In this episode, Debbie sits down with Alecia Rathbone, the General Manager of the HOUSING HUB. We have waited almost 12 months for this chance to sit down with someone from this wonderful organisation, and when the opportunity arose for us to 'corner' Alecia at the Melbourne SDA CONFERENCE recently in April, Alecia graciously accepted the invitation to sit down soon for a podcast interview.

Alecia breaks down exactly what Housing Hub does and how the organisation is slowly refining what they offer to the market, from their disability listing search portal for anyone seeking to find a disability-friendly home to rent or buy, or providers wishing to find tenants, to their extensive data reporting taken from the provider surveys they undertake. Housing Hub also offers specialist support coordination and capacity building for housing options, consultancy services for providers and services to assist people with disability to move out of hospitals and residential aged care.

https://www.housinghub.org.au/

https://www.summerfoundation.org.au/

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In this special "cross over" show, we have Debbie Kindness  from our show (The SDA HOUSING Podcast) talking as a guest speaker on another NDIS podcast - The Profitable NDIS Provider Podcast. The hosts of this show, Paul Bryan & Tania Gomez, interview Debbie from the perspective of NDIS Providers, who want to learn more about SDA, and what they should be aware about if they wanted to add SDA to their registration to the NDIS.

This episode is really a good one to listen to, as it basically compacts everything in a nutshell in 25 minutes. It also brings our listeners back to the basics of SDA. We think that of all the 155 shows published thus far in 18 months, this one best explains how SDA works in the marketplace. We encourage you to listen to this awesome episode, as Paul and Tania asks some great questions from a different perspective.

Please jump over on Spotify & other platforms, to check out this awesome show, The Profitable NDIS Provider Podcast, to see what else Tania & Paul talk about on their show, and how they are trying to help other NDIS providers operate efficiently and profitably.

Full permission has been granted by Tania Gomez, to publish her episode on our show, to give our regular listeners are refresher on the basics of SDA.

"Tania Gomez: More than just an entrepreneur, Tania is a visionary. With a track record spanning a decade, she’s the powerhouse behind industry standouts like Provider+, Strawberry Solutions, and Tania Gomez Consulting. Her deep-dive into the industry, further honed as a certified NDIS Commission Auditor, positions her as the quintessential mentor, seamlessly blending passion, precision, and prowess"

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Today Minh and Jess try to navigate the environment of Input Tax Credits, GST Free supplies and claiming for GST within the specific lens of investing in SDA (What are these concepts? When do they apply? When and for what can you claim?).

Thanks to some determinations and ATO rulings - this area has become somewhat complex. With the ATO determining that "the owner must be a registered SDA Provider",  some investors have been undertaking the process to become a registered SDA Provider themselves, in order to claim back GST on constructions. This flows on to traditional SDA Providers, as they need to develop complex corporate/leasing structures to enable the Investor/Owner to claim said GST/tax credits.

We go over topics such as:

• Input Tax Credits and GST free supplies (and what are they in an SDA property sense)
• Factors which have the ability to affect whether or not you would be able to claim for GST on the build of a SDA property
• Ongoing taxation considerations for when the SDA is tenanted, and best practice for claiming GST in this scenario
• Specific reference to key ATO published decisions about GST in building SDA and the NDIS minister's determination about SDA services their treatment with respect to GST
• Things to consider asking your financial/tax adviser/accountant about this unique topic in SDA property, to make sure they are giving you the most comprehensive tax advice possible for your individual situation

For owners to obtain the benefit of the GST exemption in the context of claiming back GST on construction costs, the ATO has determined that the owner must be a registered GST provider. As a result, Owners have been registering to provide  SDA and requiring traditional SDA Providers to enter into complex structures to enable the Owners to claim the tax credits. The SDA Price Guide has now been updated to provide a seperate base price for dwellings constructed after 1 July 2023 , where Tax Input Credits have not been collected. SDA Providers & Owners will need to consider how these additional amounts are factored into payment structures moving forwards.

Changes in SDA Pricing Determination:
Let's be honest, one slight downside is that figuring out the right SDA price for each dwelling has just become a bit trickier. Starting from July 1, 2023, SDA prices will take into account the Goods and Services Tax (GST) position of each dwelling's delivery. The idea is that if the owner of the dwelling claimed GST input tax credits for the GST paid on the purchase price or constructio

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In this Episode, we welcome back a repeat guest speaker, Brendon Woolf. He was featured in one of our shows about 11 months ago, when he took on the NDIA at the AAT to fight  for the right to the get the correct SDA funding to live by himself in an HPS apartment. Our first episode with this wonderful person was published on Sept 2022, see link below:

Today we rehash the journey thus far which has taken almost 3 years for Brendon to come out victorious. It is an inspriring story for others to listen in on his long journey, and we can only hope that many other Participants in the NDIS do not have to go through Brendon's ordeal aswell.

The podcast discussion also covers the latest changes in SDA, according to Brendon, more so about the SDA PRICE REVIEW recently in June. Minh also asks what Brendon thinks about future challenges that Participants will have in trying to get 'choice and control' in their SDA funding requests within the NDIS, now that that it seems the NDIA is turning a corner in their resistance to approve funding for SDA, aswell as removing the delays.

As always, we are always grateful for peoples time and efforts when it comes to sharing their stories, and we hope that our listeners can also see how hard it is for Participants to get the right amount and conditions for funding in SDA. When investing in SDA, always remember that there are people on the other side of the journey, who also want to live in your home, but through no fault of their own, government red tape and bureaucracy gets in the way of a Participant's journey to their forever home, aka your home.

Since this podcast was recorded in early July 2023, we have now  welcomed Brendon onboard as a new employee, as he brings his own knowledge of SDA , and  corporate experiences from working in Housing Hub, to join our wonderful and growing team at NDIS PROPERTY AUSTRALIA & The SDA HOUSING Podcast.

#Welcome-Aboard-Brendon

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Today Minh and Debbie chat to our lovely research assistant in the office, Lenore, who delves deeply into the NDIA quarterly data reports every day when in the office.

In this episode we cover our own SDA data reports in a bit more detail and learn what Lenore does to gather this information, process it, and how she crunches the numbers to get as accurate information as possible.

We go over topics such as:

• The stakeholders involved and what they know
• What SA2, SA3, SA4 etc. means
• How it is relevant to how we and the NDIS operates
• What kind of data Lenore puts in her reports for investors to review
• Supply and Demand in detail
• Challenges in information gathering and the processes of information procurement
• Our sources of SDA Data, and how we differ in our offering

We explain how we incorporate a data-driven scientific research methodology and refine it to present a simplified format to the investor.

A single SA3 data report takes Lenore around 3-4 hours to compile and it’s a steal at only $200.

Listen in and find out directly from our expert why this is definitely something you should consider.

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www.robustdesign.com.au
www.highphysicalsupport.com.au
www.improvedliveability.com.au
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David Whitelaw returns to the SDA Housing Podcast as Minh visits the Adapt Housing office to chat about the NDIS’ new price guide for SDA, its impact and what the next twelve months has in store for Adapt.

Adapt housing has been in the market since not long after NDIS started up and is a great example of a company taking things one step at a time, and growing into a very successful SDA provider who are now one of the most focused, knowledgeable, and reliable providers available. 

In this episode we get a little insight into their business model, how it has affected themselves, and participants in the past and how they’re moving forward and addressing changes in the industry. David covers the unusual and unexpected changes to the price guide since July 1st 2023 and the positive impact they will have in providing people with housing solutions.

We discuss a few topics such as:

• The increases in IL and FA funding
• The decreases in HPS apartment funding
• What this means for providers and participants
• Using these new changes to create more flexibility in tenancy options
• How it affects the market and the behaviour of investors
• Appendix H in Price Guide

Now that IL funding has increased overall we also cover where all those participants are, why they aren’t as prevalent yet, and what’s being done to identify and bring those people forward and into appropriate accommodation.

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Minh sits down with Grace from our Brisbane office. She is one of our senior consultants who works very closely with SDA Developers. Her role is very niche, and she looks after investors who want built &/or tenanted SDA properties, or SDA projects for sophisticated investors or developers. 

Grace and Minh discuss an email received from a local Brisbane builder, Ted, to answer his question about whether he should become an SDA Provider as well as being a builder/developer, and the impact of having such an SDA Provider licence to his bottom line.

In this episode we cover:

• Advice for anyone wanting to enter the SDA side of NDIS from the property development and construction field.
• Knowing how SDA works before even considering the income generation.
• The key stakeholders that Ted should have around him and how they interact.
• What he would have to go through to become a provider himself and the difficulties he may come across in gathering the information to do so effectively.
• What to look for to determine a “good” provider
• The different kinds of knowledge he would need to gather between the construction side and the providers' side.
• Time frame considerations, and more.

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www.robustdesign.com.au
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In this episode, Debbie talks to a  Cassie Ross, who represents a fantastic organisation called Bluewing Care, a SIL Provider which is dedicated to providing disability support services to NDIS participants across NSW and QLD. Cassie is the Business Development Manager for Bluewing, and she has so much knowledge in this NDIS space. She explains much about Bluewing's business model, hence why she was chosen to join Debbie on this episode to tell our listeners about all the wonderful things their team are doing.

From its humble beginnings in Sydney 5 years ago starting in Support Coordination, by the founder Zoe Norton, the business has now grown quickly to  500 staff, facilitating care to approximately 1300 participants across NSW and QLD. Bluewing has 2 offices in total, with one being in Beenleigh, Brisbane QLD, and the second office in Campbelltown, Sydney NSW.

The topics discussed between our 2 lovely speakers are:

• How the founder, Zoe Norton, has previously worked for the Agency, and with this experience, is now has looking at ways to provide services holistically for Participants and their families.
• The 5 SIL + 5 SDA properties operated by Bluewing
• 3 of these 5 SIL properties are owned by Bluewing
• The Bluewing SDA portfolio of Participant ratio is 50:50 for Robust vs FA/HPS
• The wide range of supports provided, covering care ratios of 2:1 to 1:3 (carer to participant ratio)
• The SIL, MTA, SDA, & STA housing importance
• Respite Services, being tailored for Participants.
• Head Leases on SIL properties
• Supports - “How can Bluewing do that in the best way possible”
• “Are they a match for a co-tenant” - personality, support network, stakeholders (these are important matters)
• Funding Applications - Bluewing also does this to help Participants
• Challenges as a SIL provider when working with one resident dwellings to three resident dwellings
• Respite Accomodation (STA)
• SDA importance in the NDIS
• Improved Liveability, Robust, and HPS
• Challenges in SIL support provision 
• Funding for SDA, plus funding for support levels
• Hospital Transitions (MTA & SIL funding, prior to get into SDA)
• Long term sustainable housing options are very important 
• Tenancy Matching & Supports Matching - this always being a challenge

To learn more, or to get in contact with Bluewing, please follow the link: https://bluewing.care

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Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! Today we have Jess, Matt, & Minh sitting down together to discuss our new service - Paid Research Reports - for investors who want to see the following information for their own "peace of mind" when it comes to investing into Specialist Disability Accomodation:

• PIA (Property Investment Analysis)
• Feasibility & Tenancy Mix
• SDA Data - Supply & Demand, & Pipeline (SA3)

We cannot stress this enough: DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! 

If you cannot figure out the best path forwards, or determining the right information to rely on to make an investment decision, then hire someone who can provide you as much info as is possible. That's where we come in :)

As discussed by the team in this episode, the options for any investor looking at considering written reports to read over before investing in SDA are:

1. SDA Data Report only (SA3 Regional Statistics - Demand & Supply Pipeline) - $220
2. PIA Report only (Property Investment Analysis) which includes Pre & Post tax cash flow projections Customised to the property to the investor - $275
3. Feasibility Report only (detailed information related to expenses and schedule of payments, tenancy mix) - $330
4. Feasibility Report and PIA Report (info covering detailed Property Investment Analysis, the Schedule of Payments, & the Tenancy Mix) -  $550
5. SDA Data Report + Feasibility Report + PIA Report ( Property Investment Analysis, Schedule of Payments, Tenancy Mix + SDA Statistics Demand Supply Pipeline) - $660

We strongly encourage and advise everyone to think about engaging professional services and advice, by somebody who understands the data and numbers like we do. This will give written reports for investors to see how investing in NDIS property affects their financial position. Even if you have already invested in SDA through another organisation, you should still get these reports done for yourself to know your position from a tax, cashflow, and regional supply point of view.

Before you spend circa $800K on a SDA property investment, please do think about spending $800 on a few reports that will give you comfort prior to investing into SDA.

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In this short episode, Debbie and Minh sit down to talk about the 'Density Restrictions' when it comes to developing units in particicular, in one site. There is much demand from developers and investors in building SDA dwellings in medium or high density locations, and this topic goes through the calculations in working out how and what is possible for developers to consider.

If the density restriction applies in relation to a parcel of land, the total number of eligible participants that can receive funding for specialist disability accommodation in relation to all dwellings located on the parcel of land must not exceed:

(a) if one of the dwellings on the parcel of land is enrolled to house 3 or more residents - the greater of the following:
  (i) 10 eligible participants'
  (ii) 10% of the total number of residents capable of residing on the parcel of land, assuming one resident per bedroom; or

(b) if all of the enrolled dwellings on the parcel of land are enrolled to house no more than 2 residents and the dwellings are part of an intentional community - the greater of the following:
  (i) 15 eligible participants;
  (ii) 25% of the total number of residents capable of residing on the parcel of land assuming one resident per bedroom; or

(c) if all of the enrolled dwellings on the parcel of land are enrolled to house no more than 2 residents and the dwellings are nor part of an intentional community - the greater of the following:
  (i) 15 eligible participants;
  (ii) 15% of the total number of residents capable of residing on the parcel of land, assuming one resident per bedroom.

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Our team conducts thorough research on Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and provides appropriate technical advice through premium and strategy-based solutions. We also use complex feasibility calculation spreadsheets to help investors understand the expected annual income of an SDA dwelling, the timeline stages of construction of their property, as well as revealing the hidden costs. By staying up-to-date with the latest SDA data and pricing payments information, we help clients make better-informed decisions and achieve their investment goals.

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