What the support catalogue is for
The support catalogue is the working list of NDIS support items. Providers use it to find the right item to claim, set prices within the limits and check what kinds of claims are allowed for that item. Plan managers use it to check invoices. Participants can use it to check a quote.
It sits alongside the NDIS pricing schedule. Since the Minister's first pricing determination in September 2026, the pricing schedule is the legal list of maximum amounts, so if the two ever disagree, go with the schedule and check the NDIA's pricing pages for updates.
Where to download it
The catalogue is published as an XLSX file on the NDIA's What is the support catalogue page. The 2026/27 file has two tabs: Current Support Items, with close to 1,000 items, and Legacy Support Items. It is updated during the year, so check the version number and download a fresh copy rather than relying on an old one saved on your computer.
How to read each column
The 2026/27 catalogue has these columns:
- Support Item Number and Name: the code you claim against, such as 01_011_0107_1_1, and its plain name
- Registration Group Number and Name: the four digit group a registered provider needs, such as 0107 Daily Personal Activities
- Support Category Number and Name: shown twice, once with the older names and once with the PACE names used in newer plans
- Unit: H for hour, E for each, D for day, WK for week, MON for month and YR for year
- Quote: Yes means the item needs a quote and must be stated in the participant's plan
- Start date and End Date: when the item can be used
- National, Remote and Very Remote: the price limits for each location
- Claim type columns: whether you can claim non face to face support, provider travel, short notice cancellations, NDIA requested reports and irregular SIL supports for that item
- Type: Priced Supports, Quotable Supports, or Unit Price = $1
Quotable supports and $1 items
Some items have no price limit. Quotable supports, such as some assistive technology and live in carer support, need a quote approved by the NDIA. Other items, like activity based transport and low cost assistive technology, are claimed against a notional unit price of $1, so a $21.50 cost is claimed as 21.5 units at $1.
Legacy support items
Before the NDIA switches an item off, it moves it to the Legacy Support Items tab, with an end date. In general you should not start new arrangements on a legacy item. Check the end date, and move to the replacement item before it expires.
Tips for providers
A few habits save a lot of rejected claims:
- Filter by your registration group and the support category in your clients' plans
- Set your prices for each time of day and location item, not just the weekday rate
- Check the claim type columns before you bill travel, reports or a cancellation
- Re read the catalogue after each pricing update, including the expected SCHADS related update after 1 December 2026