Tenant Sourcing & Matching
Our participant matching process for SDA housing is designed to ensure that individuals with disabilities find not just a house, but a home that enhances their quality of life.
Tenancy Matching Criteria
Finding Your Perfect Match: SDA Housing Solutions
At Habilitas, we understand the importance of finding the right Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) that aligns with the unique needs and preferences of each participant. Our participant matching process for SDA housing is designed to ensure that individuals with disabilities find not just a house, but a home that enhances their quality of life.
How We Match You with Your Ideal SDA Housing:
Understanding Your Needs: We start by assessing your specific support requirements, considering factors such as the nature of your disability, your daily living needs, and any special accommodations you require.
Budget and Location Preferences: Your budget and preferred location play a crucial role in finding the right SDA housing. We take these into account to match you with options that are both affordable and conveniently located.
Disability-Related Needs: Our matching process pays close attention to your disability-related needs to ensure the housing solution offers the necessary modifications and supports.
Choosing the Right SDA Provider: We pair you with SDA providers who specialise in offering housing solutions tailored to your needs. Our goal is to ensure that the accommodation is not only suitable but also conducive to your well-being and independence.
Meeting Potential Housemates: We believe that a harmonious living environment is key to enhancing your quality of life. You will have the opportunity to meet and approve potential housemates to ensure that your interests and lifestyles align.
Your Home, Your Choice:
Our participant matching process is centered around your choice and control. We are committed to empowering you to make informed decisions about where and with whom you live. By carefully considering your needs and preferences, we aim to find you an SDA housing solution where you can thrive.
Let Us Guide You Home:
Finding the right SDA housing can be a complex journey, but you don't have to navigate it alone. Habilitas is here to guide you every step of the way, from understanding your needs to moving into your new home. Together, we'll find the perfect match that supports your independence and enriches your life.
Discover how our participant matching process can help you find your ideal SDA housing. Contact us today to start your journey home.
Home Modifications
We can work together with the participant, their families, and their occupational therapist (OT) to understand other assistive technologies tailored to the participant's needs.
These are custom-built changes to a participant’s home to help them access and use areas of their home & they can be minor changes, or they can be more complex.
You can find more details the funding type and budget here - https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/home-and-living/home-modifications-explained
What is the process?
The process of making home modifications is:
Home Modification Assessment
The NDIA requires sufficient evidence to ascertain the reasonable and essential home modification supports to include in a participant's plan. In this case your occupational therapist (OT) will conduct your assessment.
Assessment Template
Your occupational therapist (OT) should ensure completion of the appropriate home modification assessment template to provide the NDIA with the necessary information for planning and approval.
Budget Approval
The NDIA will use a table of current industry informed budgets to set the level of funding typically provided for each type of minor home modification approved.
Builder Engagement
For complex home modifications and in some minor home modifications (those in Category B), funding will be provided for a building construction practitioner to collaborate with the participant and OT in planning the recommended scope of work.
Transitioning to your Forever Home
Once you have secured Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) funding, the next step is transitioning into your forever home.
Below, we have broken this process into simple steps.
- Like any other Tenant renting a home, you can explore housing options, view photos or take a tour.
- If you like the home, you or your SC can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) with your preferred SDA housing provider.
- You can start packing up now! This is also where any home modifications will take place.
- Once your SDA funding has been approved by NDIA, your SC can you help you start looking for a home that you would like to live in.
- Once you have secured SDA funding and have chosen your new home, you will then sign a Residential Tenancy Agreement with your SDA housing provider.
- Pick up your bags & move into your Forever Home. It's now time to enjoy your new home!