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Guides

Plain-English guides to the NDIS, Supported Independent Living, in-home support and community participation, for participants, families and support coordinators.

A young man pegging washing on the backyard clothesline while a support worker passes him pegs.

Featured · Supported Independent Living · 6 minute read

What is Supported Independent Living (SIL)?

A plain-English guide to Supported Independent Living: what SIL pays for, what it does not, who it can suit, and how it is usually funded in an NDIS plan.

By Manora Care team · 28 September 2026

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A young woman who is blind asking a question as her support worker reads an agreement aloud.

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A woman in a power wheelchair coming down the ramp from her front door, with a friend carrying shopping behind her.

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A young woman laughing as she shapes clay at a community pottery class, with a support worker beside her.

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