NDIS Support Worker Cost Calculator.
Work out what support hours cost across weekdays, evenings, weekends and public holidays — using the current NDIS pricing schedule.
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Estimated cost
$735.80
per week · $73.58/hour
- Per shift (2h)
- $147.16
- Per year (52 weeks)
- $38,261.60
- NDIS support item
- 01_011_0107_1_1
- Budget
- Core — Assistance with Daily Life
Recommended maximum prices from the NDIS pricing schedule, effective 1 July 2026. National non-remote, standard 1:1 rates. Providers may charge less. This is a budgeting guide, not a quote. Check the current guide
What changes the price.
Four things move the number more than anything else. Understanding them is usually the difference between a plan that stretches and one that runs short.
When the shift runs
The single biggest factor. Support workers are paid penalty rates under the SCHADS Award for evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, and the published NDIS prices mirror that. The same hour of personal care can cost more than twice as much on a Sunday as on a Tuesday morning.
What kind of support it is
Personal care and community participation sit at the same hourly limits, but household tasks are priced lower, and higher intensity supports for participants with complex needs are priced above the standard rates.
Where you live
The figures here are national non-remote limits. Remote and very remote areas carry loadings that lift the ceiling significantly. Every region we serve across South East and regional Queensland uses the standard national limits.
Whether travel is claimed
Providers can claim for travel to and from a participant separately from the support hour itself. Two providers charging the identical hourly rate can still land on different weekly totals depending on how travel is handled.
What this estimate does not include.
An estimate that hides its gaps is worse than no estimate. These are the costs that sit outside the hourly rate and can meaningfully change what a plan actually spends.
- Provider travel and non-labour costs, which can be claimed separately
- Remote and very remote loadings, which lift price limits above the national figures
- Temporary Transformation Payment (TTP) rates, which some providers charge instead of standard rates
- Shorter-notice cancellations, which may still be claimable against a plan
- Higher intensity rates for participants with complex support needs
- Plan management and support coordination fees, which sit in separate budgets
Figures are the recommended maximum prices published in the NDIS pricing schedule, effective 1 July 2026. The NDIA updates them each year on 1 July.
The supports these rates cover.
Personal care & daily living
Help with showering, dressing, grooming, toileting, meal preparation and other daily self-care tasks.
Core — Assistance with Daily Life
Community & social participation
Support to get out and take part in community, social and recreational activities — appointments, shopping, classes, sport and social groups.
Core — Assistance with Social & Community Participation
Household tasks
Cleaning, laundry, linen changes and other household jobs a participant cannot do themselves.
Core — Assistance with Daily Life
First Priority Care delivers these supports across Queensland as a registered, nurse-led provider.
See our servicesQuestions about NDIS rates.
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Why do Saturday, Sunday and public holiday rates cost so much more?
Does it matter whether my plan is self-managed, plan-managed or NDIA-managed?
What is not included in this estimate?
How often do NDIS prices change?
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