What are the responsibilities of a SIL provider?
One of a SIL provider’s main responsibilities is to support people with disability to live as independently as possible.
SIL supports can look different for each person. They are based on the person’s needs, goals, living arrangements and support requirements.
For some people, SIL may mean help with morning and evening routines. For others, it may mean ongoing support through the day and overnight.
Some of the things a SIL provider might support a person with include:
- Building life and social skills
- Cooking meals
- Cleaning and laundry
- Community participation
- Daily tasks
- Medical appointments
- Personal care
It’s a SIL provider’s responsibility to make sure their clients get the SIL supports they need, when they need them.
A SIL provider needs to understand how the NDIS works, what it means and what to do if things change with the NDIS.
SIL providers also look after support workers. They organise rosters and training, find the right support workers, and make sure the workers are doing a good job.
Another of a SIL provider’s main responsibilities is to make sure they follow the NDIS Practice Standards and meet the NDIS Quality & Safeguarding requirements.
What is mandatory SIL provider registration?
From 1 July 2026, every SIL provider delivering NDIS-funded SIL supports must be registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
This was a decision by the Albanese Government. The Government is also developing new Practice Standards for SIL.
This is one of the ways the Government and NDIS can make sure SIL providers are safe and will meet their responsibilities by providing quality supports.
To be registered, SIL providers must follow the NDIS Practice Standards and meet the NDIS Quality & Safeguarding requirements.
All SIL providers will be subject to high quality standards and independent audits, suitability assessments, reporting requirements and worker screening checks by the NDIS.
Afford is a registered provider with NDIS.
How to become a SIL provider with NDIS
You can register to become a SIL provider with NDIS through the NDIS Commission Applications Portal.
Before you apply, you need to:
- Make sure you’re eligible
- Check your key personnel and workers have been screened
- Get everything you need ready to apply
To apply, you need to:
- Apply online
- Get audited
- Take part in a review, if required
- Wait for the NDIS’ decision
However, there is more to being a good SIL provider than registration. To be a successful SIL provider, you will need to:
- Demonstrate strong governance frameworks
- Engage qualified and capable staff
- Have or put in place robust compliance systems
- Have a genuine commitment to participant outcomes
- Show ongoing adherence to NDIS Commission requirements
- Be willing to review existing policies, procedures, and systems to identify any gaps
- Be able to develop or update policies, procedures, and systems to fill the gaps
- Remember to renew your registration before it expires
What to ask your SIL provider about registration
Here are some things to ask your SIL provider if you access SIL supports and want to make sure your SIL provider is registered.
- Are you registered as a SIL provider?
- If not, are you planning to register before the deadline?
- How will you make sure my supports keep going?
Afford is already a registered provider with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. We have lots of experience in this space.
How Afford can support you as a SIL provider
Afford is a friendly and experienced supported independent living (SIL) provider.
We have been supporting people in disability accommodation since 1950 and have been a registered provider since the NDIS was established in 2013.
We can help you understand what a SIL provider is and work out what type of SIL provider and what type of SIL supports are right for you.
However you want to live, we will make sure you feel supported. Contact us today.
