Where it sits in your plan
Health and wellbeing is support category 12, part of your Capacity Building budget. Older plans call it Improved Health and Wellbeing, and plans made in the NDIA's newer PACE system call it Health and Wellbeing. It is the same thing.
Like other Capacity Building budgets, the funding is meant for this purpose only. You cannot move it to Core supports or spend it on something unrelated.
What it pays for
The supports in this category help maintain or increase your physical capacity and health where your disability affects it. The main ones, with 2026/27 price limits for most of Australia, are:
- Exercise physiology: an accredited exercise physiologist designs and runs exercise programs for your disability related needs. Up to $161.99 an hour
- Personal training: delivered by a trainer with a Certificate III, IV or Diploma in Fitness or equivalent, often to carry out a program an exercise physiologist designed. Up to $69.39 an hour
- Dietetics: advice from an Accredited Practising Dietitian on managing your diet where your disability affects your health. Up to $178.99 an hour
What it does not pay for
The NDIS funds supports related to your disability, not everyday living costs or health care that is the health system's job. This budget generally does not pay for:
- Gym memberships, pool entry or class fees on their own
- Food, supplements or groceries, apart from the dietitian's advice
- Treatment for illness or injury that is not related to your disability, which belongs with Medicare and the health system
- Sports equipment that anyone might buy
Individual and group sessions
Exercise physiology, personal training and dietetics can be delivered one to one or in a group. In a group, the price limit for each person is the hourly limit divided by the number of people, so group programs can stretch your budget further.
Providers can also claim for some travel, short notice cancellations and NDIA requested reports in line with the Pricing Arrangements. Ask for a service agreement that sets these out before you start.
The 2026 funding reset
The October 2026 support determinations reduce two groups of supports when a plan is created, reassessed or renewed: social, economic and community participation by 50% and improved daily living skills by 10%. Health and wellbeing is not one of those two groups.
Some plans fund exercise physiology or dietetics from the improved daily living skills budget instead, as therapy. If yours does, that budget is reduced by 10% at your next reassessment or renewal, so check where your funding sits and plan sessions with that in mind.
How to get it in your plan
- Set a goal about your health or fitness, such as building strength to transfer safely or managing weight that affects your mobility
- Explain how your disability affects your physical health, and why the health system does not already cover this
- Ask your GP, physiotherapist or occupational therapist to recommend exercise physiology or dietetics in writing
- At your next reassessment, show what has changed, for example progress reports from your exercise physiologist
Looking ahead
Draft NDIS supports rules released for consultation in August 2026 propose grouping therapeutic supports, exercise physiology and personal wellbeing activities into one broader therapy supports category. These are proposals only, and the current categories still apply.