How the NDIS Funds High Intensity Daily Personal Activities (HIDPA)
High intensity daily personal activities (HIDPA) sit in your NDIS Core budget at a higher rate. A plain-English guide to how they're funded.
High intensity daily personal activities are everyday personal supports — showering, dressing, toileting, eating — that carry extra clinical risk, so they must be delivered by a worker with specific, assessed training. On the NDIS they sit in your Core budget and are claimed at a higher rate than standard personal care. This guide explains how HIDPA is funded, how to get it into your plan, and how…
What counts as a high intensity daily personal activity
Why HIDPA sits in your Core budget — at a higher price
The evidence that gets HIDPA funded
How to size the funding realistically
Who is allowed to deliver HIDPA
Where HIDPA fits in the bigger picture
Frequently asked questions
What is HIDPA and how is it different from regular personal care?
High Intensity Daily Personal Activities (HIDPA) are everyday personal supports — showering, dressing, toileting, eating — that carry extra clinical risk because of complex needs, such as complex bowel care, tube feeding or unstable positioning. They sit in your Core budget but are claimed at a…
Why does HIDPA cost more than standard personal care?
The higher rate reflects the extra skill and training required to deliver support safely when there's clinical risk involved. Workers must be assessed as competent against the relevant High Intensity Support Skills descriptors, often with nurse oversight. You're paying for a properly trained worker,…
What evidence do I need to get HIDPA funded?
Usually a letter or report from a clinician — such as your GP, specialist, occupational therapist or a nurse — describing the complex need, the risk, and why trained support is required. A task-specific support plan showing what the worker must do also helps. This shows the NDIA the support is…
Which workers are allowed to deliver HIDPA?
HIDPA must be delivered by workers trained and assessed as competent for your specific high-intensity task, working under registered-nurse oversight where the task requires it. Being experienced or well-meaning isn't enough — the worker needs task-specific competency for your exact needs, guided by…
Does HIDPA funding come as extra money or out of my normal Core budget?
HIDPA is funded within your Core budget, which is flexible, but it's priced at the higher high-intensity rate. It's important the plan is built with enough funding at that rate to cover realistic hours — otherwise the budget can run short. Good evidence about how much support you need helps size it…
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