Medium Term Accommodation in Adelaide

When does Medium Term Accommodation apply?

Medium Term Accommodation (MTA) applies when you have a long-term home to move into but can’t live there yet, or when you’re leaving hospital and need somewhere to live while you find one. It’s only funded in specific circumstances, for up to 90 days, usually once. These are the situations the NDIS describes:

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 do you need to be eligible?

You need Medium Term Accommodation (MTA) funding in your NDIS plan, and a long-term home you’re moving into that isn’t ready yet. If you’re leaving hospital and you’re eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Supported Independent Living (SIL), individualised living options or home modifications, you don’t need that confirmed home first. MTA is a bridge, not emergency housing.

1. MTA funding in your plan
2. A home you’re moving into that isn’t ready yet — or, if you’re leaving hospital and you’re eligible for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Supported Independent Living (SIL), individualised living options or home modifications, you don’t need a confirmed long-term home first
3. 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 National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will want. Support Coordination

Can you be referred from hospital?

Yes. We accept referrals from hospital discharge teams and social work departments. Call our office 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 does a stay with us look like?

A stay is a room in one of our Adelaide homes for up to 90 days, with your existing supports continuing alongside it. You keep paying your own food and bills. As your long-term home gets close, we plan the move with you and your coordinator, so the transition is organised rather than sudden.

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.