It pays for housing, not support inside the home.
Support delivered in the home is funded separately.
In short.
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What it is: NDIS-funded specialist housing, separate from the support delivered inside the home.
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What Myxa has: SDA homes across the different four design categories.
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Support inside: Funded separately, with your choice of support provider.
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To start: Browse current SDA homes and vacancies, or call 1300 006 992.
Accessible housing designed around your needs
SDA is NDIS-funded housing with specialist design features for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs.
Myxa has SDA homes across different four design categories in Melbourne, Bendigo and Geelong.
How SDA differs from SIL
SDA and Supported Independent Living are easy to confuse, partly because they so often turn up together. The NDIA’s guidelines keep them separate.
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SDA Funds the Home
Specialist housing with design features matched to the participant’s funded SDA category.
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SIL Funds the Support
Daily support delivered by support workers in the home, including personal care, routines and other everyday support.
Who may be eligible for SDA
SDA may be funded for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs where specialist housing meets the NDIS funding criteria. Eligibility is based on how disability affects daily function and support needs, not diagnosis alone.
- The NDIA also considers other options, including home modifications and assistive technology.
- Only the NDIA decides. If SDA is in your plan, Myxa can help you look for a home that matches your funded design category.
The four SDA design categories
If eligible, your plan identifies the SDA design category, building type and location funded for you. You choose the home that fits your plan and preferences.
Under the guideline, the NDIA funds the kind of SDA your plan describes. Living in a home outside that description is possible in some circumstances, but the NDIS funding does not increase, and any different rent arrangement is between you and the housing provider.
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Improved liveability
Better access and features for sensory, intellectual or cognitive needs.
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Fully accessible
High physical access for someone using a wheelchair or unable to use steps.
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Robust
Durable materials and a layout designed for safety, including complex behavioural needs.
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High physical support
Fully Accessible design plus features such as ceiling hoists, backup power or home automation.
Myxa has homes across the different four SDA design categories. Each listing shows its enrolled category so you can compare it with your plan.
When comparing homes, consider:
01the design category matches your plan
02the location fits your daily life
03the housemates are good fit for you
Support available inside an SDA home
SDA funds the specialist home. The support you receive inside it is funded separately, and you choose who provides that support.
Where Myxa provides the support, the home runs on a clear structure:
Choose your support provider
You choose who delivers your daily support inside the SDA home.
Responsive property management
Repairs, maintenance and property issues are managed promptly, with clear communication when something affects your home.
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Your home, your rights
Your privacy, tenancy rights and choice about how you live should remain central to how the home is managed.
SDA Funding and Eligibility
SDA eligibility is assessed by the NDIA. Myxa cannot determine or approve SDA funding, but we can help you understand whether a current home matches the SDA funding already in your plan. SDA eligibility and funding are decided by the NDIA. For current guidance, visit ndis.gov.au.
The path in
The path starts with:
NDIA decides
Myxa helps you match a home
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Eligibility Requirements
Extreme functional impairment or very high support needs, and SDA funding criteria are met.
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Evidence about your support needs
Relevant allied health reports and assessments.
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NDIA's assessment
The NDIA decides whether SDA funding is included in the plan.
Find an SDA Home
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Ready to explore homes
Browse current SDA homes and enquire about a specific property.
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Earlier in the process
Call 1300 006 992 or send an enquiry. Tell us your preferred location, funded design category if known, and what matters to you in a home.
