What capital supports are
Capital supports are one of 4 support budgets in your NDIS plan. Your plan is based on your individual needs so you’ll only have funding against the support categories that include the NDIS supports you need.
Capital supports are for more expensive assistive technology, equipment, home or vehicle modifications or specialist disability accommodation.
Tip: What support budgets in an NDIS plan are for.
We use support budgets to group and organise the different support categories you can have in your plan.
Learn more about support budgets and support categories.
What capital supports are for
Each support budget is made up of multiple support categories. Your capital supports budget can have NDIS funding in up to 2 support categories.
Assistive technology
This support category includes funding if you need to buy equipment that supports your mobility, independence, personal care, communication and inclusion.
Items funded in this category are usually:
- expensive
- things we ask you to give us reports, assessments and quotes for
- the kinds of things you might only buy once
- items you already have that need replacing.
Examples of assistive technology items included in this support category are powered wheelchairs or vehicle modifications.
Older plans might include funding in this support category to repair the assistive technology you already have, rent equipment or trial new items before buying them. This is now a new support category called assistive technology repairs and rental.
Home modifications and specialist disability accommodation (SDA)
This support category will have funding if you need home modifications to help you live more independently or to build SDA if you require special housing.
Capital supports are stated
The funding in your capital support categories is stated. This means you can’t move your funding between support categories.
You must buy the NDIS supports described against each support category in your capital supports budget.
What capital supports are like
Capital supports information is included in the ‘Your NDIS funded supports’ section of your plan, if you have it.
Your plan will specify what items or services your assistive technology funding is for, such as maintenance and repairs of hearing aids. Your plan will also tell you if you need to get a quote for your assistive technology supports.
Find out what capital supports funding is like in our sample plan.