Prepare for your home modification discussion.
Build a list of questions for your NDIS contact and home modification assessor, covering evidence, permission, scope and the funding decision.
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Prepare for an NDIS home modification discussion.
This planning checklist helps organise questions and documents for your NDIS contact and home modification assessor.
The NDIA makes funding decisions using its criteria and the evidence for your circumstances.
I'm not an NDIS planner or occupational therapist, so I keep this tool to practical preparation for those discussions.
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Keep these points on your discussion list:
- Have you read the current NDIS home modification guidance?
- Have you discussed the request with your NDIS contact?
- Have you discussed an assessment with a suitable professional?
- Have you discussed the property owner's permission?
- Do you have a documented scope for the proposed changes?
- Have you confirmed the funding decision and conditions?
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Keep medical records, participant numbers and clinical reports with your NDIS contact and relevant health professionals.
Request a quote against your assessed scope.
I can pass your enquiry to a local Sydney renovator who can assess the site and prepare a written quote.
Make this part of your planning brief.
Use the checklist to organise what you've discussed and which documents or decisions you still need to clarify.
The NDIA explains that a home modification assessment recommends changes and provides evidence for its funding decision; the official assessment guidance is linked below.
The result records preparation only; it doesn't determine eligibility, funding, clinical suitability or whether any building work is approved.
Keep clinical reports and participant information with the relevant professionals, and use the renovation enquiry for the practical building scope once that scope has been assessed.
To prepare a building enquiry around an assessed scope, read the NDIS bathroom modification guide.
For practical design discussion points, use the accessible bathroom planning guide.
For a further overview of the process and official references, read the NDIS bathroom planning article.
Official guidance
Start with the official NDIS guide to home modifications.
For how an assessment supports a funding request, read the NDIS home modification assessment guidance.
Questions about this tool.
Can this checklist determine NDIS eligibility?
No, it organises planning questions only; the NDIA applies its funding criteria to your circumstances and supporting evidence.
Who can explain the assessment process?
Your NDIS contact and a suitable home modification assessor can explain the evidence, assessment and next steps for your circumstances.
Does a renovation quote mean funding has been approved?
No, a quote describes proposed work and price; confirm the NDIA's funding decision and conditions before committing to funded work.