Can you live with a partner in NDIS housing?
How living with a partner works in NDIS housing, including SIL and SDA, and how relationships are considered in home-and-living decisions
Can I live with a partner in SIL or SDA?
Does having a partner affect my support?
What if both partners are NDIS participants?
Moving in with a partner: what to sort out first
How living with a partner affects rent and Centrelink
What happens to your housing and support if the relationship ends
When you and your partner have different support needs
Frequently asked questions
Can I live with a partner in NDIS housing?
Yes. You have the right to a relationship and to choose who you live with, which is part of the NDIS's focus on choice and control. SIL, SDA and ILO can all accommodate living with a partner, with the details depending on your supports and situation.
Does living with a partner reduce my NDIS support?
Your support is based on your own assessed disability-related needs, not your relationship status. A partner isn't assumed to be your carer, though help they genuinely and sustainably provide may be considered like any informal support — fairly and within limits.
Can a couple live together in SDA?
Yes, a couple can live together in a suitable SDA dwelling. Your SDA is based on your assessed needs and design category, and whether a particular dwelling suits a couple is worked through with the provider as part of matching.
What if both my partner and I are NDIS participants?
Each of you has your own plan, goals and supports, and you can still choose to live together. Your supports are individual but can be coordinated so the household works well and neither person's needs are overlooked — a support coordinator can help align them.
Is my partner expected to be my carer?
No — a partner shouldn't be assumed to provide unlimited care. Any care they genuinely and sustainably provide may be considered as informal support, but it must be fair and within limits. If your partner can't sustainably provide care, make that clear so your funding is right.
Does moving in with a partner change my DSP or rent contribution?
Your NDIS support and any SDA Reasonable Rent Contribution are based on your own circumstances, not your relationship — the RRC stays 25% of the Disability Support Pension plus 100% of any Commonwealth Rent Assistance. Centrelink, though, assesses couples differently, so your DSP rate and Rent Assistance can change.…
If my partner and I break up, will I lose my NDIS home?
Your NDIS funding and supports stay with you, so your daily support can continue and a support coordinator can help you rearrange it or find a new home. Whether you keep the home itself depends mainly on whose name is on the tenancy or residency agreement, not on the NDIS. Keeping housing and support on separate…
Can my partner be paid to support me?
Generally the NDIS does not pay family members, including partners, to provide your support except in limited, specific circumstances. A partner's help is usually treated as informal support, which must be genuine and sustainable rather than assumed. If your care needs are high, it is better to have funded workers so…