SDA housing explained

SDA housing is Specialist Disability Accommodation: homes designed and built for people with disability who have extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. It is funded through an eligible participant's NDIS plan.

What SDA housing covers

SDA funding pays for the home itself — the building and its design features — not the support you receive inside it. Participants usually pay a reasonable rent contribution and their own day-to-day living costs. Read understanding SDA funding and SDA and reasonable rent contribution.

SDA housing vs SIL

• SDA is the home: an accessible, purpose-built property in a design category such as Improved Liveability, Fully Accessible, Robust or High Physical Support.
• SIL (Supported Independent Living) is the help: daily support from workers, often in a shared home.

Many people have both, but they are funded separately and can come from different providers. See SDA design categories and SIL homes.

Who SDA housing is for

Only some NDIS participants are eligible, and SDA must be included in their plan. Read who may be eligible for SDA and speak with your support coordinator or the NDIS.

How to search SDA housing

• Browse all SDA properties or SDA homes by state and city.
• Tell us what you need with Find SDA and we'll match you with providers.
• Follow how to find an SDA home for step-by-step help.

Information here is general. Check eligibility and funding with the NDIS at ndis.gov.au.

Reviewed 2026-11-10 by SDA Listings editorial. SDA Listings is an independent property-listing and connection platform. It is not the NDIA, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission or an NDIS funding decision-maker. Property information is supplied by advertisers and should be independently verified. SDA Listings does not determine participant eligibility, approve SDA funding, enrol SDA dwellings or guarantee property suitability, availability or occupancy.