Consumables — NDIS Category 03

Consumables is an NDIS support category (funded from your Core budget). It covers supports like continence products, nutrition supplements, low-cost assistive tech and wound care supplies. Funding is based on your goals and assessed reasonable and necessary needs.

NDIS Consumables (Category 03) funds the everyday disability-related products that you use up or replace regularly — items that make it possible to manage your health, mobility, communication and daily routines. Unlike assistive technology, which covers higher-cost durable equipment, consumables are…

What Consumables funds

Consumables is funded from your Core budget — the most flexible part of your plan — in most cases you can move funding between Core categories without a reassessment. It can pay for supports such as:

How to get Consumables in your NDIS plan

Which supports you receive is decided at your planning meeting or reassessment, based on your goals and assessed needs. To get consumables funded you generally need evidence showing how your disability affects daily life — often a report from an allied health professional. Because a support that isn’t in your plan usually can’t be added without a reassessment, raise everything you need before the plan is approved.

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Consumables FAQs

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General information, not NDIS or financial advice. Category names and rules differ between legacy and PACE plans and can change — always check your own plan or confirm with the NDIA, your plan manager, or a support coordinator.