Beyond group homes for NDIS participants
Everyone deserves to choose where and how they live.
We’re advocating for better housing and living options for people with disability.
Group homes don’t allow people with disability to choose who they live with or who provides their supports.
We’re working to make Individualised Living Arrangements (ILAs), where housing and supports are built around choice, connection, and independence, more available.
ILAs put people in control.
ILAs are built on the idea that our lives are better when they’re shared. ILAs start with how the person with disability wants to live, so they can look different.
They may look like a person with disability choosing to live in their own home with a supportive housemate. Or a person with disability living in someone else’s home in a host arrangement. ILAs foster greater independence, connection and safety.
We’re calling for urgent action.
We want to grow access to ILAs by securing fair pricing, growing the number of live-in supporters, and raising awareness.
ILAs enable more people with disability to live how they want to live.
Our economic modelling also shows that scaling up ILAs could save the NDIS $260 million over five years if 500 more people per year were supported to live in ILAs over group homes.
What is an ILA?
ILA Stories
What does an ILA look like? How does it work? What effect do they have on people’s lives?
Hear five people’s stories about life with an ILA.
From Housemates to Friends
Dream come true
Living my best life
A healthy relationship
Reports & Submissions
Report: Moving Out, Moving On: Beyond group homes for NDIS participants
Our latest report explores how flexible, person-centred living options can become a reality for more Australians.
Podcast & News
Podcast: Moving Out, Moving On: Beyond Group Homes for NDIS Participants
Dr George Taleporos speaks with Jessica Walker and Anna Burke from the Summer Foundation’s policy team about the systemic challenges holding back change.
Podcast: Diving Deeper into Individualised Living Arrangements
Join us on Reasonable & Necessary as Dr. George sits down with Rod Davies, CEO of One2One. Discover how a lifelong friendship inspired Rod’s journey to create person-centered housing and support solutions for people with disabilities.
Media release: NDIS could save $260m by delivering better housing options for people with disability: new report finds
This media release highlights Individualised Living Arrangements (ILAs) as tailored housing solutions that promote independence, choice, and control for NDIS participants with high support needs.
Opinion piece: It’s time for the daily traumas of group homes to end
Group homes often face issues like segregation and inadequate support, which can lead to abuse and neglect.
It’s time for the federal government to invest in diverse housing options and stop the influx of people with disability into group homes.