How the NDIS Funds Positive Behaviour Support
NDIS behaviour support funding explained: which budget pays for PBS, assessment, plans, training and day-to-day implementation, and how to ask for it.
Positive Behaviour Support is funded on the NDIS, but it draws on two different budgets — Capacity Building for the practitioner's assessment, plan and training, and Core for putting the plan into practice each day. This guide explains exactly where PBS funding sits, what it covers, and how to ask for it so it's actually in your plan and doesn't run short.
Where PBS sits in your plan
Assessment and plan development
Training and coaching the people around you
Implementing the plan day to day
How much, and for how long
If restrictive practices are involved
Asking for PBS funding in your plan
Frequently asked questions
Which budget funds Positive Behaviour Support?
PBS draws on two budgets. Your Capacity Building budget pays for the behaviour support practitioner to assess, write the behaviour support plan, and train the people around you. Your Core budget pays for the extra worker time to put the plan into practice each day. Splitting it this way is normal.
What does behaviour support funding actually cover?
It covers the practitioner's functional behaviour assessment, developing your behaviour support plan, and coaching your family, workers and others to follow it consistently. On the Core side, it covers the day-to-day support time to implement the strategies. It does not fund medications or unrelated…
How much PBS funding will I get, and for how long?
There's no fixed amount; it's based on the practitioner's assessment of what's reasonable and necessary for your situation, and set for the length of your plan. Complex needs or an interim plan that must move quickly can justify more hours. Evidence of need drives the amount, not a set figure.
How does funding work if restrictive practices are involved?
If any restrictive practice is used, a behaviour support practitioner must include it in your plan, and it must be authorised under your state or territory rules and reported to the NDIS Commission, always with a goal of reducing and eliminating it. Funding covers the practitioner time to plan,…
How do I ask for PBS funding in my plan?
Bring evidence: reports describing the behaviours of concern and their impact on daily life, and ideally a recommendation for behaviour support. Ask specifically for Capacity Building funding for a practitioner and Core funding to implement the plan, so both halves are covered and it doesn't run…
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