If you self-manage your NDIS plan

If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you:

  • manage all or part of your funding
  • choose what supports you use to reach your goals.

If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you:

  • can hire your own support workers
  • need to use registered providers for some supports.

When a provider is registered it means we have checked they can deliver a certain type of support.

This helps to make sure they provide good and safe services.

For example, you need a registered behaviour support provider to make a behaviour support plan.

A behaviour support plan explains how other people should support you to live your best life.

It helps people understand your behaviour.

Your behaviour support plan might include restrictive practices to keep:

  • you safe
  • other people safe.

Restrictive practices can help:

  • stop behaviour
  • change behaviour.

They can also stop people from:

  • moving
  • doing what they want.

You need to use a registered provider for restrictive practices.

You need to use a registered provider for specialist disability accommodation (SDA).

SDA is housing for people with disability who need extra support most of the time.

You also need to use a registered provider for supported independent living (SIL).

SIL is help with daily tasks around your home so you can:

  • do things for yourself
  • learn new skills.

Checking your workers

If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you should check that your support workers have a Worker Screening Check.

A Worker Screening Check makes sure workers are safe to support people with disability.

We keep a list of everyone with a Worker Screening Check.

You can ask to check the list on our website.

www.ndiscommission.gov.au/workforce/worker-screening

Find a provider

If you self-manage your NDIS plan, you will need to find your own providers.

You can use the Provider finder on the NDIS website.

www.ndis.gov.au/participants/working-providers/find-registered-provider/provider-finder