Home and Living Supports

Home is where independence starts. Aus Care Community Services provides Home and Living Supports across Sydney and NSW, including one-on-one Supported Independent Living and respite, so participants can build skills, stay safe and live the way they choose, and families and carers can take a break.

What Home and Living Supports Include

• One-on-one support to live more independently at home (1:1 SIL)
• Respite, giving participants a short break and families and carers time to rest
• Help understanding home and living options, where funded in your plan

1:1 Supported Independent Living (SIL)

Supported Independent Living is ongoing support at home for participants with higher support needs, which may include help with personal care, household tasks, medications and building independent living skills. Aus Care Community Services provides one-on-one SIL only, so a participant’s support, routines and support workers are focused on them.

From 1 July 2026, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission requires Supported Independent Living providers to be registered, with transitional arrangements for some existing providers. Aus Care Community Services is a registered provider of Supported Independent Living.

NDIS Home and Living Supports Explained →

Short Breaks and Respite

Respite With Aus Care Community Services

Aus Care Community Services provides respite as part of our Home and Living Supports. Respite gives participants a short break from their usual routine, and gives families and carers time to rest and recharge.

Respite can be a chance for participants to try new activities, build independent living skills and spend time in a supported setting. We work with participants and families to plan short breaks around their goals, routines and preferences, and match each participant with a primary and a secondary support worker, with a meet-and-greet before support starts.

Respite can take place wherever suits the participant and family best, including at home, out in the community, or away from home, depending on the participant’s goals and what’s funded in their plan.

Home and Living Supports and Core Supports: What’s the Difference?

You may see respite described in two ways, and both are correct:

• Home and living supports is the type of support. It’s how the NDIS groups supports that help participants live at home and plan their living arrangements, such as Supported Independent Living and respite.
• Core Supports is the part of an NDIS plan budget the support is paid from. Respite and Supported Independent Living are usually funded from Core Supports, under Assistance with Daily Life.

In short, respite is a home and living support, funded from the Core Supports budget.

How Respite Is Funded

In an NDIS plan, respite is usually funded as Short Term Accommodation (STA), from the Core Supports budget. You may also see it called Short Term Respite (STR), a name the NDIA used for a time. From 1 July 2026, STA is claimed in two parts: support hours, and accommodation. Everyday costs such as food, utilities and activities aren’t included in the accommodation part.

What the NDIS funds is decided by the NDIA and depends on each participant’s plan. The NDIA has said some details are still being clarified, so speak with a Care Navigator about what applies to your plan.

Care Navigators

A Care Navigator helps you understand your home and living options, coordinates your supports and checks in as your needs change.

How We Ensure Quality and Safety

Aus Care Community Services is registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, including for Supported Independent Living.

Why Choose Aus Care Community Services

• NDIS-registered provider of one-on-one Supported Independent Living and respite
• Plans developed with participants and families
• Culturally responsive team trained in disability, mental health and positive behaviour support
• Connection with housing services, such as DCJ and community housing providers, where funded in a participant’s plan
• A focus on choice and control, safety, and clear communication with participants, families and carers

How Home and Living Supports Are Funded

Supported Independent Living and Short Term Accommodation (respite) are funded from the Core Supports budget in an NDIS plan, under Assistance with Daily Life. Your plan will show what’s funded. What the NDIS funds is decided by the NDIA.

What We Don’t Provide

Aus Care Community Services doesn’t provide Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).

Aus Care Community Services doesn’t provide or allocate housing. Social housing is provided by the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and community housing providers, who decide eligibility and timeframes. Where it’s funded in a participant’s NDIS plan, we can provide supports related to housing, such as helping participants understand their home and living options, prepare rental or housing applications, and connect with housing services. Rent, bond and everyday living costs aren’t funded by the NDIS. What the NDIS funds is decided by the NDIA.

Related Services

• NDIS Support Coordination: help to understand your plan, explore provider options and coordinate your supports.
• In-Home Support & Personal Care: help with personal care and everyday tasks at home.
• Social & Community Access: support to join community, social and cultural activities, one-on-one.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Get Started

1. Get in touch. Call 1300 768 092, email referrals@auscarecs.com.au or complete our referral form.
2. Talk with a Care Navigator about your goals, your home and the support you’re looking for.
3. Check what’s funded. With your consent, we look at your plan with you.
4. Plan your support, including your primary and secondary support workers and a meet-and-greet.
5. Get started, with a Care Navigator checking in as your needs change.

Speak with a Care Navigator →

Sources

• NDIS: Home and living
• NDIS: Pricing updates
• NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: Mandatory registration for SIL

NDIS funding rules change over time. This information was accurate on 17 September 2026. What the NDIS funds is decided by the NDIA.