THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST

In this Episode Brendon sits down with 3 carers - Liam, Levi and Darcy - whom are all  Independent Support Workers. The boys discuss a whole range of topics including working with SIL providers and the challenges faced with it, whilst working for Participants as Independents. They explore 'Choice and Control' and whether it really does mean "true" Choice & "true"...

Happy Friday everyone! In this episode, Minh, Debbie and Elizabeth, our Melbourne-based consultant, who has flown up to Brisbane for a few days to meet with various builders and stakeholders, sits with us to discuss what's happening in the SDA market in South East  QLD. A lot has changed since the new SDA prices were released in July, giving the market throughout Australia a major boost in te...

In this episode, we have Brendon, our resident staff member and budding superstar podcaster, doing a 'one on one' podcast interview with another HPS Participant from the Gold Coast, named Pam. Pam reached out to Brendon via her Support Coordinator, after Brendon called out to "anyone" with a NDIS journey in SDA, and he wanted to hear all stories, both good or bad. Thus we now h...

Earlier this month the NDIA released the final element of the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Pricing Review process – the SDA Pricing Review 2022-23 Demand Projections Report . The Report provides demand projections for SDA both in terms of geographic locations and design categories. It goes through to 2042. With this published SDA DATA, we finally have some direction of the SDA numbers...

Just sit back and enjoy this  'awesome' discussion' with a special guest, Nick Lukowski, talking about the way SDA projects are put together from a 'property development' perspective, and how it is to be de-risked from a 'NDIS housing solution' perspective. Minh & Nick talk about a holistic approach to property development of SDA projects to incorporate the f...

The episode features an interview with Dan Acfield, from Everhomes, who has been a guest on the show multiple times. The question of whether SIL (Supported Independent Living) Providers and SDA (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Providers should be kept at arm's length when working with Participants within the NDIS is raised. Minh mentions that this is an important topic often discussed wi...

Today, we have Minh sitting down with Brendon, courtesy  of  ADAPT HOUSING  who have allowed use of their office due to lack of accessibility for Brendon at our Woolloongabba office in Brisbane. Adapt's office is situated on Eagle St, Brisbane CBD (a high-rise commercial office building) and makes it easier for us to meet up regularly to chat SDA.  #thanks #adapt Brendon is a new team member...

On this monthly episode of SDA Unlocked (August 2023) Debbie invites our Melbourne based consultant Elizabeth , to talk about two different suburbs in different parts of this big market - Weir Views & Beveridge. They both give our listeners an in-depth breakdown of these two areas from two perspectives, that of a ' property fundamentals' perspective from someone on the ground, and al...

EPISODE In this episode, Debbie sits down with Bruce Bromley from SDA CONSULTING AUSTRALIA. Bruce may be considered as one of the founding fathers of the disability industry, in the creation and implementation of the design guidelines and SDA assessment since the early days of SDA.  He discusses his journey into the accessibility and SDA sector and what his companies does do. Bruce tells us what S...

In this episode, we are joined by several guest speakers, to do a round table SDA discussion.  We were invited to sit and film individually with Tania, from Tania Gomez Consulting, to discuss separately different matters of SDA for her audience, them being Providers across Australia. We figured that while we were all there, might aswell record a podcast session, and do it in a way where we just &a...

"How does the recent SDA Price changes, affect SDA Providers?"  Our team recently met up in a video studio in Brisbane with Tania Gomez, from Tania Gomez Consulting (TGC) to talk about many things SDA individually and as a group, in a film setting environment. One of these video recordings was the final session with Tania,  Minh, and Dan Acfield, from Everhomes. This podcast is the audio...

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 interv...

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...

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 Pro...

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: Episode 61 - A Participant's fight for SDA...

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...

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 wh...

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 abou...

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...

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,...

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 den...

On this episode of SDA Unlocked,  Debbie gives our listeners an in-depth breakdown of the Gold Coast SDA supply and demand. We discuss why the GC is a good investment location at this stage and how the pipeline shows a decent gap in supply and break down specific areas within the broader region. We hope you find this episode informative and entertaining as usual. LEAVE US A GOOGLE REVIEW! -- FOLLO...

EPISODE: In this episode, Jess from our office sits down with Minh again, to talk about a very 'complicated topic'. This topic is about summarising Section 13 for claiming SDA income where "the lesser of rule" is used in determining the value of the SDA income per Participant in the SDA dwelling. This is specifically known as: Section 13 of NDIS Pricing Arrangements for Special...

Sabina Silwal (Managing Director) from Direct Care Assistance joins Minh to discuss Direct Care Assistance. They operate in the Melbourne area, and can provide a wide range of services to cover Participant needs. We thought it would be nice to open up the show to a Care Provider, who has reached out to our office, to ask to be on the podcast and talk about their services in the community. This is...

Debbie and Minh sit down together with Charlotte, in Part 2 of this three-part series (Part 1 - Episode 76 ) to discuss what sets us apart from other  NDIS property advisory groups across Australia, doing what we do in the this SDA sector. In this 'part two' episode, Charlotte asks both Debbie and Minh questions about our 'Vision', our 'Integrity', our 'Honesty&a...