Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is a range of housing designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs.


SDA dwellings have accessible features to help residents live more independently and allow other supports to be delivered better and more safely.

Participants eligible for SDA:

• Have an extreme functional impairment or very high support needs
• Meet the specialist disability accommodation needs requirement and the NDIS funding criteria

More information about SDA and eligibility is in the SDA Operational Guideline .

SDA helps to stimulate the market to produce high-quality, contemporary, accessible, well-designed housing for participants with SDA funding in their plan.

SDA funding is paid directly to SDA providers to cover the building and maintenance costs. Participants pay a reasonable rent contribution and other day-to-day living costs, such as electricity bills.

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SDA Market Information Statement 

  • National: The NDIS is being introduced progressively across all states and territories.
  • Disability: The NDIS provides support to eligible people with intellectual, physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial disabilities. Early intervention supports can also be provided for eligible people with disability or children with developmental delay.
  • Insurance: The NDIS gives all Australians peace of mind that if they, their child, or a loved one is born with or acquires a permanent and significant disability, they will get the support they need.
  • Scheme: The NDIS is not a welfare system. The NDIS is designed to help people get the support they need so their skills and independence improve over time.

SDA Market Information Statement 

The SDA Market Information Statement 2021 (PDF 603KB) provides a high-level overview of SDA growth opportunities and risks.

The Statement considers:

• Recent NDIA publications and improvements to SDA systems
• A commitment to quarterly SDA reporting, including pipeline data
• Challenges facing SDA demand forecasting and eligibility assessment.

It also shares the NDIA’s approach to market stewardship so that participants, providers, and investors can better understand some of the factors that influence market growth and sustainability in the SDA market.

Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants

Culturally appropriate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander NDIS booklets are available to download or order:

The booklets will help communities understand and apply for the NDIS, and features artwork from local Northern Territory artist Carol Beasley, from the Barkly Region – one of the first NDIS trial sites.

For more information on how to use these products appropriately, feedback and suggestions for translations, please contact community.engagement@ndis.gov.au

If you wish to order hard copies of the booklets, please call 1800 800 110.

Please read more on SDA and access other resources and information about the scheme through this link:

https://www.ndis.gov.au/providers/housing-and-living-supports-and-services/specialist-disability-accommodation

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