What life transition planning is
Change is hard, and it can be harder with a disability. Life transition planning helps you get ready for a major change, work through it step by step and come out the other side with the skills to manage on your own as much as possible.
Its full name in the NDIS pricing schedule is Life Transition Planning, including Mentoring, Peer Support and Individual Skill Development. That covers what it does: planning, guidance from someone who has been there, and building practical skills.
Transitions it can help with
- Leaving school and deciding what comes next
- Moving out of the family home or into a new living arrangement
- Starting work, a course or volunteering
- Leaving hospital, rehabilitation or a residential setting
- Big changes in family support, such as a parent who can no longer provide care
- Building independence as a young adult, such as managing money and appointments
What a worker might do
Support is shaped around you and your goal. A worker might help you map out the steps of the change, practise new routines, connect with peers who have made a similar change, build confidence in new places, and work out what support you will need afterwards.
The aim is capacity building: helping you do more for yourself, so you need less support over time.
Funding and price limits
Life transition planning is a Capacity Building support, funded from the increased social and community participation budget. It is support item 09_006_0106_6_3, claimed by the hour. The 2026/27 price limits are:
- $83.87 an hour in most of Australia
- $117.42 an hour in remote areas
- $125.81 an hour in very remote areas
Life transition planning and the 2026 changes
From 1 October 2026, funding for social, economic and community participation supports is reduced by 50% when a plan is created, reassessed or renewed. When your plan changes, check how much is available in this budget and agree priorities with your provider before you start.
If a transition means your support needs change in a significant and ongoing way, such as moving out of home or losing family support, you can ask for a plan variation or an unscheduled reassessment.
How it differs from support coordination
Support coordination helps you use your whole plan: finding providers, setting up services and solving problems. Life transition planning focuses on you getting through one major change and building your own skills to manage it. Some people have both. If you are leaving school and want to work, also ask about school leaver employment supports, which focus specifically on getting ready for a job.