Transparent Pricing
NDIS-aligned pricing.
No surprises.
All Yellowbird service rates are set at or below the NDIS Support Catalogue limits and are reviewed when the NDIS publishes updated pricing each financial year. We are transparent about what we charge so you can plan with confidence.
Current rates from the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2026–27 (effective 1 July 2026, Version 1.0). Rates are reviewed annually by the NDIS. All rates are in Australian dollars (AUD). Line items shown are indicative — your service agreement will confirm your specific rates.
Capacity Building
Allied Health Services
Hourly rates — sessions billed per minute of support delivered
$193.99
per hour
Occupational Therapy
Assessments, reports, intervention planning, driver assessment, AT prescription
Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living / Fee for Service
15_617_0128_1_3
$252.99
per hour
Psychology
Assessments, therapy, NDIS reports. Medicare rebates may apply for eligible clients. Private / fee-for-service rate: $252.99/hr — the same rate applies for NDIS, private-paying, and self-funded clients.
Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living / Fee for Service
15_054_0128_1_3
$252.99
per hour
Specialist Behaviour Support
11_022 — Highly specialised intensive support interventions to address significantly harmful or persistent behaviours of concern; development of behaviour support plans that temporarily use restrictive practices with intention to minimise their use. 11_023 — Training for carers and others in behaviour management strategies required due to the participant's disability.
Capacity Building — Improved Relationships / Fee for Service
11_022_0110_7_3 · 11_023_0110_7_3
$110.44
per hour
AT Mentor
Independent advice on identifying, selecting and using AT. Assistive Technology Advisors hold a minimum Certificate IV in AT Mentoring and are authorised as AT Advisors under the NDIS AT Guidelines. Not an AT Assessment service — higher-cost AT requires oversight of a qualified AT Assessor.
Capacity Building — Assistive Technology / Fee for Service
15_300_0103_1_3
$86.79
per hour
Allied Health Assistant — OT Implementation
Delivered by a therapy assistant working under the delegation and supervision of a therapist, where the therapist is satisfied the assistant is able to work independently without direct supervision at all times.
Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living / Fee for Service
15_053_0128_1_3
Provider travel for therapy providers: In line with NDIS rules, the hourly price limit for provider travel time is 50% of the regular rate. For example, where an Occupational Therapist travels 30 minutes to a participant, the travel time price limit is $48.50 (not $97.00). These support items can also be used to claim for Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision, Provider Travel, Short Notice Cancellation, and NDIA Requested Reports.
Capacity Building — Finding and Keeping a Job
Employment Related Assessment, Counselling and Advice
Employment Related Assessment, Counselling and Advice — Psychologist
Functional and/or workplace assessments and employment-related counselling to assist participants successfully engage in work — including those who have experienced traumatic injury or exacerbation of an existing disability. Identifies barriers to employment, informs work goals and development plans, and assists with adjustments to work processes or workplaces so participants can be productive and safe.
10_054_0128_5_3 · Capacity Building — Finding and Keeping a Job / Fee for Service
$252.99
per hour
Capacity Building — Finding and Keeping a Job
Employment Assistance (incl. Youth aged 15–25)
Employment Assistance
Enables participants to obtain or retain employment in the open or supported labour market. Can be delivered to any working-age participant with an employment goal — including supplementing work experience through school, part-time work during secondary education, school-to-education transitions, discovery, building foundation work skills, managing complex employment barriers, job customisation, career planning, and assisting participants to engage with Disability Employment Services (DES).
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation — 7 days
- NDIA Requested Reports
10_016_0102_5_3 · Capacity Building — Finding and Keeping a Job / Fee for Service · Travel: 10_799_0102_5_3 · Activity Based Transport: 10_590_0102_5_3
$83.87
per hour
Also claimable within employment support
Support Coordination (Level 2)
Support Coordinator with an existing relationship can ensure the participant's voice is heard, help them understand employer obligations, and coordinate services for ongoing employment.
$100.14/hr
10_002_0106_8_3
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
Recovery Coach advises the employment provider and prospective employer on managing new stressors, and ensures clinical and support services are responsive as the participant commences employment.
$110.44/hr
10_101_0106_6_3
Support on the Job
On-the-job support worker assistance after commencing employment. Available as an interim measure until a new plan is developed to include the necessary ongoing core supports.
$73.58/hr
10_806_0133_5_1
Capacity Building — Support Coordination
Support Coordination & Recovery Coaching
Hourly rates — billed against your Capacity Building budget
$100.14
per hour
Support Coordination (Level 2)
NDIS plan implementation and provider connection
Capacity Building — Support Coordination / Fee for Service
07_002_0106_8_3
$190.54
per hour
Specialist Support Coordination (Level 3)
Complex, high-risk and multi-system presentations
Capacity Building — Support Coordination / Fee for Service
07_004_0132_8_3
from $110.44
per hour
Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
For participants with psychosocial disability. Evening/weekend rates apply after 8pm and on weekends.
Capacity Building — Support Coordination / Fee for Service
07_101_0106_6_3
Core Supports — Daily Personal Activities
Assistance with Self Care Activities
Assistance with, or supervision of, personal tasks of daily life to develop skills of the participant to live as autonomously as possible. Rates vary by time of day and day of the week.
Standard rate
01_011–016_0107_1_1
Weekday Daytime
Mon–Fri, 6am–8pm
$73.58/hr
Weekday Evening
Mon–Fri, 8pm–midnight
$81.07/hr
Weekday Night
Mon–Fri, midnight–6am
$82.57/hr
Saturday
All hours
$103.54/hr
Sunday
All hours
$133.50/hr
Public Holiday
All hours
$163.46/hr
Night-Time Sleepover — 01_010_0107_1_1 · $311.79 each
Provides overnight support where the caregiver can sleep when not required to assist. Applies any day of the week and on public holidays. Includes up to two hours of active support during the period. If a third or additional active hour is required, providers may claim at Saturday rates on weekdays, or at the applicable time-of-day rate on Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays. Also claimable for Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision, Provider Travel, and Short Notice Cancellation (7 days). Provider Travel – Non-Labour Costs under 01_799_0107_1_1.
Hourly rates also claimable for Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision, Provider Travel, and Short Notice Cancellation (7 days). Provider Travel – Non-Labour Costs under 01_799_0107_1_1. High Intensity rates apply where participants require specialised support or complex health needs. Intensive & Complex Behaviour rates apply where a participant has behaviours of concern requiring additional worker qualifications (04_450–454_0136_1_1) and an active Behaviour Support Plan.
Case Notes — How they are billed
For all support worker services (excluding Allied Health and Behaviour Support, which follow separate clinical documentation standards), case notes are expected to be completed during the shift — near the end of shift and before clock-off. When this happens, no additional charge applies.
Completed on-site (standard)
Worker completes case notes in the final minutes of the shift, before end-of-shift time. Included within your booked hours — no extra cost.
Completed off-site (by arrangement)
If on-site completion is not possible or preferred, case notes written after the shift are billed as additional Non-Face-to-Face Support time, charged in 10-minute increments at the applicable hourly rate.
Capacity Building — Improved Life Choices
Capacity Building & Training in Self-Management and Plan Management
Capacity Building and Training in Self-Management and Plan Management
Strengthens the participant's ability to manage their NDIS supports — including building organisational skills, engaging providers, developing service agreements, building financial skills, maintaining records, paying providers, and claiming payments from the NDIA. Can be delivered individually or in groups. Intended to complement other capacity building supports to help participants exercise genuine choice and control over their plan.
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation — 7 days
01_134_0117_8_1 · Capacity Building — Improved Life Choices / Fee for Service · Travel costs: 01_799_0117_8_1
$83.87
per hour
Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life
Household Tasks
House Cleaning & Other Household Activities
Performing essential house cleaning activities that the participant is not able to undertake. Flat hourly rate — no time-of-day variation.
01_020_0120_1_1 · Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life / Fee for Service
$60.10
per hour
Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life in Shared Living
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Assistance with, or supervision of, tasks of daily life in a shared living environment, with a focus on developing the skills of each individual to live as autonomously as possible. Yellowbird delivers the support component of SIL using hourly claiming items.
A provider will either use the Weekly SIL support item or the Hourly SIL support items, but not both. Yellowbird uses hourly claiming. Also claimable: Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision, Provider Travel, Short Notice Cancellation (7 days), and Irregular SIL Supports. Provider Travel – Non-Labour Costs under 01_799_0115_1_1.
Standard
Weekday Daytime
01_801_0115_1_1
$73.58/hr
Weekday Evening
01_802_0115_1_1
$81.07/hr
Weekday Night
01_803_0115_1_1
$82.57/hr
Saturday
01_804_0115_1_1
$103.54/hr
Sunday
01_805_0115_1_1
$133.50/hr
Public Holiday
01_806_0115_1_1
$163.46/hr
High Intensity
Weekday Daytime
01_811_0115_1_1
$79.60/hr
Weekday Evening
01_812_0115_1_1
$87.70/hr
Weekday Night
01_813_0115_1_1
$89.32/hr
Saturday
01_814_0115_1_1
$112.01/hr
Sunday
01_815_0115_1_1
$144.42/hr
Public Holiday
01_816_0115_1_1
$176.84/hr
Intensive & Complex Behaviour
Weekday Daytime
01_450_0115_1_1
$79.60/hr
Weekday Evening
01_451_0115_1_1
$87.70/hr
Weekday Night
01_455_0115_1_1
$89.32/hr
Saturday
01_452_0115_1_1
$112.01/hr
Sunday
01_453_0115_1_1
$144.42/hr
Public Holiday
01_454_0115_1_1
$176.84/hr
Night-Time Sleepover (any day, incl. public holidays)
01_832_0115_1_1
$311.79 each
Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life
Individualised Living Options (ILO) — Exploration & Design
Individualised Living Options — Exploration and Design
Helps participants explore the ILO paradigm and design a living option suited to them — including visioning for their future home, understanding informal and formal supports, identifying strategies around where and how to live, assessing risk, and co-designing the individual support package with the participant and others.
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation — 2 clear business days
- NDIA Requested Reports
01_850_0106_1_1 · Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life / Fee for Service · Travel costs: 01_799_0106_1_1
$100.14
per hour
Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life
Individualised Living Options (ILO) — Support Model
Individualised Living Options — Support Model
A personalised package of primary and supplementary home and living supports that enables participants to achieve their home and living goals. Supports are used flexibly and combine formal and informal arrangements — implemented through partnerships between the participant, their family, and providers. The package includes resources for ongoing monitoring and redesign.
Subject to quotation. This item can only be used if it is a stated item in the participant's plan. Pricing is approved per individual quote.
01_851_0115_1_1 · Core Supports — Assistance with Daily Life / Fee for Service · Billed weekly as per approved quote
By quote
per week
Capacity Building — Improved Living Arrangements
Assistance with Accommodation and Tenancy Obligations
Assistance with Accommodation and Tenancy Obligations
Guides, prompts, or undertakes activities to help the participant obtain or retain appropriate accommodation — including assisting to apply for a rental tenancy or fulfil tenancy obligations in line with the participant's tenancy agreement. Can be delivered individually or in groups.
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation — 7 days
08_005_0106_2_3 · Capacity Building — Improved Living Arrangements / Fee for Service · Travel: 08_799_0106_2_3 · Activity Based Transport: 08_590_0106_2_3
$83.87
per hour
Capacity Building — Increased Social and Community Participation
Assistance in Coordinating or Managing Life Stages, Transitions and Supports
Life Transition Planning incl. Mentoring, Peer-Support and Individual Skill Development
Mentoring, peer-support, and individual skill development designed to establish volunteer assistance within the participant's home or community. Supports attending appointments, shopping, bill paying, social activities, and maintaining contact with others. Delivered to individuals or groups.
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation — 7 days
09_006_0106_6_3 · Capacity Building — Increased Social and Community Participation / Fee for Service · Travel: 09_799_0106_6_3 · Activity Based Transport: 09_590_0106_6_3
$83.87
per hour
Capacity Building — Improved Life Choices
Development of Daily Living and Life Skills
Skills Development and Training
Individual life skills development and training including public transport training, building skills for community, social and recreational participation, and group training to increase independence in daily personal activities. Delivered to individuals or groups.
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation — 7 days
09_009_0117_6_3 · Capacity Building — Improved Life Choices / Fee for Service · Travel: 09_799_0117_6_3 · Activity Based Transport: 09_591_0117_6_3
$83.87
per hour
Core Supports — Social, Community and Civic Participation
Assistance to Access Community, Social & Recreational Activities
Enables participants to engage in community, social and recreational activities. Delivered to individuals or groups. Rates vary by time of day, day of week, and whether intensive and complex behaviour supports are required.
Also claimable: Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision, Provider Travel, Short Notice Cancellation (7 days). Non-Labour Travel costs under 04_799_0125_6_1. Activity Based Transport under 04_590_0125_6_1.
Standard rate
04_103–108_0125_6_1
Weekday Daytime
Mon–Fri, 6am–8pm
$73.58/hr
Weekday Evening
Mon–Fri, 8pm–midnight
$81.07/hr
Saturday
All hours
$103.54/hr
Sunday
All hours
$133.50/hr
Public Holiday
All hours
$163.46/hr
Activity Based Transport claimable under 04_590_0125_6_1. Non-Labour Travel costs under 04_799_0125_6_1.
Core Supports — Daily Life & Social/Community Participation
High Intensity & Intensive Complex Behaviour Supports
Higher rates apply when supporting participants with complex or high-intensity needs across both personal care and social/community activities. Worker qualifications and provider registration requirements differ for each category.
High Intensity Supports require workers trained in the specific high intensity practice area relevant to the participant's needs, as defined in Schedule 2 – Module 1 of the NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018.
Intensive and Complex Behaviour Supports additionally require the provider to be registered and assessed for Module 2A (Implementing Behaviour Support Plans), and the participant must have an interim or comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan in place. For plan-managed participants, a Module 2A–assessed provider is mandatory when restrictive practices are used.
Daily Personal Activities (Self-Care)Reg. group 0104 / 0107
| Time Period | High Intensity 01_400–405_0104_1_1 | Complex Behaviour 01_450–455_0107_1_1 |
|---|---|---|
Weekday Daytime Mon–Fri, 6am–8pm | $79.60/hr | $79.60/hr |
Weekday Evening Mon–Fri, 8pm–midnight | $87.70/hr | $87.70/hr |
Weekday Night Mon–Fri, midnight–6am | $89.32/hr | $89.32/hr |
Saturday All hours | $112.01/hr | $112.01/hr |
Sunday All hours | $144.42/hr | $144.42/hr |
Public Holiday All hours | $176.84/hr | $176.84/hr |
Social, Community & Civic ParticipationReg. group 0125 / 0104
| Time Period | High Intensity 04_400–404_0104_1_1 | Intensive & Complex Behaviour 04_450–454_0125_1_1 |
|---|---|---|
Weekday Daytime Mon–Fri, 6am–8pm | $79.60/hr | $79.60/hr |
Weekday Evening Mon–Fri, 8pm–midnight | $87.70/hr | $87.70/hr |
Saturday All hours | $112.01/hr | $112.01/hr |
Sunday All hours | $144.42/hr | $144.42/hr |
Public Holiday All hours | $176.84/hr | $176.84/hr |
Activity Based Transport claimable under 04_590_0125_6_1. Non-Labour Travel costs under 04_799_0125_6_1.
Core Supports — Supported Short Term Accommodation (STA)
Supported Short Term Accommodation (STA) — Line-Item Rates
From 1 July 2026 the NDIA replaced the old bundled 24-hour STA rate with separate line items. Your stay is quoted as support + accommodation (with transport funded separately from your Core budget). Funded through your NDIS Core Supports (STA) budget.
Daytime support
Support worker time, billed by time of day (per hour)
Weekday
$73.58
per hour
Weekday Evening
$81.07
per hour
Saturday
$103.54
per hour
Sunday
$133.50
per hour
Public Holiday
$163.47
per hour
National Disability Support Worker (Standard) rates. At a 1:2 ratio, support is shared across two participants.
Overnight support
Choose the overnight arrangement that suits the stay
Sleepover (inactive)
$311.79 per night
Flat night-time sleepover rate
Active overnight (awake)
$82.57 per hour
Weekday night rate. Awake overnight on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays is billed at those day rates shown above.
Accommodation
Two separate nightly line items — both are charged
Participant accommodation
$162.85 per night
Per night. Charged in full at the NDIS daily price limit.
01_250_0115_1_1
Support worker accommodation
$162.85 per night
Per night. Separate line item for the support worker's room — both accommodation items are charged.
01_251_0115_1_1
National daily price limits shown. Higher limits apply in Remote ($227.99) and Very Remote ($244.28) areas. Both accommodation line items are claimed for each night of the stay.
Transport (optional): pick-up & drop-off billed at $1.50/km plus travel time at that day's support rate — pick-up on your arrival day, drop-off on your departure day (for example, a weekday-evening arrival is billed at the weekday evening rate and a Sunday departure at the Sunday rate). Funded separately from your Core budget — in addition to STA.
STA is funded under your NDIS Core Supports budget. We accept agency-managed, plan-managed, and self-managed NDIS funding. Bookings are subject to availability at our Little Tern (Crescent Head) and Green Acres Cabin (Stroud) venues. Estimate your stay and book →
Core Supports / Capacity Building — Transport
Everyday Access — Transport
Everyday Access is funded as a support service — not transport-only. Depending on the nature of the activity, it can be claimed from Core Supports, Capacity Building, or a dedicated NDIS Transport budget. Both hourly support time and travel kilometres are billable.
Which budget can pay for this? The kilometre rate is claimed against the same budget as the activity being supported. Participants may use any of the following depending on their plan:
Core — Daily Activities
02_051_0108_1_1
General Transport item — not subject to price limits; quoted per participant
Core — Social & Community
04_590_0125_6_1
Activity Based Transport claimed alongside Social & Community Participation supports
Capacity Building
08_590_0106_2_3 / 09_590_0106_6_3
Activity Based Transport claimed alongside relevant Capacity Building support items
NDIS Transport Budget
02_051_0108_1_1
Participants with a dedicated Transport funding line may claim General Transport here
How your booking time is billed
For all Everyday Access services, both travel time to and from your location and direct (face-to-face) support time are billed as part of the shift. The 2-hour minimum covers your total scheduled time.
You can choose one of two arrangements:
Travel included in your 2-hour booking
Travel time counts toward your 2-hour minimum. Example: 30 min travel to you + 30 min return = 1 hr travel, leaving 1 hr face-to-face support within your 2-hr block.
Travel billed in addition to your 2-hour booking
Your full 2 hours is face-to-face support time. Travel to and from your location is billed separately on top. Example: 30 min + 30 min travel billed in addition to your 2 hr face-to-face block.
The kilometre rate ($3.50/km WAV · $1.50/km standard) is billed separately on top of the hourly support rate in either arrangement. Discuss which option suits your plan best when booking.
Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV)
Toyota HiAce — rear electric platform lift, tie-down and occupant restraint
Per kilometre
$3.50
Minimum booking
2 hours
Base location
Maitland LGA
Drivers
OT-assessed
Best for participants who use a power or manual wheelchair or require a vehicle with a ramp or hoist. Operating from the Maitland LGA.
Non-Modified Vehicle
Standard support worker vehicle — wider service range
Per kilometre
$1.50
Minimum booking
2 hours
Service area
Wider NSW
Drivers
OT-assessed
For participants who don't require a modified vehicle. Available across a wider service area — ideal for community access, appointments, and social participation.
NDIS Pricing Arrangements 2026–27
Establishment Fee — Personal Care & Participation Supports
A one-time Establishment Fee covers the otherwise non-claimable administrative costs a provider faces when setting up a new service arrangement. It is claimable once per provider, per participant, where the agreed support meets all eligibility criteria.
Eligibility criteria
The fee applies where Yellowbird has agreed to supply a minimum of 20 hours per month for 3 or more consecutive months of either:
Disability Support
- Daily Personal Activities — 0107
- High Intensity Daily Personal Activities — 0104
Social & Community Participation
- Participation in Community, Social and Civic Activities — 0125
- Group and Centre Based Activities — 0136
Each provider may only claim this fee once per participant across all plans. Where a provider delivers services under multiple registration groups, only one Establishment Fee is claimable. Multiple providers may each claim their own Establishment Fee against the same plan provided each meets the requirements.
Price limits (2026–27)
| Location | Fee |
|---|---|
| National (MM1–MM5) | $735.80 |
| Remote (MM6) | $1,030.12 |
| Very Remote (MM7) | $1,103.70 |
This is a one-time fee per provider arrangement, not a recurring charge. Where your referral meets the eligibility criteria, Yellowbird will include the appropriate Establishment Fee in your service quote. The location rate is determined by your NDIS Modified Monash (MM) area.
Item numbers: 01_049_0104_1_1 · 01_049_0107_1_1 · 04_049_0104_1_1 · 04_049_0125_1_1 · 04_049_0136_1_1 · 04_049_0133_5_1
Second-Hand Equipment & Furniture
We sell quality-checked second-hand mobility and daily living equipment at a fraction of the new price — one upfront cost plus delivery, with a tax invoice. NDIS funding can be used for second-hand assistive technology where it is safe, suitable and value for money.
- One upfront price — tax invoice provided
- NDIS capital or consumables budget accepted
- Delivery with setup, or free Stroud pickup
- Delivery quote provided instantly online
Funding Options
How our services can be funded
NDIS Agency Managed
We invoice the NDIA directly. No upfront cost to the participant.
NDIS Plan Managed
We invoice your plan manager. We can work with any registered plan manager.
NDIS Self Managed
We invoice you directly. Self-managed participants can negotiate rates.
Fee for Service
All Yellowbird services are available fee for service — no NDIS plan required. Psychology also attracts Medicare rebates for eligible clients.
Questions about pricing?
We'll walk you through your options.
Every participant's funding situation is different. Call us or send a message and we'll explain exactly what your services would cost and how your NDIS budget applies.