What is NDIS SDA Investment?
6,200
Young People with disability live in nursing homes across Australia.
2,000+
Young People enter a nursing home every year.
59%
enter from hospital settings.
82%
rarely or never visit their friends.
Accessible housing is being created, but not fast enough.
The National Diability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is the single biggest opportunity to stop young people going into aged care, and to get those currently in aged care into more appropriate housing.
The NDIS, health and aged care systems are working more effectively together, but still not hand-in-hand to stop this group falling between the cracks.
The Summer Foundation
Over 28,000 Australians living with a disability are in inappropriate housing
The Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is an initiative rolled out by the NDIS to support eligible individuals with complex or high-level needs. These homes provide the opportunity for people to live in homes that aren’t just suitable to their needs, but could also house their families or carers.
These properties create better homes for high-level needs people, with certain design requirements factored into the build. There are levels of properties depending on an individuals need, to ensure liveability is the core focus.
The Federal Government pledged $700 million, per year, for the next 20 years to SDA funding.
This funding is to fast-track properties being built for these individuals. The government expects that this funding will attract investment and stimulate the development of these necessary homes.
Due to this funding, the return on SDA property is higher than a standard property with investors looking at returns of around 14-16% depending on the location of the property.
