Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) refers to accommodation for people who require specialist housing solutions, including to assist with the delivery of supports that cater for their extreme functional impairment or very high support needs.
Funding is only provided to a small proportion of NDIS participants with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs who meet specific eligibility criteria.
SDA funding under the NDIS will stimulate investment in the development of new high quality dwellings for use by eligible NDIS participants. SDA funding is not support services, but is instead for the homes in which these services are delivered.
(SDA) homes are government-supported properties created for people with disabilities. These are people with high care needs, for whom standard housing is not suitable. People (known as Participants) have to be eligible through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to qualify for this housing.
SDA homes cater specifically to Participants with varying levels of disability. The government-backed funding is designed to help people avoid aged care facilities, and live in popular community areas to live a fulfilling life.
The participants have varying levels of needs, depending on their level of disability and assistance required. These can vary from people with an intellectual disability to people requiring full-time, on-site support via a carer.
As a result, the amount of funding provided by the government relates to the level of care the participants require.
The funding committed by the Federal Government for SDA through the NDIS is a 20-YEAR COMMITMENT. This allows the Participants to secure long-term accommodation, and gives the investor long-term security in the return on their investment.