What is CORE SUPPORTS funding?

Core funding includes supports to help you with:

Budget support categories in Core:

This is the most flexible budget because you can use your funding across the CORE support categories in most cases.

The categories include:

As of November 2023, the NDIS released two NEW categories under the CORE budget:

Support	Examples
Support at home	1:1 support from a support worker to assist with self care and daily activities House cleaning & essential household activities House and/or yard maintenance Meal preparation & delivery* Respite for informal supports* (up to 28 days)
Support in the community	1:1 support from a support worker to access and participate in social & community activities i.e. visiting friends, camps, hobbies, learning new skills
Consumables/ low cost AT	Continence Items, Daily Living solutions/equipment Purchase of low-cost low risk assistive technology (see What is low-cost AT for more info)**
Transport	If funded, this will be listed as a seperate section in your plan, and paid fortnightly directly in your nominated bank account to be used towards

Home & Living	Short term disability accomodation supports - STA Longer term disability accomodation options - ILO, MTA and SIL
YPIRAC	Support for younger people in residential aged care - this mostly includes support within the aged care facility NOT accomodation costs, living expenses and some care fees that the NDIS can't fund

** The following supports must be specifically stated, listed or quoted in the plan in order for funding to be used for these supports