1. NDIS & Housing: How do we house “the Other 94%?”
19 April 2018
Joseph Connellan MC Two Pty Ltd

2. Session Structure Session Chair: Joseph Connellan
Presentation 1: Overview NDIS & Housing
Joseph Connellan, Consultant, MC Two Pty Ltd
Presentation 20 Minutes
Questions/Comments 10 minutes
Presentation 2: Support Provider View
Pascale Dreyer, NDIS Transition Advisor, National Disability Services
Presentation 3: Developers View
Dan McLennan, CEO, Summer Housing

3. NDIS Funded Brick & Mortar Vs Non funded

4. NDIS Participants Housing Demand
Portable & adequate NDIS support means
Housing Demand (Mike Allen) 90,000 people
Less Growth (SDA) 14,000 people
Equals Unmet Demand (Social Housing) 76,000 people
Victoria Demand (Social Housing) 5,000 to 10,000?
NDIS funds for social housing brick and
mortar (beyond home modification) $0
Problem? Opportunity?

5. NDIS: Biggest Social Reform 40 years
Charitable > commercial response
From Govt/Non Govt Organisations (NGO) -> private/NGO
Government managed regional catchment -> national market
Staff from Government functions -> NGO, Private Sector
Government Allocation -> Client via marketing
Mental Health & Disability Services -> Combined in NDIS

6. NDIS Evolution Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies Status Quo
Rationed Supply
Aspirational
Choice & Control
Pragmatic
Reasonable & Necessary
Rules
Insurance Practice

7. Housing People with a Disability
The Three Legged Stool
The Other 94%
SIL
IHS
SDA

8. 6. Housing Segments for People with a Disability
100,000+ NDIS participants in Victoria will live in diverse housing settings
SSA/ SDA
High Needs non SSA
Public & Community Housing
Private Rental
Private Ownership (inc at home with parents & granny flats)
The Other 94%

9. Access to SSA Vs SDA Housing Component Old System
Housing & support combined = Accessed through DSR
New System
Housing & support separate ..SDA higher requirement to access than SSA
Not everyone who gets Supported Independent Living (SIL) gets Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA)
Respite
Disability Wait List
Housing + Support = Accommodation
Long Wait/
Crisis
Shared Supported Accommodation (SSA)
Group Houses
Enrol in NDIS
Direct Application
Supported Independent Living (SIL)
Disability Services Wait List
Various Vacancy Coordination
Investigating Housing Solutions (IHIS)
Priority Govt SDA (in Kind)
Housing Component
NGO & private SDA
Access non SDA
Non SDA Options

10. NDIS Policy for non SDA Numbers on one site/under one roof
5 or less under one roof
15 or less in 1 & 2 person units on one site
10 or less in 3, 4,5 person units on one site
Separation of Housing and Support
Management not ownership
Ok in transition
Choice of support provider
Might need to be shared support

11. Access to Victorian Social Housing
Thousands of NDIS participants:
Via the Victorian Housing Register
Most qualify for Social Housing - Priority Access Mechanism Supported Housing
NDIS named as a support program
Made via organisation that provides support (Homeless & Disability).
Most NDIS support providers unaware of process
Will change with knowledge and funded advocacy from NDIS sector (inc LAC)

12. Reason for Developing & Managing NDIS Housing
Mission
Better Support
Profit
Economic Develop

13. For Housing & Support Roles
What role or combinations of roles do you wish to play?
Developer
Owner
Housing Manager
Support Provider
Housing for NDIS Participants

14. Housing Projects for people with a disability
Every housing project
Key components, number of elements/options often on a continuum
Built on 30+ years of successful innovation especially in Victoria
7 questions to understand elements and innovation:
What Use(s) in the project?
What numbers in what Configuration?
What is property impact of Supports?
How Accessible are the dwellings?
Who was the project Developer?
What was Cost and Funding?
Who Manages?
Use(s)
Configuration
Supports
Developer
Manager
Cost & Funds
Accessibility

15. How to Answer “What Should We Do?”
Mission
Better Support
Profit
Economic Develop
1.Why?
2. What Roles in what Segments?
3. What sort of Project?
 Roles
SDA
High Needs Non-SDA
Social Housing
Private Rental
Private Owner
Information & Advocacy
Developer
Owner
Housing Manager

16. Conclusion The Other 94% - Problem? Opportunity?
NDIS = People with disability getting adequate & portable support at scale
Housing requires whole of community solutions
Needs scaled up models and system
Can be built on proven innovation
Including funding for housing planning
Housing people with a disability is community housing’s
History
Core Business
Opportunity
Now is Mission Time.
Time to lead
Time to walk beside
Time to get your hands dirty
Questions/Comments
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