Reasonable & Necessary Assessment

Name:

NDIS Number:

What can you spend your funding on?

When deciding what to buy with your NDIS funding, consider the following things:

1. Will the support help you to pursue the goals in your NDIS plan?

2. Is the cost of the support reasonably priced and is it the best value for money compared to other supports?

3. Can you afford the support within your approved NDIS budget? Remember, your funding needs to last the entire period of your plan.

4. Will the support help you find or keep your job, help with your education, improve how you connect to your local community and improve the relationships you have with family and friends? It should not replace supports that would usually be provided by family, friends and within your community.

5. Is the support something that should be funded by other government services instead? For example, dental, health or hospital services, education, housing and public transport. Note: the NDIS will fund some supports, such as disability-related health services, where they are part of the participant’s daily life and result directly from the participant’s disability. Remember, all communities should have facilities and activities that are inclusive and accessible to people with disability.

6. Will the support help you to participate in activities with friends and other members of your community, or help you to find or keep a job?

7. Is it safe? Your supports should not cause you any harm or put other people at risk.

If you answer yes to all these questions, the support is likely to be a good use of your funding, but the decision is yours. If you answer no to any of these questions, you may like to look at other support options.

Item to purchase:

Cost:

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Using your plan