Home modifications are custom-built changes to a participant’s home to help them access and use areas of their home.

Home modifications can be minor changes or they can be more complex.

Minor home modifications are home modifications that don’t change the structural parts of the home or cost more than $20,000. They have 2 categories:

Category A minor home modifications cost under $10,000.
Category B minor home modifications cost between $10,000 and $20,000, or they involve minor modifications to a bathroom floor.

These are funded using a set NDIS budget based on current market costs.

Complex home modifications usually need building approvals or permissions, and certification of work such as plumbing and electrical works. They may involve highly complex or technical works, or impact several areas of a participant’s home.