation (SDA)
• Grow from 14000 places to 28000 but still 6%

High Needs non SDA

• Can include people with $100,000.00 funding p.a
• Better housing = more efficient and effective support

Non SDA Housing Options

Accessing Public & Community Housing

• New waiting list structure and new access mechanism
• Most NDIS recipients eligible for Priority Access Private rental

Private Ownership

• Family funded housing – Wallsend
• Small but increasing number funding own developments

SDA Rules:

• NDIS – Max 5 SDA residents per roof
• Max 10 per site if 1 or 2 br. Else 15 pax.
• Limitation of NDIS SDA Rules

Categories of SDA dwellings: Livable Housing Australia introduced Silver, Gold, Platinum performance levels NDIA use Basic – High Physical

• Basic
• Improved Accessibility
• Fully Accessible ( SILVER ) - 7 core design elements
• Robust ( GOLD ) – 9 core design elements ( Silver + 2 )
• High Physical ( PLATINUM ) – 15 core design elements

Who gets SDA?

SDA ELIGABLE

“Extreme Functional Impairment” “Very High Support Needs” In mobility, self-care or self- management AND very high P2P supports Previously lived in SDA OR Very High P2P Supports Informal care not available or sustainable OR Risk to themselves or others #2 #3 #4 #1

Background

• NDIS is one of the largest social reforms in the last 40 years
• Will provide services to 460,000 people with a disability
• Within 5 years NDIS expenditure will be equal to residential & community aged

care combined with an annual expenditure of $22BN

• CHOICE & CONTROL vs REASONABLE & NECCASSARY

SDA Definition

• SDA is housing for NDIS participants with high support needs
• SDA usually require overnight support ($120K pa +)
• Only 6% of NDIS recipients will be eligible for SDA

Growth

• National SDA from 14,000 to 28,000 by 2022
• Not all SSA properties can be registered as SDA (legacy)
• Not everyone in SSA today would qualify for SDA (existing continue in SDA)

SDA Details

SDA Annual Payment

• From $4k - $107k per person pa
• 4 Building types – Apartment; Villa / Duplex / Townhouse; House & Group Home
• No more than 5 people in a single SDA dwelling
• ‘intentional communities’ exemption
• Non compliant properties limited term lessor funding “legacy”
• Geography & additional features e.g Sprinklers

Policies

• Choice of Provider
• Separation of Housing and Support
• Access and Vacancy

SDA Payment

To receive SDA payment

• Enrolled SDA property (meets NDIS standard)
• Property meets BCA standards
• Has an appointed SDA Manager (could be owner)
• Managed by Registered SDA Provider
• NDIS recipient have SDA in their Plan
• Participant occupying SDA property

SDA Growth

• Demand from Young People in Aged Care
• People living with aged carers
• In respite
• In child protection
• Growth will mainly be in Villa / Apartment NOT Group Home

Links

• https://gonest.com.au/
• http://www.dpn.com.au/casacapace

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