What SIL is
SIL is the support, not the house. It pays for the workers who help you cook, manage your medication, get ready in the morning and run your week, in a home you usually share with one or two other people. The lodging fee and the home are separate from the support. Your NDIS plan funds the support hours; you live in the home as a lodger, paying a lodging fee and your invoiced share of the bills.
Most people we support this way are funded for SIL in their plan. If that line item is in your plan, SIL covers the rostered help that makes living more independently realistic. The daily living support we deliver within SIL covers personal care, meals, light cleaning and getting you to appointments.
What SIL looks like with us
Is SIL right for you?
SIL tends to suit adults with higher daily support needs who want to live more independently, often in a shared home with a worker on hand through the day and sometimes overnight. The first thing you need is SIL funding in your NDIS plan. Without it, SIL cannot start.
No SIL funding yet? That is common. A good coordinator helps you gather evidence and put the case to the NDIA at your next plan review. Our support coordinators can help you work toward SIL funding, then connect you with a home when one fits.
ILO, a more individual option
Not everyone wants a shared house. Individualised Living Options, or ILO, is a different NDIS option for setting up where and how you live, funded separately in your plan. It might mean living on your own with drop-in support, or sharing with a housemate you choose rather than a roster of co-residents. If a shared SIL home does not feel right, a support coordinator can help you understand ILO and look at whether it fits your situation.
Looking for a home?
The support is one half of the picture. The home is the other. We run supported accommodation right across the areas we serve, and availability changes from month to month. To see where our homes are and ask about a current place, head to our supported accommodation and current homes page. We match people to a home as a suitable place comes up. Even when nothing is open near you, we look across every area we support to find one that fits, and we will tell you plainly what we have rather than park you on a waitlist.
Where we provide SIL
We are an NDIS-registered SIL provider, and we support people right across our service area: Greater Brisbane, urban Logan, the Redlands, Moreton Bay and the southern Sunshine Coast. The support comes to you wherever you live, whether that is a place of your own or one of our shared SIL homes. Not sure if you are in our area? Ask us.
A SIL home is about more than the house. We help you stay active locally, through the community programs and outings you choose, so your week has more in it than four walls.
Frequently asked questions
Supported independent living is daily, rostered support for an adult with disability who wants to live as independently as possible, usually in a shared home. It funds the workers who help with things like cooking, personal care, taking medication and your daily routine. It suits people with higher support needs who have SIL funding in their plan.
Yes. SIL is a specific support that has to be in your NDIS plan before it can start. If it is not there yet, talk to a support coordinator about building the evidence for it. You can read a plain explanation of how plans work on our understanding the NDIS page.
SIL is the support; SDA is the housing. Specialist Disability Accommodation, or SDA, is funding for a purpose-built or modified home for people with high or complex needs. SIL is the rostered help inside a home, whoever owns it. We provide the SIL support. We do not build, own or fund SDA housing, though a coordinator can help you look at your housing options.
Our homes are spread across the areas we serve, and availability moves from month to month. Even when nothing is open near you, we look across every area we support to find a place that fits, so the first step is to enquire and tell us what you need. You can see more on the supported accommodation page. We will tell you plainly whether we have something, and we will not park you on a waitlist that goes nowhere.
In some homes, yes. A few of our SIL homes have overnight or around-the-clock support. How many hours you can access depends on what has been assessed and funded in your plan, so the amount is set by your plan, not by us. Ask us what a particular home offers.
Individualised Living Options, or ILO, is a more individual alternative to a shared SIL house. SIL usually means living with one or two others with shared rostered support. ILO is built around the individual, whether that is living alone with drop-in help or sharing with someone they choose. If a shared setup does not suit you, a support coordinator can help you understand ILO and look at your options.
Talk to us about SIL
Tell us what you are looking for and we will let you know what we have. Contact our team to enquire about current SIL availability across Greater Brisbane, Logan, the Redlands, Moreton Bay and the southern Sunshine Coast. We never deduct from your Disability Support Pension. Your pension stays yours.
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