Help With the Jobs That Keep a House Running
Cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, the shopping, and the yard work that keeps a place safe to move around. We support participants across Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Bayside.
Your home, kept liveable, the way you like it done.
What are NDIS household tasks, and what is covered?
Household tasks is NDIS funding for a support worker to help with the domestic jobs your disability makes hard, like cleaning, laundry, meals and shopping.
How it works
A support worker comes at agreed times and works through the jobs you have asked for. You set the standard, since it is your home and your way of doing things. Some people want the work done while they are out, some want company and a hand with it. Both are fine, and it can change week to week.
The home, not the person
This support is for the house: the floors, the washing, the kitchen. It is also for you specifically, not for everyone living there, so in a shared home it covers your share rather than the whole place. That one surprises people.
How this is different from our other supports
Assistance with Daily Life is support for the person, showering, dressing and daily routines, rather than the house. Development of Life Skills is about learning to run a home yourself over time, rather than having the work done now. If you are not sure which fits, call us and we will help you work it out.
What NDIS household tasks funding can cover
How much of this you get depends on what your disability makes hard and what is in your plan, so this is the usual range rather than a set list. If you cannot see the job you need doing, call us and ask.
Cleaning and tidying
Floors, bathrooms, the kitchen and the general upkeep that keeps a home hygienic and safe to move around.
Laundry and bed linen
Washing, drying, folding and putting away, plus changing the sheets, which is heavier work than it sounds.
Meals and food prep
Planning, chopping, cooking and batch cooking, so there is always something in the fridge on the harder days.
Shopping and errands
Writing the shopping list, doing the shop and putting everything away, either alongside you or on your behalf.
Yard work for safety
Mowing, edging, weeding and clearing paths, where long grass or overgrowth is a hazard rather than untidy.
A one-off deep clean
Bringing a home back to a safe standard after an illness or a hard stretch, before regular support starts.
A home that stays liveable
Not spotless, just safe, hygienic and somewhere you are not embarrassed to have people over.
Energy left for other things
Housework takes more out of some people than it should. Handing it over tends to free up the rest.
Fewer hazards around the place
Clear floors, clear paths and a mowed lawn are boring until they are the reason nobody fell.
Doing some of it yourself
Plenty of people want a hand rather than a service. The direction can be doing more, not less.
Family not being the cleaner
Partners and adult children often absorb this quietly. Paid support can give that time back.
What this support can help you work towards
Your goals set the direction, and the support is planned around them. With household tasks the aim is usually simple: a home that stays safe and manageable, without it costing you the whole weekend.
How to get started
People put this one off because they are embarrassed about the state of the house. Nobody who does this work is judging it, and most of us have seen worse. You do not need to tidy up first.
Get in touch
Call or send an enquiry. Tell us the suburb, which jobs around the house are hardest, and roughly how often you would need someone.
Talk it through
We will ask what the disability makes hard, who else lives there and what they can reasonably do, and what your plan allows. That last part matters more than people expect.
Start and adjust
We match you with someone who suits, agree the jobs and the times, and get going. If the mix is wrong, or the worker is not right, tell us and we will change it. Nothing is locked in.
Where this sits in an NDIS plan
Household tasks sit in the Core supports part of a plan, under assistance with daily life. The thing people get wrong is assuming the NDIS pays for cleaning because cleaning is hard. It does not. The test is whether your disability is the reason, and whether anyone else in the house could reasonably do it. That second part is why these requests get knocked back. The funding also covers the worker’s time only, never the cleaning products, groceries, utility bills or a lawnmower. Every plan is different, so nothing here is a promise about your funding. Your support coordinator can confirm what yours allows, or call us on 1300 544 958.
Other supports that might suit
Household help is often the first thing people ask for and rarely the only thing. These are the supports that usually go with it.
Assistance with Daily Life
Help with showering, dressing, meals and daily routines at home, where the support is for the person rather than for the house.
Development of Life Skills
Practical support to build everyday skills over time, like cooking, managing money and using transport, so more things become possible on your own.
Supported Independent Living
Support with daily life where someone needs help around the home on an ongoing basis, planned as a living arrangement rather than set visits.
NDIS household tasks and cleaning across Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Bayside
Hope & Integrity is based in Logan and our workers live across the region. Household help is usually a standing weekly or fortnightly slot, and standing slots only work if they actually happen. A worker twenty minutes away turns up in a way one driving an hour does not.
Areas we support:
Start with a simple conversation
Tell us which jobs around the house are hardest, who else lives there, and which suburb you are in. We will talk through what would help, be straight about what the funding usually covers, and tell you what we can offer. If household help is not what you need, we will say so.
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Questions about NDIS household tasks and cleaning
The questions participants, families and support coordinators ask us most.
How is this different from development of life skills?
Household tasks is the work getting done. Development of life skills is you learning to do it, so it takes less help next time. The same job can sit in either, depending on what your plan is aiming at. A worker cooking dinner while you rest is household tasks. A worker standing beside you while you cook it, building the habit, is life skills. Plenty of people have both, and they usually come from different parts of a plan. If you are not sure which you have, we can help you read it.
Does the NDIS actually pay for house cleaning?
It can, but not simply because cleaning is hard. Two things have to be true: your disability has to be the reason you cannot do it safely, and there has to be nobody else in the household who could reasonably do it instead. That second test is where most requests fall over. The funding is also for you, not for the whole house, so in a shared home it covers your share. It pays for the worker’s time only, never the cleaning products, groceries, utility bills, furniture or appliances. Every plan is different, so nothing here is a promise about your funding.
Will the NDIS pay for mowing and the yard?
Sometimes, and only for safety. Mowing, edging, weeding and clearing paths can be funded where long grass or overgrowth is a hazard or blocks access. Cosmetic work is not: no garden design, no new plants, no landscaping. Materials are never covered either, so soil, mulch and plants are yours, and so is the mower. The household test applies here too, and it applies harder.
Can I get a one-off deep clean, not just regular help?
Often, yes, and not enough people know to ask. Where a home has got beyond a safe standard because of a disability-related episode, an illness, a hospital stay, a long stretch where things slipped, a one-off deep clean can be funded to bring it back before regular support takes over. It is treated separately from ongoing household tasks. If that is your situation, say so when you call, because it changes what we suggest.
Do I have to be home while they work?
No, and plenty of people prefer not to be. Some want the house to themselves and come back to it done. Others want the company, or want to do the light jobs alongside. Either works, and you can change your mind. If you are out, we agree beforehand how the worker gets in and what gets left.
Still have a question?
Call our local team on 1300 544 958. We will answer it plainly, even if the answer is that we are not the right fit.