The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has 3 main categories for its disability and support services budget: Core, Capacity Building, and Capital.
Let us take a closer look at the services available where you can use your Core Support Budget. You can use your Core Supports budget for your everyday activities, disability-related needs and services you may need to work on your NDIS goals. It is the most flexible out of the three types of budgets.
Here are the services funded by NDIS under Core – Assistance with Daily Life:
Core - Daily Personal ActivitiesÂ
Any service you may require to help with your day to day activities fall into this category of disability and support services. This may include assistance with your daily needs like personal hygiene, eating and drinking, attending appointments. High Intensity Care may be needed depending on the needs of the participant. This category also covers living arrangement support including respite and training to build ability to autonomous self care.
Assistance with Self Care Activities
- Assistance with Self Care Activities – Night-Time Sleepover SupportÂ
- Assistance from Live-in Carer Assistance with Personal Domestic Activities
- On-Call Overnight MonitoringÂ
High Intensity Daily Personal Activities
- Assistance with Self Care Activities
- Specialized Home Based Assistance for a ChildÂ
Assistance with household tasks
- Assistance with Household TasksÂ
- Linen ServiceÂ
- Preparation and delivery of mealsÂ
Assistance with Daily Life Tasks in a Group or Shared Living Arrangement
- Assistance in Shared Living Arrangements – Supported Independent LivingÂ
- Short Term Accommodation and Assistance (including the provision of respite care)
- Medium Term Accommodation (MTA)
- Residential Aged CareÂ
- Other living arrangementsÂ
Visit our website to see our accommodation and disability support services. Our respite services are in The City of Brim bank suburbs and City of Moreland.
Individualized Living Options
- Exploration and DesignÂ
- Support Model

Self-Management Capacity Building
Disability Related Health SupportsÂ
- Nursing
- Therapy-related health supports
Core-Transport
Transport is covered when it is necessary and the need is directly related to your disability. The services are then divided based on where you will use the Transport Service for.
- General Transport
- Specialized TransportÂ
Core-Consumables
Core – Consumables
Consumables are items that you may need related to managing your disability. This may include Continence and Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) products.
Core - Assistance with Social Economic and Community Participation
This category covers the support you may need related to your goals to participate in social activities.
If you don’t have a specific event to attend or you are looking for a safe place to start, Avocado Care also conducts Social Outings where people with disabilities can socialize in a safe and supported environment.Â
Assistance to Access Community, Social and Recreational ActivitiesÂ
- Participation in Community, Social and Civic Activities
- Participation in Community, Social and Civic Activities – High Intensity Supports Community, Social and Recreational Activities
Group and Centre Based ActivitiesÂ
- Group and Centre Based Activities – StandardÂ
- Group and Centre Based Activities – High IntensityÂ
Supports in EmploymentÂ
- Specialized Supported Employment
Transitional Arrangements for Community and Centre Based Group ActivitiesÂ
- Community Based Group Activities – Standard
- Centre Based Group Activities – Standard Community Based Group Activities – High Intensity
- Centre Based Group Activities – High Intensity
Avocado Care is an NDIS provider of disability support services. We provide disability and support services in Victoria and other states and territories. Contact us to see the services we provide and available locations.