Ask a plan manager: Holidays and the NDIS.
Experienced Leap in! plan manager, Minell, shares advice for using your NDIS Plan when travelling with a person with disability. Planning a holiday can be exciting and a little overwhelming too. If you or your child has NDIS supports, you might be wondering what can be included while you’re away. Here are some of the questions we’re asked most often and how the NDIS may be able to help. 1. Will the NDIS pay for our family holiday? Not the holiday itself. The NDIS does not fund general travel expenses like flights, hotels, meals or entry to attractions. These are considered everyday living costs. What it may fund is the disability-related support you or your child usually receives at home. If you have funded support through Core Supports, it may be possible to continue these supports while travelling. Short term respite is not for holidays. Short Term Respite (STR) provides a safe place to stay when your usual supports are unavailable or need a break. It’s not for holidays or recreational travel and can’t be used to pay for supports while you’re on holidays. STR is funded from your Core supports budget under Assistance with Daily Life as a specific
