Assistance with Daily Life Tasks in a Group or Shared Living Arrangement
Medium Term Accommodation in Adelaide
A bridge to your new home — not a place to get stuck.
Medium Term Accommodation (MTA) is NDIS funding for somewhere to live for up to 90 days while you move into a more permanent home — for example, when your long-term home isn't ready yet, or when you're leaving hospital. It covers the accommodation only. Your day-to-day support continues through your other funded supports.
MTA is usually a one-off, and it isn't emergency housing. Complete Choice provides it across Adelaide within 100km of the CBD.
When MTA applies
Your new home isn’t ready. You’re waiting on a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) vacancy, or a build or modifications aren’t finished.
You’re leaving hospital. MTA can help you leave hospital sooner while you find your long-term home.
Your own home is being modified. You need somewhere to stay while important changes — to a bathroom, say — are finished.
You’re leaving the justice system. If you’re eligible for SDA, MTA can bridge the wait for a vacancy.
What you need to be eligible
- MTA funding in your plan
- A home you’re moving into that isn’t ready yet — or, if you’re leaving hospital and you’re eligible for SDA, SIL, individualised living options or home modifications, you don’t need a confirmed long-term home first
- A situation MTA is meant for: it’s a bridge to a more permanent home, not emergency housing
If MTA isn’t in your plan, a Support Coordinator can help you request it, and we can talk you through the evidence the NDIA will want. Support Coordination
Referrals from hospital
We accept referrals from hospital discharge teams and social work departments. Call 08 7009 4462 and we’ll tell you what we have and when. We don’t make turnaround promises — what you’ll get is a straight answer on the first call, so you can plan around a real date instead of a hopeful one.
What MTA with us looks like
Where you’ll stay. One of our homes in Adelaide — in Hillcrest, Magill, Munno Para West or Salisbury North. Ask us which has space, and see the homes with real photographs.
Your existing supports come with you — if you already receive personal care, household tasks or nursing, we can provide them ourselves or work alongside the providers you have.
MTA covers: your accommodation for the period.
It doesn’t cover: food, utilities, phone, and everyday living costs. Those stay yours, the same as anywhere. This catches families out, so we say it early.
As your long-term home gets close, we plan the move with you and your coordinator — so the transition is organised, not sudden.
How it starts
Call us.
08 7009 4462. Tell us what you need — or what you're not sure about. Working that out is a normal first conversation.
Plan it together.
We look at your plan and your funding, meet you, and agree what support looks like — in writing, before anything starts.
Support begins.
With review dates built in, so it keeps fitting as your life changes.
Questions people ask
What is Medium Term Accommodation?
NDIS funding for somewhere to live for up to 90 days while you move into a more permanent home — when your home isn't ready yet, or after a hospital stay.
How is MTA different from STA?
Short term respite (STA) gives the people who support you a break — usually up to 28 days a year, in stays of up to 14 days. MTA is somewhere to live for up to 90 days while you move into a more permanent home.
How is MTA different from SIL?
SIL funds ongoing support in a permanent home and never pays for housing. MTA funds the housing itself, temporarily, while your support continues through your other funding.
How long can I stay?
Up to 90 days. MTA is usually a one-off support.
Does MTA cover food and bills?
No — accommodation only. Food, internet and electricity stay yours, and your personal care supports continue separately through your plan.
Can it be extended past 90 days?
MTA is generally funded for up to 90 days, usually once. If your long-term home is delayed, talk to your Support Coordinator or your my NDIS contact early about your options.
Can I go straight from hospital into MTA?
Yes — it's one of the situations MTA is for. If you're eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), SIL, individualised living options or home modifications, you don't need a confirmed long-term home first.
Is MTA emergency housing?
No. The NDIS is clear that MTA isn't emergency or crisis accommodation. If you need somewhere urgently, call us and we'll point you to the right service.
Talk to someone who can actually answer.
Call 08 7009 4462 and you'll reach a person who knows what's available today — not a call centre reading a screen.
08 7009 4462Mobile 0424 000 751