NDIS Funding Guide · 2026–27 · Pricing Table 1

These Level 1 disability support worker items fund practical assistance with self-care, supported independent living, social and community participation, employment participation and related individual skill development. Although some hourly limits match, the item families describe different work and must not be swapped simply to fit a budget.

Source: NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026–27, effective 24 September 2026, Appendix table 1, pages 6–10. Reviewed 20 October 2026. All amounts in AUD, GST-inclusive where applicable. May change.

What does this support actually cover?

These Level 1 disability support worker items fund practical assistance with self-care, supported independent living, social and community participation, employment participation and related individual skill development. Although some hourly limits match, the item families describe different work and must not be swapped simply to fit a budget.

Start with the activity or professional service the participant received, not the funding amount remaining in the plan. For each invoice, identify the specific aim of the support, where it took place, what the worker actually did and the appropriate item family. The schedule sets the maximum prices; it does not give blanket approval for every participant to purchase every listed service.

When can this item be used—and when can't it?

Situations it is intended for

Use the self-care family for hands-on personal care such as washing, dressing and eating assistance; the community access family for disability-related help to attend and participate in activities; the group family where support is delivered to a group; and the SIL families where the approved living arrangement and support purpose match. Level 1 is the standard stream, not the appropriate choice if genuinely high-intensity health skills or intensive complex behaviour intervention are required.

Situations that require a different approach

Do not bill personal care for routine house cleaning or a therapy assessment. Do not treat centre capital costs, a sleepover, an establishment fee or support in employment as interchangeable with an ordinary hourly shift. Do not charge each group member the entire group worker rate.

Who is allowed to deliver this support?

The schedule prices Level 1 using the costs of a SCHADS Award Schedule B level 2.3 worker. That is a pricing benchmark, not a statement that every worker must hold one named certificate. Providers still need suitable training, competence, safeguarding, supervision and compliance with any registration or high-intensity obligations relevant to the actual task.

Worker qualifications, NDIS provider registration and permission to claim a particular item are related but different questions. Where a professional registration or a defined higher-intensity standard applies, verify the actual person delivering the work meets it. Employer classifications used to build a price limit do not replace professional practice rules.

All 46 support codes and 2026–27 maximum prices

The tables below reproduce the codes, billing units and national, remote and very remote maximum amounts for this pricing-table group from the supplied official schedule. Individual support item names distinguish service setting, worker level, activity and/or time of delivery. On narrow screens, each pricing row is displayed as a labelled card.

Personal care and self-care

Supported Independent Living

Establishment fees

Community access

Group supports

Employment participation

Other Level 1 capacity-building items

Travel, time-of-day, cancellation and extra costs

Daytime, evening and overnight rates

For supports other than nursing, the schedule generally defines weekday daytime as a shift from at least 6 am until no later than 8 pm; evening starts at or after 8 pm and ends by midnight. Weekday night covers certain shifts crossing midnight or starting before 6 am. A sleepover is a separate arrangement requiring a continuous eight-hour-or-longer period during which the worker is allowed to sleep when not supporting the participant. Under Part 1, the higher rate applies to a single worker's support crossing price bands.

Travel time, vehicle running costs, parking and tolls are separate concepts. Not every item has a matching separate provider-travel code in this schedule. A provider should discuss potentially claimable travel in advance and check the current support catalogue, claim type and relevant NDIA guidance before invoicing it. The September 2026 schedule does not itself specify all non-labour travel codes and conditions.

Cancellation charges are not automatic. Check the service agreement and the currently applicable cancellation rules before claiming a cancelled session. Similarly, an extra charge cannot be inferred merely from a blank or differently worded line elsewhere in the schedule.

National rates generally apply in MM 1–5 locations; remote in MM 6; very remote in MM 7, taking account of the isolated-town modifications listed in Part 3. The service's physical location determines the applicable column. Some items may have no geographic loading.

A real-world example

A support worker assists a participant with showering and dressing for 90 minutes on an ordinary Tuesday morning. The standard self-care weekday daytime item is the relevant family, provided that support is appropriate to the plan. If the same worker instead accompanies the participant to a community art group, check the community access item rather than reusing the personal-care code.

Price calculation example: the national maximum for Assistance With Self-Care Activities - Standard - Weekday Night is $82.57 per hour. For a genuinely delivered 90-minute service, the pro-rata mathematical maximum is $123.85 before any other claim limits or separate eligible charges are considered. That is an illustration of the unit calculation, not a recommendation to book or claim a particular duration.

What documentation should be available?

Record the location, the actual tasks, the agreed times, whether the participant was supported individually or within a group, and whether the shift involved SIL. For sleepovers document the uninterrupted overnight period and periods of active assistance.

Common questions

Official sources and related guides

NDIS 2026–27 pricing schedules · NDIS support catalogue · Complete 2026–27 pricing overview.

Prepared by Beyond Health Services as independent educational guidance. The 2026–27 schedule should be read alongside the applicable pricing determination and current claiming instructions. This article does not replace participant-specific advice.