Can the NDIS pay for laundry?
Yes — laundry can be funded as part of domestic assistance when your disability stops you doing it and no one else can reasonably help. Here's how.
Yes. Laundry is usually funded as part of **domestic assistance** — the same everyday household support that covers cleaning — when it's reasonable and necessary because of your disability and there's no informal support available. Like cleaning, it's not funded automatically; the need has to come from your disability.
The short answer
How the NDIS decides
What's usually covered — and what isn't
How to ask, and what evidence helps
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Frequently asked questions
Is laundry funded separately from cleaning?
Not usually. Laundry sits within domestic assistance alongside cleaning, so it's generally requested and funded together under Assistance with Daily Life rather than as a separate line item.
Will the NDIS pay for laundry powder?
No. Detergent and similar consumables are ordinary living costs that everyone pays, so they're not funded. The NDIS funds the disability-related help with doing the laundry, not the everyday products used.
What if I can wash but can't hang the clothes?
Then support might focus on just that step, or your OT may suggest an aid so you can manage it yourself. The NDIS looks at the specific parts of the task your disability affects, not the whole job by default.
Can a support worker do my whole household's washing?
The NDIS funds support for you as the participant, not for other household members. A worker helping with your laundry is fine; routinely doing everyone else's washing isn't a disability support the NDIS would fund.