Supported Independent Living (SIL) in Western Sydney
Your own home, housemates you get on with, and support there day and night when you need it. Kinship is registered to deliver Supported Independent Living (SIL), with support workers who get to know you and stay.
- Registered NDIS provider (4-GWVHCEY)
- Registered to deliver SIL
- Familiar support workers and family updates as standard
Support in the home, not the home itself
The NDIS describes SIL as funding for a support worker to help or supervise you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The worker helps with day-to-day tasks inside your home, and the aim is for you to build skills and live as independently as you can.
Support workers
Help or supervision with things like personal care, showering and getting dressed, cooking and eating meals, and household tasks. Support is often shared with housemates. The NDIS says one-to-one SIL is funded in limited situations.
Rent and everyday costs
SIL can’t be used for rent or day-to-day costs. The NDIS says you pay your own rent, groceries, utilities, phone and internet.
Two different things
Specialist disability accommodation (SDA) is the housing: homes built for people with very high support needs. SIL is the support inside the home. Some people have both in their plan.
Source: NDIS, What is supported independent living (SIL) and Guide to your NDIS home and living options. General information only. Your own plan is the final word.
Is SIL the right fit?
The NDIS says SIL may suit you if you need a support worker to stay with you 24 hours a day, including overnight, to help with daily activities for at least 8 of those hours, and to give some help or supervision for the rest.
Usually, with housemates
SIL is usually claimed when participants live with housemates who also have NDIS funding and share supports. One support worker might support two people in the home, for example. Who you live with matters, so it’s worth talking through early.
When something else may suit better
If you live alone, live with people who aren’t NDIS participants, or want to direct and roster your own workers, the NDIS says other home and living supports may fit better. Your support coordinator or my NDIS contact can explain them.
What support looks like, day to day
Every home runs differently. What we do is built around each person’s plan, routine and goals, and written down before support starts.
Mornings and evenings
Getting up, getting ready and winding down, in the order and at the pace you like. Predictable days are easier days.
Showering, dressing & grooming
Done with privacy and respect, by people you know.
Cooking, together
Planning, shopping lists and cooking. Some people want a meal made. Others want to learn to make it themselves.
Keeping the house running
Laundry, cleaning and the jobs that keep a shared home pleasant to live in, with each person doing what they can.
Community access
Visiting family, the shops, the pool or a class. Regular community activities are usually funded from your core budget rather than SIL.
Community participation →High intensity support
Where it’s needed: complex bowel care, catheter care, wound care, PEG feeding, medication management, and dementia and behaviour support.
High intensity supports →The same faces in your home
Living with support means letting people into the most private parts of your day. So we keep it to people you know.
Registered to deliver SIL
Kinship is a registered NDIS provider (4-GWVHCEY), registered to deliver Supported Independent Living.
Familiar workers
We keep the same support workers with the same people, so nobody has to teach a stranger their routine.
You hear from us first
Family and carer updates are standard. You shouldn’t have to ring around to find out how the week went.
A straight answer on availability
We don’t list vacancies here, because they change. Call us to talk about current availability and we’ll tell you plainly.
Our founder, Shazia Begum, has worked alongside people living with disability for more than 15 years, and Kinship has supported Western Sydney families since 2017.
How to start with SIL
If SIL isn’t in your plan yet, the NDIA decides whether it can be included. If it’s already there, you can skip straight to step 4.
Talk it through
Speak with your my NDIS contact or support coordinator about your daily support needs, your goals for where you live and who you’d like to live with.
Gather evidence
The NDIA asks for recent evidence from a treating health professional, such as an occupational therapist, covering your daily support and housing needs and other options you’ve explored.
The NDIA decides
If home and living supports are included, you’re invited to a plan meeting. If you disagree with a decision, you can ask for a review.
Choose your provider
Call us. We’ll talk through the support we can deliver within your plan funding, agree a service agreement and, if it helps, map the week as a roster of care.
The NDIA says a roster of care isn’t a requirement and doesn’t need to be sent to them. It’s a tool so you and your provider agree what support is in the home each week and how plan funding is claimed. Source: NDIS, How to ask for home and living supports and Guide to providing SIL.
Based in Colebee, working across Western Sydney
Our team is strongest across North West and Western Sydney. If you’re further out, ask anyway. We’ll tell you on the first call whether we can staff it.
Questions about Supported Independent Living
What is Supported Independent Living (SIL)?
The NDIS describes SIL as funding for a support worker to help or supervise you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may share a support worker with housemates or have an individual worker, depending on how much help you need. The focus is on day-to-day tasks in your home and building your skills.
Does SIL pay for rent or the house?
No. The NDIS says SIL can’t be used for rent or day-to-day costs like groceries, utilities, phone or internet. Specialist disability accommodation (SDA) is the only NDIS funding that provides housing itself, for people with very high support needs, and it doesn’t cover the support workers. Some people have both SDA and SIL in their plan.
Who is SIL for?
The NDIS says SIL may suit you if you need a support worker with you 24 hours a day, including overnight, with help with daily activities for at least 8 of those hours. It’s usually for people who live with housemates who also have NDIS funding and share supports. If you live alone, or with people who aren’t participants, other home and living supports may suit you better.
How do I get SIL in my NDIS plan?
Start with your my NDIS contact or support coordinator. The NDIA asks for recent evidence from a treating health professional, such as an occupational therapist, explaining your daily support and housing needs and the other options you’ve looked at. The NDIA then decides whether home and living supports can be included, and you can ask for a review if you disagree.
Does a SIL provider have to be registered?
Yes. The NDIA says SIL supports can only be delivered by providers that are registered or applied to register before 1 October 2026. Kinship is a registered NDIS provider (4-GWVHCEY) and is registered to deliver SIL. You can check any provider on the NDIS Commission’s Provider Register.
Do you have a SIL vacancy?
Availability changes, so we don’t list it here. Call 0437 733 744 to talk about current availability, and we’ll tell you plainly what we can and can’t offer.
Can you support high intensity needs in a SIL home?
Yes, within our registered high intensity supports: complex bowel care, catheter care, wound care, PEG feeding, medication management, and dementia and behaviour support. The NDIS has separate high intensity prices for SIL where workers need extra qualifications and experience.
What if I’m unwell and need to stay home?
The NDIS calls these irregular supports, for unexpected days such as being sick instead of going to a regular activity. It says it generally funds 10 irregular support days a year for people with standard support needs and 15 for people with high intensity needs. Check your own plan with your support coordinator.
Other ways we can help
Daily living & personal care
Help at home on a schedule, if you don’t need support around the clock.
Daily living support →Life skills & group activities
Cooking, shopping, budgeting and getting around, practised in real places.
Life skills →High intensity supports
Complex bowel care, catheter care, wound care, PEG feeding, medication management, and dementia and behaviour support.
High intensity supports →Respite care
A familiar support worker at home or out in the community, so the people who usually care can take a break.
Respite care →Ask us about SIL
Tell us a little about who the support is for and what a good day looks like for them. Someone from our Colebee team will get back to you to talk it through.
Let’s talk about living well at home
A short phone call is usually the easiest way to start. Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll tell you plainly whether we can help, and what’s available right now.
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