ILO Guides
Plain-English guides to individualised living options (ILO) for participants, families and support coordinators. Each one is checked against the NDIA's ILO guideline, its service proposal form, the NDIS pricing schedule and the NDIS Commission, and links to them.
ILO Explained
- What is ILO?What ILO means in the NDIS: support built around one person, living with a host or housemates, the two funding stages, what it covers and what it doesn't.
- ILO eligibilityWho individualised living options suit, according to the NDIA's ILO guideline: age, 6 hours of daily support, readiness, and when ILO is unlikely to be funded.
- Exploration and designILO stage 1, exploration and design: what it's for, how the NDIA decides on 30, 50 or 100 hours, what a provider does in that time, and how it ends.
- The ILO support modelStage 2 of an ILO: primary supports, supplementary supports, and monitoring and adjustment. What each part is, with the NDIA's examples, and who does what.
- Host arrangementsHow an NDIS ILO host arrangement works: living full time in a host's home, what a host does, how hosts are paid, the back-up around them and the checks.
- Housemate arrangementsHow an NDIS ILO housemate arrangement works, sometimes called co-residency: sharing your own home or a rental with a housemate who supports you, and the rules.
- How ILO funding worksHow ILO funding works in an NDIS plan: the two stages, the three stage 2 support levels up to $230,000 a year, what's excluded, and how the funding is managed.
- ILO price guideThe NDIS ILO price guide for 2026-27: the exploration and design hourly price limits, the weekly ILO Support Model item, quotes, and how hosts are paid.
- ILO vs SILILO vs SIL in the NDIS: who each one suits, how much support each gives, who you live with, how they're funded, and how to tell which might fit you better.
- NDIS ILO providersWhat an NDIS ILO provider does in each stage, the rules they follow, registration and plan management, and what to look for when choosing an ILO provider.
Step-by-Step Guides
- How to ask for ILO fundingHow to ask for individualised living options funding: the home and living goal, the evidence the NDIA wants, how to send it, what happens next and if it's no.
- The ILO service proposalWhat goes in the NDIA's ILO service proposal form: who fills in each part, primary and supplementary supports, weekly hours and costs, exclusions and consent.
- Questions to ask an ILO providerQuestions to ask an NDIS ILO provider before you choose: exploration and design, hosts and housemates, back-up support, monitoring, costs and agreements.
- Monitoring and changing an ILOHow ILO monitoring works: what the monitoring plan covers, who's responsible, how to raise a problem, and how an ILO can change without a plan reassessment.
- Moving out of home with ILOA guide for families: how an ILO can help a son or daughter with disability move out of home for the first time, when to start, and how family stays involved.
- ILO, SDA, SIL and other optionsHow ILO fits with the other NDIS home and living supports: SIL, SDA, medium term accommodation, home modifications and personal care, and which pays for what.
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