NDIS replacement supports: What they are and how they work.
When the NDIS published the new support lists of what it will and won’t pay for, it also introduced a new term: replacement supports. In some situations, the NDIS may agree to fund items that are not considered NDIS supports. These are called replacement supports. Replacement supports make some non-NDIS supports accessible. Let’s take a look at how they work. What are replacement supports? A replacement support is a service, item or piece of equipment that you’d like to use instead of the NDIS support or supports in your plan. There is an application process for replacement supports and approval must be granted by the NDIS before purchase. If the replacement support is approved, you can use part of your existing NDIS budget to buy the approved item from the non-NDIS support list. No extra funding is added to your plan. The purchase must meet the reasonable and necessary criteria and be related to your disability support needs. A replacement support must: Replace an existing NDIS support or supports in your plan Cost the same or less than the NDIS support or supports it’s replacing Work the same or better for you than the support it’s replacing. Replacement support items.
