Managing Your NDIS Budget

The three ways to manage funding

• Self-managed — maximum flexibility, but you handle invoices, payments and records
• Plan-managed — a plan manager pays providers and tracks spending for you, while you keep provider choice
• NDIA-managed — the agency pays providers directly; you must use NDIS-registered providers

Making your budget stretch

Keep an eye on spending against each budget category, book regular check-ins with your plan manager or support coordinator, and match providers to your goals rather than defaulting to the first name you find. If you're consistently underspent or overspent in a category, that's useful evidence for your next plan review — raise it with your coordinator.