NDIS consumables for disability support

What are ndis consumables

NDIS consumables are daily items required to help manage personal disability related needs. These items fall into the NDIS core support category.

The NDIS consumables budget is flexible and can include a range of products that help you with your daily life and activities. If you find that your everyday activities and goals change, you may reduce or increase the amount of support you receive for consumables and swap to support for other categories such as assistance with your daily life, assistance to participate in social and community activities or for transport.

What is included in NDIS Consumables?

Everyone’s NDIS plan will be different and their requirements for consumables will vary. To support this, NDIS consumables that can be purchased using NDIS funding are split into categories including daily continence supplies, wound care products, nutritional aids, skincare, daily living aids and protective aids.

Products that fall into these categories can help manage symptoms of incontinence, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and walking and mobility difficulties. Products that you might need as part of your core support needs could include disposable pads and pants, catheters, condom drainage equipment, leg bags, and bed and chair protection products.

To view a range of products that can be included in your NDIS plan, please see our NDIS consumables list brochure.

What can you really incorporate into your NDIS consumables?

When you consider how you might want to incorporate consumables into your NDIS plan, it’s good to think about your daily life and what you need to be comfortable. As a general rule, a single item must be under $1500. You get to choose how you spend your allocated funds, as long as the items you buy are reasonable and necessary.

Some items that are commonly purchased include

Catheters
Pumps and syringes for home enteral nutrition
Continence aids

Food preparation products
Wound care
Safety products

Specialised mattresses
Eating aids
Some sensory items

Catheters
Pumps and syringes for home enteral nutrition
Continence aids
Food preparation products
Wound care
Safety products
Specialised mattresses
Eating aids
Some sensory items

Understand NDIS Price Guides and Budgeting for Consumables

There are price guides available from the NDIS which can be helpful in understanding how much certain things cost, like assistive technology. The NDIS has price limits for certain items which means you must purchase items under the limit for the items to be fully covered by the NDIS.

All NDIS plans are different because everyone has different needs, but there are some things about NDIS consumables that are the same for everyone. No one can use their funding to make purchases that don’t relate to their disability, so purchases like makeup or perfume aren’t covered.

It can be helpful to track how much you’re spending on NDIS consumables, so you don’t accidentally go over budget. If you’re under budget, you also might be able to use some of your funding for other needs.

Access NDIS price guide

Getting help with NDIS consumables

Everyone has different requirements, but make sure you consider what daily care items you may need so you can include them in your NDIS plan. If you need help with your NDIS application or have questions about your NDIS plan, your local NDIA office can put you in contact with your LAC (Local Area Coordinator) to help you with your plan.

Our NDIS consumables services

You can purchase many of your NDIS consumables including continence aids, nutrition and wound care at the click of a button from Independence Australia.

Independence Australia provides online purchasing options for self-managed, provider managed and plan managed NDIS participants.

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