Activity Based Transport | Assistance to Access and Maintain Employment or higher education | Finding and Keeping a Job | 10_590_0102_5_3

Overview:

NDIS support item 10_590_0102_5_3 covers expenses incurred by NDIS service providers for transporting participants to access employment support, excluding labour costs.

Service Details:

1. Eligible Costs:

• Provider is entitled to bill the participant’s plan for the time that support workers spend providing the transport support. They are also entitled to bill for any non-labour costs associated with transporting the participant.
• If a provider incurs costs, in addition to the cost of a worker’s time, when accompanying and/or transporting participants in the community, they may negotiate with the participant for them to make a reasonable contribution towards these costs.

2. Negotiation with Participants:

• Providers should discuss and agree upon reasonable contributions for these costs with participants.
• Where a provider is transporting two or more participants on the same trip, the worker’s time should be split amongst participants. This claim should be made using the relevant community participation support item and against the participant’s core budget

3. Reimbursements Rates:

• For a vehicle that is not modified for accessibility, up to $0.97/km
• For a vehicle that is modified for accessibility or a bus, up to $2.76/km
• For other forms of transport or associated costs, such as road tolls, parking, and public transport fares, up to the full amount.

4. Claiming Process:.

• These non-labour costs should be claimed against the relevant activity-based transport support item.
  
• The worker’s time can be claimed at the agreed hourly rate for the relevant support item for the total time the worker provides support to one or more participants, including time spent accompanying and/or transporting the participant.

Participant Outcomes:

By using Activity Based Transport, participants achieve increased independence, community participation, and social inclusion. It fosters skill-building in travelling and navigation, and ensures safe, comfortable, and dignified transit. This support is essential for those who find other public or private transportation challenging, enabling participation in a broader range of activities and services.

Impact Statement:

Activity Based Transport significantly enhances participants' freedom to engage actively in their communities, promoting inclusivity and autonomy.