NDIS Support Budget Estimator

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NDIS Support Budget Estimator

Estimate your indicative annual NDIS support budget across the three core funding categories: Daily Activities, Social & Community Participation, and Capacity Building. Results are estimates only — actual funding is determined by your NDIS planner.

Age (years)

Primary Disability Type

-- Select -- Intellectual / Cognitive Physical / Neurological Psychosocial Sensory / Speech Autism Spectrum Acquired Brain Injury

Level of Functional Impairment

-- Select -- Mild — some support needed Moderate — regular support needed High — daily support needed Very High — 24/7 or complex support needed

Living Situation

-- Select -- With family / carer (no SIL) Independent / private rental Supported Independent Living (SIL) Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)

Estimated Daily Personal Care Hours (per day)

Community Participation Hours (per week)

Allied Health / Therapy Hours (per month)

Support Coordination Level

None Support Coordination (standard) Specialist Support Coordination

Assistive Technology / Equipment Needs

None Low cost (< $1,500) Mid-range ($1,500 – $15,000) High cost / complex (> $15,000)

Estimate Budget

function ndiCalc() { // --- Collect inputs --- var age = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ndi-age').value); var disType = document.getElementById('ndi-disability-type').value; var suppLevel = parseInt(document.getElementById('ndi-support-level').value); var living = document.getElementById('ndi-living').value; var hoursDaily = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ndi-hours-daily').value); var hoursCommunity= parseFloat(document.getElementById('ndi-hours-community').value); var therapyHours = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ndi-therapy-hours').value); var coordLevel = parseInt(document.getElementById('ndi-support-coord').value); var atLevel = parseInt(document.getElementById('ndi-assistive-tech').value);

var errors = []; if (isNaN(age) || age 100) errors.push("Enter a valid age (0–100)."); if (!disType) errors.push("Select a disability type."); if (!suppLevel) errors.push("Select a functional impairment level."); if (!living) errors.push("Select a living situation."); if (isNaN(hoursDaily) || hoursDaily 24) errors.push("Daily personal care hours must be 0–24."); if (isNaN(hoursCommunity) || hoursCommunity 40) errors.push("Community participation hours must be 0–40 per week."); if (isNaN(therapyHours) || therapyHours 80) errors.push("Therapy hours must be 0–80 per month.");

var resultDiv = document.getElementById('ndi-result'); if (errors.length > 0) { resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.innerHTML = '' + errors.join('') + ''; return; }

// --------------------------------------------------------------- // NDIS Price Guide 2024-25 reference rates (AUD, weekday standard) // Support Worker (Daily Activities) : $67.56 / hr (ratio 1:1) // Community Participation worker : $67.56 / hr // Allied Health (OT/Physio/Psych) : $193.99 / hr (weighted avg) // Support Coordination : $100.14 / hr // Specialist Support Coordination : $190.54 / hr // SIL base (moderate, 1 person) : ~$95,000 / yr // SDA (standard, 1 person) : ~$25,000 / yr additional // ---------------------------------------------------------------

var RATE_DAILY_CARE = 67.56; var RATE_COMMUNITY = 67.56; var RATE_THERAPY = 193.99; var RATE_COORD = 100.14; var RATE_SPEC_COORD = 190.54;

// --- Disability-type complexity multiplier --- var disMultiplier = { intellectual: 1.10, physical: 1.05, psychosocial: 1.15, sensory: 0.90, autism: 1.12, acquired_brain: 1.20 }[disType] || 1.0;

// --- Functional impairment multiplier --- var levelMultiplier = { 1: 0.70, 2: 1.00, 3: 1.40, 4: 1.85 }[suppLevel] || 1.0;

// --- Age adjustment (children & older adults may need more support) --- var ageAdj = 1.0; if (age = 65) ageAdj = 1.08;

// --------------------------------------------------------------- // CATEGORY 1: Daily Activities (Core — personal care) // Formula: hoursDaily × 365 × RATE_DAILY_CARE × disMultiplier × levelMultiplier × ageAdj // --------------------------------------------------------------- var annualDailyHours = hoursDaily * 365; var cat1_base = annualDailyHours * RATE_DAILY_CARE; var cat1 = cat1_base * disMultiplier * levelMultiplier * ageAdj;

// Living situation adds SIL or SDA on top var silCost = 0; if (living === 'sil') { // SIL base adjusted by impairment level var silBase = 95000; silCost = silBase * levelMultiplier; } else if (living === 'sda') { var silBase = 95000; silCost = silBase * levelMultiplier + 25000; // SDA supplement }

// --------------------------------------------------------------- // CATEGORY 2: Social & Community Participation (Core) // Formula: hoursCommunity × 52 × RATE_COMMUNITY × disMultiplier × ageAdj // --------------------------------------------------------------- var annualCommunityHours = hoursCommunity * 52; var cat2 = annualCommunityHours * RATE_COMMUNITY * disMultiplier * ageAdj;

// --------------------------------------------------------------- // CATEGORY 3: Capacity Building // 3a. Therapy: therapyHours × 12 × RATE_THERAPY × disMultiplier // 3b. Support Coordination: estimated annual hours × rate // Standard: 52 hrs/yr; Specialist: 40 hrs/yr (higher rate) // 3c. Assistive Technology (one-off amortised over 5 years) // --------------------------------------------------------------- var annualTherapyHours = therapyHours * 12; var cat3_therapy = annualTherapyHours * RATE_THERAPY * disMultiplier;

var coordHoursPerYear = 0; var coordRate = 0; if (coordLevel === 1) { coordHoursPerYear = 52; coordRate = RATE_COORD; } if (coordLevel === 2) { coordHoursPerYear = 40; coordRate = RATE_SPEC_COORD; } var cat3_coord = coordHoursPerYear * coordRate;

var atCost = { 0: 0, 1: 750, 2: 8250, 3: 30000 }[atLevel] || 0; var cat3_at = atCost / 5; // amortised over 5-year plan period

var cat3 = cat3_therapy + cat3_coord + cat3_at;

// --------------------------------------------------------------- // TOTAL // --------------------------------------------------------------- var totalExSIL = cat1 + cat2 + cat3; var grandTotal = totalExSIL + silCost;

// --- Format --- function fmt(n) { return '$' + Math.round(n).toLocaleString('en-AU'); }

var silRow = ''; if (silCost > 0) { var silLabel = living === 'sda' ? 'SIL + SDA Accommodation' : 'Supported Independent Living (SIL)'; silRow = '' + silLabel + '' + fmt(silCost) + ''; }

var atLabel = ['None','Low-cost AT','Mid-range AT','High-cost AT'][atLevel]; var coordLabel = ['None','Support Coordination','Specialist Support Coordination'][coordLevel];

resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.innerHTML = '### Estimated Annual NDIS Budget ' + '' + '' + 'Category' + 'Est. Annual Amount' + '' + 'Core — Daily Activities (personal care)' + '' + fmt(cat1) + '' + 'Core — Social & Community Participation' + '' + fmt(cat2) + '' + 'Capacity Building — Therapy & Allied Health' + '' + fmt(cat3_therapy) + '' + 'Capacity Building — ' + coordLabel + '' + '' + fmt(cat3_coord) + '' + 'Capital — ' + atLabel + ' (amortised/yr)' + '' + fmt(cat3_at) + '' + (silRow ? '' + silRow.replace(//g,'').replace(//g,'').replace(//g,'') + '' : '') + '' + '' + 'Total Estimated Annual Budget' + '' + fmt(grandTotal) + '' + '' + 'Inputs used: ' + hoursDaily + ' hrs/day personal care · ' + hoursCommunity + ' hrs/wk community · ' + therapyHours + ' hrs/month therapy · ' + 'Impairment level ' + suppLevel + ' · ' + disType + ' · ' + living + '

' + 'Disclaimer: This is an indicative estimate only. Actual NDIS funding is determined through an individual planning process with the NDIA.

'; }

#### Formulas Used

Category 1 — Daily Activities: hoursDaily × 365 × $67.56 × disabilityMultiplier × impairmentMultiplier × ageAdjustment

Category 2 — Community Participation: hoursCommunity × 52 × $67.56 × disabilityMultiplier × ageAdjustment

Category 3 — Capacity Building: therapyHours × 12 × $193.99 × disabilityMultiplier + coordinationHours/yr × coordinationRate + assistiveTechCost ÷ 5

SIL/SDA: SIL base ($95,000) × impairmentMultiplier [+ $25,000 SDA supplement if applicable]

Multipliers: Disability type: Intellectual 1.10 · Physical 1.05 · Psychosocial 1.15 · Sensory 0.90 · Autism 1.12 · ABI 1.20 Impairment level: Mild 0.70 · Moderate 1.00 · High 1.40 · Very High 1.85 Age: Under 18 → ×1.10 · 65+ → ×1.08 · otherwise ×1.00

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