Helpful NDIS Documents

Published at 24-10-2025 12:37:43

Navigating the NDIS can feel complex. From understanding what’s covered to knowing how much services cost. Fortunately, the NDIA provides several key documents to help participants, carers, and providers make confident informed decisions. 

Below, we’ve rounded up some useful NDIS resources, what each one means, and how they can support you throughout your NDIS journey.

NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits (2025-26)

This comprehensive guide sets out the rules, price limits, and claiming arrangements for all NDIS supports. 

It explains: 

• Which supports are price-controlled and how limits are calculated.
• The difference between Core, Capacity Building, and Capital supports.
• How providers must follow NDIA regulations when invoicing participants.
• Regional price variations and when higher rates apply (e.g. remote or very remote areas). 

If you’re plan managed or agency managed, your plan manager will use this document to ensure invoices don’t exceed the official NDIS price limits. 

Be aware that this document is updated every year, make sure you’re referring to the latest edition. 

NDIS Pricing Arrangements | Just Plan Managers

Understanding NDIS Price Limits

This easy-to-read summary breaks down the concept of price limits: the maximum amount a provider can charge for a service. 

It includes sample rates for common supports: 

Staying within the price limits helps you stretch your budget further and ensures your plan manager can approve invoices without delays. 

Understanding NDIS Price Limits.pdf

Supports That Are NDIS Supports

Not sure what the NDIS actually funds? This official NDIA list outlines 37 categories of supports that may be able to be funded, depending on your plan of course. 

Examples include: 

• Assistance with Daily Life: personal care, meal prep, cleaning assistance.
• Transport Supports: when you can’t use public transport independently.
• Therapy Supports: like occupational therapy, speech pathology, physiotherapy.
• Assistive Technology & Equipment: mobility aids, home modifications, or communication devices.
• Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA): for participants requiring high levels of support. 

Understanding which supports fall within NDIS scope helps you plan ahead and avoid funding issues. 

Supports funded by the NDIS | NDIS

Supports That Are NOT NDIS Supports

Equally important. This document lists what the NDIS cannot fund, helping you avoid mistakes when submitting claims. 

Examples include: 

• Everyday living costs: rent, groceries, utility bills
• Health-related services: hospital stays, GP visits, prescription medication.
• Recreational or lifestyle purchases: gym memberships, holidays, tattoos, gaming consoles.
• Luxury or non-disability related items: beauty treatments, jewellery. 

If you’re ever unsure whether something qualifies, check this document first. It’s one of the clearest ways to understand the NDIS ‘reasonable and necessary’ test. 

Supports funded by the NDIS | NDIS

Can I Buy It Checklist

This short, practical checklist helps participants quickly assess whether a purchase meets the NDIS funding rules. 

Before buying, ask yourself: 

• Is it linked to my NDIS goals?
• Is it value for money and reasonable and necessary?
• Does it relate directly to my disability (not a general living expense)?
• Would I still need this item if I didn’t have a disability?
• Is it something the NDIS would typically fund?

If you can confidently answer ‘yes’ to most questions, there’s a chance your purchase is allowable – but if in any doubt, consult your plan manager. 

Can I buy it Checklist.pdf

Final Thoughts

The NDIS is designed to empower participants with choice and control, but that empowerment comes with understanding. These documents make it easier to navigate funding boundaries, set fair expectations with providers, and make confident spending decisions. 

To learn more about NDIS rules, pricing, and funding guidance, you can find more resources at the ‘Participant Toolbox' on our website.