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Specialised Disability Accommodation (SDA).

Support delivered within purpose-built, accessible housing for participants who have SDA funding in their plan.

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Funded Under

SDA — a separate funding stream from support.

Eligibility

Only a small proportion of participants have SDA in their plan.

Our Role

Delivering the SIL support within SDA housing.

Affordable living is a different, non-SDA arrangement.

Service overview

SDA pays for the building. SIL pays for the support.

This distinction confuses almost everyone, and it matters. Specialised Disability Accommodation funding pays for purpose-built or modified housing designed for participants with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. It does not pay for a single hour of support.

The support in an SDA dwelling is funded separately, usually as SIL. We deliver that support, and we can work with SDA providers on placements. If you are not sure whether a participant is eligible for SDA, our Support Coordinators can help you work it out.

Who This Service Is For

Participants with SDA funding in their plan, and referrers working out whether SDA is the right pathway or whether another accommodation option fits better.

Specialised Disability Accommodation (SDA)

Support Delivery

We deliver SIL support within SDA dwellings.

Provider Liaison

Working with SDA housing providers on placements.

Eligibility Advice

Support Coordinators can help assess whether SDA is the right pathway.

What's included

How SDA arrangements work in practice.

If a participant does not have SDA funding, our affordable living options or standard SIL arrangements are usually the better conversation.

Accessible Design

Housing built or modified for high physical support or extreme functional impairment.

Separate Agreements

An SDA residency agreement for the dwelling, and a Service Agreement for the support.

Support Delivery

Rostered SIL support delivered within the dwelling.

Provider Choice

The SDA provider and the support provider can be different organisations.

Referral steps

From referral to first shift, step by step.

No mystery, no black hole. Here is exactly what happens after you get in touch.

1
Referral

A participant, family member, Support Coordinator or hospital team sends through the enquiry.

Form, email or phone
2
Immediate screening

We check the request against our current capability, capacity and staffing.

Same day where we can
3
Funding & support needs review

We look at the plan, the support hours and what the participant actually needs day to day.

Plan and hours checked
4
Risk & compatibility assessment

For shared arrangements this step is never skipped, however quickly a placement is needed.

Never skipped
5
Options & stakeholder discussion

We present the accommodation or support options and talk them through with everyone involved.

Everyone at the table
6
Consent & service agreement

A Service Agreement and Schedule of Supports are prepared once a direction is agreed.

Prepared promptly
7
Transition

Rosters, handovers and any clinical plans are set up before the first shift.

Sorted before day one
8
Commencement

Supports begin, with a named contact for the participant, family and referrer.

You get a named contact

Urgent referrals: Urgent referrals can be escalated directly to management so we can determine quickly whether we have the appropriate property, staffing and capability.

Start a referral now or call 0435 330 666