16SDA building type

16 SDA building type

For the purposes of determining under subsection 15(1) the SDA building type that is appropriate to support an eligible participant, the CEO must have regard to the following matters: (a) the eligible participant’s preference, if the preference can be established and it aligns with the eligible participant’s statement of goals and aspirations; (b) the features of the building type in relation to the eligible participant’s needs; (c) the support model that is more appropriate for the eligible participant, having regard to the eligible participant’s needs and whether immediately available or constant person‑to‑person support is required; (d) the eligible participant’s support needs; (e) whether the building type represents value for money in that the costs would be reasonable, relative to both the benefits achieved and the cost of alternatives; (f) the extent to which the building type would facilitate social and economic participation, including how the building type may impact on: (i) the eligible participant’s ability to engage in the life of the household and community; and (ii) the dynamics of the household, including the eligible participant’s ability to share with others and build relationships; (g) the extent to which the building type facilitates past, established or planned connections or the continuation of established connections, in particular cultural and community connections; (h) the extent to which the building type increases, reduces or mitigates the risks to the eligible participant and others, having regard to the eligible participant’s response to risk and the interaction of the eligible participant with the environment; (i) the extent to which the building type improves the life stage outcomes for, and be of long‑term benefit to, the eligible participant; (j) the extent to which the building type impacts on the eligible participant’s capacity or capabilities, including: (i) whether it alleviates the impact of the eligible participant’s impairment on the eligible participant’s daily functioning; and (ii) whether it enhances the eligible participant’s skill development, in particular independent living skills; and (iii) whether it increases the benefit and effectiveness of supports, other than specialist disability accommodation, for the eligible participant’s skill development, in particular independent living skills; and (iv) whether it enhances the opportunity for a move to accommodation other than specialist disability accommodation, or to lower cost specialist disability accommodation, in particular through a transition period with intensive capacity‑building supports; (k) the extent to which the building type facilitates or sustains informal supports and the extent to which those supports reduce the cost of other supports; (l) the extent to which the building type facilitates or hinders the provision of other supports required by the eligible participant; (m) the extent to which the building type facilitates access to other support or specialist services required by the eligible participant and which are not funded or provided through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.