Housing goals: examples for your NDIS plan
Why your NDIS plan needs housing goals, and clear examples you can adapt so your home-and-living supports are clearly connected to what you want
Why do I need a housing goal?
What makes a strong housing goal?
What are some housing goal examples?
How do I write my own housing goal, step by step?
Which housing goal points to which support?
Common mistakes that weaken a housing goal
What do I do with my goal after the planning meeting?
Frequently asked questions
Why do I need a housing goal in my NDIS plan?
Because the NDIS funds supports that connect to your goals. A clear home-and-living goal explains how and where you want to live, giving the NDIA a reason to fund SDA, SIL or ILO as the means to achieve it. Without one, a housing support can look disconnected from your plan.
What is a good example of an NDIS housing goal?
For example: 'I want to move out of my family home and live in my own place with the daily support I need to be safe and independent.' Good goals are personal, concrete, outcome-focused and realistic — adapt any example to your own life and words.
What makes a housing goal strong?
A strong housing goal is personal (in your words), concrete (a clear living situation), outcome-focused (what you'll be able to do), and achievable. It describes the life you want, so your home-and-living supports become the obvious way to reach it.
Can I copy a housing goal template?
Use examples as a starting point, but make the goal genuinely yours. Planners can tell a generic, copied goal from a real one, and a specific goal that reflects your life is far more persuasive to the NDIA.
How do goals affect my housing funding?
Goals anchor your request: they give the reason the NDIA funds a support. Pairing a clear housing goal with strong evidence makes the case that a home-and-living support is reasonable and necessary to pursue that goal.
How long should an NDIS housing goal be?
One or two sentences is plenty. A housing goal should name the living situation you want and what it will let you do; the detail about how you get there belongs in your supporting evidence and OT reports, not in the goal itself.
Should my housing goal name SDA or SIL directly?
You do not have to, and it is often stronger not to. Describe the home and independence you want rather than the acronym, because the NDIA funds the goal behind the support. Your OT and provider reports can name the specific support you need.
Can I have more than one housing goal?
Yes. Many people have one goal about the type of home they want and another about the daily support to live there, which is useful if you need both SDA and SIL. Just keep each goal genuine and backed by evidence.