NDIS FUNDING GUIDE · 2026–27
Personal care is assistance with the participant's own daily tasks: hygiene, showering, dressing, toileting, eating and other essential self-care routines where disability creates barriers.
NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026–27, Appendix 1, Table 1, effective 24 September 2026. Maximum amounts in AUD and subject to change.
A worker provides actual hands-on assistance, safe prompting or task support with the person's own care within the agreed plan. Use the correct code for the actual support activity, shift type and place of service; the national amount is not the same as the remote or very remote price.
What does this support mean?
Personal care is assistance with the participant's own daily tasks: hygiene, showering, dressing, toileting, eating and other essential self-care routines where disability creates barriers.
When appropriate: A worker provides actual hands-on assistance, safe prompting or task support with the person's own care within the agreed plan.
Worker rates are based on the schedule's disability support worker Level 1 model, but individual worker competence and the participant's requirements matter. More complex clinical or behavioural supports may require a separately defined classification and additional safeguards.
All 7 codes, price limits and actual time conditions
The code cards below replace a sideways-scrolling table so each condition and all three location rates remain legible on mobile.
Weekday night
01_002_0107_1_1 · When it applies: Qualifying overnight weekday shift crossing midnight or beginning before 6:00 am; a separate sleepover has its own criteria.
Sleepover, each
01_010_0107_1_1 · When it applies: Continuous at least eight hours across midnight, with the worker permitted to sleep when not helping.
Weekday daytime
01_011_0107_1_1 · When it applies: Monday–Friday: begins at or after 6:00 am and ends by 8:00 pm that day, excluding public holidays.
Public holiday
01_012_0107_1_1 · When it applies: Declared public holiday in the support location; midnight to midnight, excluding sleepovers.
Saturday
01_013_0107_1_1 · When it applies: Saturday from midnight to midnight, except public holidays and eligible sleepovers.
Sunday
01_014_0107_1_1 · When it applies: Sunday from midnight to midnight, except public holidays and eligible sleepovers.
Weekday evening
01_015_0107_1_1 · When it applies: Monday–Friday: starts at or after 8:00 pm and finishes by midnight that day, excluding public holidays.
When this code must not be used
Not for house cleaning, gardening, general social outings, a professional OT assessment or a clinical nursing procedure. Complex health tasks may require a high-intensity or clinical item.
Practical example
A participant needs help showering, transferring safely and dressing for 90 minutes on Tuesday morning. The applicable standard weekday daytime item is used for the actual eligible duration.
Record the participant's goal, the worker's tasks, the actual service time, place of delivery, any shared staffing arrangement and why the selected support item fits.
Provider travel, additional costs and cancellations
Worker travel to a participant, vehicle running costs and driving the participant during a support are different. Whether any separate charge is allowable depends on the support catalogue and currently applicable claiming rules. The September 2026 schedule does not alone establish every non-labour travel or cancellation condition. Explain travel and cancellation terms in the service agreement before seeking payment.
Common questions
Can I choose the higher-priced item for a complex participant?
No. The code must match the actual service definition, worker skills and relevant plan conditions. Complexity alone does not justify another item.
What if one uninterrupted shift spans time bands?
Part 1 of the schedule applies the higher applicable amount to a continuous support crossing different time/day price bands when one worker delivers it, subject to the specific support and definitions.
See the complete support worker pricing table · Official pricing documents.
