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Provider travel - non-labour costs | Support Coordination | Assistance with Daily Life | 01_799_0132_1_1

Unit Price = $1
Unit: Each

Overview:

Essential for enabling professionals to offer outreach services, assisting participants outside conventional settings.

Service Details:

1. Eligible Costs:

    • Providers may incur additional costs like road tolls, parking fees, and vehicles running costs.

2. Negotiation with Participants:

    • Providers should discuss and agree upon reasonable contributions for these costs with participants.
    • Where a worker is travelling to provide services to more than one participant then the provider should split the non-labour travel costs (including the return journey) between the participants, with the agreement of each participant in advance.

3. Reimbursements Rates:

    • Vehicles owned by Provider or Worker: Up to $0.97 per kilometre.
    • Other Transport Costs: Full amount for public transport fares, road tolls, and parking fees.

4. Claiming Process:

    • Claims for non-labour costs must be seperate from the primary support claim.
    • These costs are claimable only when provider travel time is also claimable.
    • Use the specific 'Provider Travel - Non- Labour Costs' support item in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.

Participant Outcomes:

This support item ensures that participants receive consistent and timely services, facilitating greater involvement in the community and access to a broader range of supports. It reduces barriers to services caused by geographical constraints and promotes equity in service delivery for people with disabilities, especially in remote and regional areas.

Impact Statement:

By underpinning the outreach potential of providers, this cost coverage fosters inclusivity and supports participants' community and social participation goals.

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Provider travel - non-labour costs | Support Coordination | Assistance with Daily Life | 01_799_0132_1_1