How SIL funding works for these homes
SIL pays for the support, not the house. It sits in the Core part of an NDIS plan, and the NDIA decides the amount after looking at your support needs and a roster of care that the provider prepares with you.
Rent, groceries, power and internet are paid separately, usually from the Disability Support Pension and Commonwealth Rent Assistance if you get them. Before you agree to anything we give you a written breakdown of your share of the household costs. That way there are no surprises in the first month.
If a home is Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), the building itself is funded through SDA, which is a separate line in an NDIS plan. SDA residents pay a reasonable rent contribution instead of market rent. Ask us which category applies to the home you're interested in.
Shared house or single villa?
Most of our vacancies are in shared houses with two or three residents. Support hours are shared across the house, which stretches SIL funding further, and some people enjoy having housemates around for meals and company. Overnight support is either a sleepover, where a worker sleeps on site and gets up if needed, or an active overnight, where a worker stays awake all night.
The Douglas villa suits someone who needs their own space, has higher or less predictable support needs, or has been funded for a 1:1 arrangement. Its second bedroom can also work for an Individualised Living Option (ILO), where a support person lives in.
Not sure which way to go? Your support coordinator or occupational therapist is a good person to ask, and we're happy to talk through both with them.
From first call to moving in
1. A phone chat
We ask how you live now, what you want to change, and what your plan currently includes. Ten or fifteen minutes is usually enough.
2. Checking funding
If SIL is already in your plan, we prepare a roster of care and quote. If it isn't, your support coordinator can lodge a home and living request with the NDIA. That request normally needs an assessment from an occupational therapist.
3. Visiting the home
You see the room, the shared spaces and the street. Bring family or anyone you trust. Where the residents agree, you can meet them over a cuppa.
4. Paperwork
You sign a service agreement with Seareal for the support and a separate tenancy or occupancy agreement for the home. We go through both with you line by line.
5. Settling in
We plan the move around you, check in often for the first few weeks and adjust the roster once we all know what works.
Want the longer explanation of shared living first? Read our guide to shared independent living in Townsville, or our article on SIL and SDA explained.
