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Does the NDIS Cover House Cleaning? Rates Included
House cleaning and the NDIS: the catalogue line, current hourly price limit and remote loadings, and what decides whether cleaning enters your plan.
The short answer
House cleaning has a line in the current Support Catalogue with an hourly price limit, so the real question is whether cleaning support belongs in your plan - and the current ceilings are in the table below.
Everyone has housework. The scheme’s question is what your disability changes about it: whether cleaning is support you need because of disability-related functional impact, or an everyday cost like anyone else’s. The catalogue answers the existence half plainly - there is a dedicated house cleaning item under core daily-life support.
The NDIS funds supports it decides are reasonable and necessary for your goals. The same item can be approved for one participant and not another, so no list or website can tell you what your plan will include.
Where it sits and what providers can charge
The limit is a ceiling for plan-managed and NDIA-managed arrangements, not a fixed fee. Self-managed participants can agree prices above or below it under the published rules, which is why quoted market rates and catalogue ceilings do not always match.
House cleaning appears under Assistance with Daily Life (Core) in the current NDIS Support Catalogue.
Price limits carry a 40% loading in remote areas (MMM 6) and 50% in very remote areas (MMM 7) under the Pricing Arrangements. As of 2026-07-01 · NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits
| Support item | Code | National | Remote | Very remote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Cleaning And Other Household Activities (per hour) | 01_020_0120_1_1 | $60.10 | $84.14 | $90.15 |
Source: NDIS Support Catalogue, effective (Pricing Arrangements). Price limits are GST-exclusive and are ceilings, not fixed prices. Self-managed participants can agree different prices.
What decides your plan
The case for cleaning support runs through the reasonable-and-necessary test: the functional impact of your disability on household tasks, what support fills that gap, and how it relates to the goals in your plan. The same service is inside one person’s plan and outside another’s on exactly that reasoning.
Hiring a cleaner
Cleaning is a local service and provider lists belong in the directory, not on a verdict page. Wherever you hire, put the arrangement in a service agreement and confirm the claim path with your plan manager first.
Agency-managed participants generally need to purchase through registered NDIS providers. Self-managed and plan-managed participants can buy from any suitable supplier.
Before you act on this
If you intend to claim, check with your plan manager or support coordinator before purchasing.
Whether house cleaning support can be claimed depends on your individual plan, your goals, and how your funding is managed. Your plan manager or support coordinator can confirm what applies to you.
Questions people ask
What is the NDIS hourly rate for house cleaning?
The current Support Catalogue sets an hourly price limit for house cleaning and other household activities, shown in the table on this page with its remote and very remote loadings. It acts as a ceiling for plan-managed and NDIA-managed arrangements rather than a standard fee.
Does the NDIS cover a cleaner?
A house cleaning item exists under core daily-life support, so the scheme can fund cleaning support where it is reasonable and necessary for the participant. The deciding material is your plan: the functional impact of your disability on household tasks and the goals the support serves.
Why do cleaners quote more than the catalogue limit?
The limit binds plan-managed and NDIA-managed claims, but self-managed participants can agree prices above or below it under the published rules, and providers serving private customers price for that market too. Check which arrangement applies to you before comparing quotes against the ceiling.
Are cleaning and yard maintenance the same item?
No - the catalogue lists house cleaning and yard maintenance as separate line items with their own hourly limits, both under core daily-life support. If one provider does both, expect the invoice to claim each against its own item rather than bundling them together.
Can NDIA-managed participants use any cleaning company?
NDIA-managed funding can only be spent with registered providers, while plan-managed and self-managed participants can also engage unregistered cleaners under the published rules. Your plan documents state how your funding is managed, and that single fact drives who you can hire.
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