Social and Recreation Activities

If you have Core and Capacity Building supports in your NDIS plan, the NDIA may be able to fund social and recreation support services under the Assistance with Social and Community Participation (Core) or Increased Community Social and Community Participation (Capacity Building).

These two NDIS categories work slightly differently. The Assistance with Social and Community Participation category under your Core budget is for ongoing support to help you participate in community and social activities. The Increased Social and Community Participation budget category, under Capacity Building, has a skill-building component. This helps you increase your independence so you can participate in activities in the long-term.

This could include special equipment to help you take part in recreation activities, a support worker to help you participate in your favourite sport, opportunities to build your skills at a certain hobby, travel assistance to a weekly activity, classes and vacation activities that build your capacity, or funding to attend a camp that builds your relationship skills.

To help you reach your goals and take part in activities you enjoy, you can use your NDIS supports flexibly. For advice on how to do this – or if you’re not sure if you have funding for Social, Economic and Community Participation – talk to your support coordinator or Local Area Coordinator.

To assess whether social and recreation support should be included in your plan, the NDIA looks at what barriers you face to taking part in certain activities (for example, they may look at a report from a psychologist or health professional), and whether you have NDIS plan goals related to participating in community activities (for example, a goal of making new friends).

If having supports is deemed reasonable and necessary to reach those goals and overcome challenges you may face, your LAC or planner may approve you having Social and Community Participation included in your NDIS plan. They will also help you set goals towards taking part in activities you enjoy, to work out what supports you need.

Yes – under the NDIS, children, teenagers and young people with disabilities can’ t support to improve their ability to access community, social and recreation activities. This could mean having a support worker support them with an activity, group-based classes such as coding or dance classes, visiting the local library, joining a community sports team, or help to participate in social activities.

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Home Caring provides NDIS social and recreation support all around Australia, including regional areas and major cities in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. We provide flexible, personalised care for people living with disability, so everyone can enjoy quality of life. On top of social and recreation support, our NDIS disability care services include personal care, domestic assistance, help with daily activities, behaviour support, economic participation, capacity building, life skills, disability accommodation, community engagement, employment and education support, and more.