Medium Term Accommodation
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 a place to live — up to 90 days — when you have a long-term home confirmed but can't move in yet. Unlike Supported Independent Living, MTA covers your accommodation costs directly. Your day-to-day support continues through your existing funded supports.
MTA exists to stop people getting stuck. Complete Choice provides it across Adelaide within 100km of the CBD.
When MTA applies
Your new home isn’t ready. The build isn’t finished, or modifications are underway on a place that’s confirmed as yours.
You’re leaving hospital and can’t go back. Your previous home no longer suits your needs, or the supports that made it work have ended.
Your living situation ended without warning. A family arrangement broke down, a shared house dissolved, a carer can no longer continue.
Your own home isn’t liveable while it’s being modified.
What you need to be eligible
- A long-term housing solution identified and confirmed
- A documented reason it isn’t available yet
- MTA funding in your plan
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
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, up to 90 days, when you have a confirmed long-term home you can't move into yet.
How is MTA different from STA?
STA is respite — a short break with support and activities included, usually up to 28 days a year. MTA is a bridge to a permanent home, up to 90 days, because your housing has a gap — not because you need a break.
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.
Does MTA cover food and bills?
No — accommodation only. Everyday living costs remain yours.
Can it be extended past 90 days?
Sometimes, where the delay is outside your control and documented. It's an application to the NDIA, not automatic — and far easier if the evidence starts before day 90.
Can I go straight from hospital into MTA?
That's one of the situations it exists for. Call us and we'll tell you honestly what's available.
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 4462