Free template · support plans
Support plan template for NDIS providers.
A person-centred support plan built on the Practice Standards: about me, goals, supports, risks described in words — never scored — emergencies and transitions, and a review log. It lists the clinical and behaviour support plans instead of rewriting them.
Who it is for: Registered providers writing a plan with a participant before supports start — and any provider who wants one.
No email, no sign-up. Checked against the rules on 26 September 2026.
What's in it
10 sections, built on the rules.
- 01About this planParticipant name · Date of birth · NDIS number (optional) · Version · Developed by (name and role) · Date developed · Next review date
- 02Consent, and who took partConsent · Who took part · Information used
- 03About meMy strengths, and what matters to me · My culture, values and beliefs · My routines, likes and dislikes · How I communicate · How I make decisions
- 04My goalsGoals
- 05My supportsSupports · Worker preferences
- 06Health: other plans and contactsGP and pharmacy · Other plans held · Preventative health
- 07Risks, in wordsRisks · Supports I rely on
- 08Emergencies and changesMy emergency and disaster plan · Emergency contacts · Going to hospital, or changing provider · If I live in supported independent living
- 09Sharing and sign-offFormat given to me · Where this plan is kept · Workers who have read this plan · Participant or representative: signature and date · Provider: name, role, signature and date
- 10Review logReviews
Written with the person, before supports start
The Practice Standards define a support plan as the provider's document, developed with the participant by an appropriately skilled person before supports begin. It covers their needs, preferences, strengths and goals, draws on a range of information with their consent, and is given to them in their own language and way of communicating.
NDIS (Quality Indicators for NDIS Practice Standards) Guidelines 2018, sections 4 and 20 — legislation.gov.auRisks assessed with the participant, and written down
Providers regularly assess risks with the participant, record them in the plan with the strategies for each, check from time to time that the strategies are working, and consider how much the person relies on the provider — and what a disruption would mean for their health and safety.
NDIS (Quality Indicators for NDIS Practice Standards) Guidelines 2018, section 20(2)–(3) — legislation.gov.auReviewed at least every year
The plan is reviewed with the participant annually or earlier, progress on goals is checked as often as the risks, their functioning and their wishes call for, and the plan is updated when progress isn't what was expected. It also covers preventative health where it's needed, and emergencies — and every worker needs to understand it.
NDIS (Quality Indicators for NDIS Practice Standards) Guidelines 2018, section 20(4)–(9) — legislation.gov.auBehaviour support plans are separate
A behaviour support plan is written by an NDIS behaviour support practitioner, and the Commission publishes its own templates for it. The support plan notes that one exists, who wrote it and when it's reviewed; it doesn't describe or authorise restrictive practices.
How to develop behaviour support plans — NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionSIL: safety at home, with dignity of risk
Since 1 July 2026, registered SIL providers identify risks in the home with each person — including bullying and conflict between housemates — respect their right to take reasonable risks, and review the safeguards with them. The SIL standards also cover supported decision-making and emergency planning in shared homes.
SIL: safeguarding — NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionThe template
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Support plan
Organisation: ______________________________
01 About this plan
Participant name
Date of birth
NDIS number (optional)
Version
Developed by (name and role)
Date developedBefore supports start.
Next review dateAt least every 12 months, and sooner if things change.
02 Consent, and who took part
ConsentTo plan together with the person and their support network, and to share this plan — and with whom.
Who took part
| Name | Relationship or role | How they took part |
|---|---|---|
Information usedReports, assessments and other plans this draws on.
03 About me
My strengths, and what matters to me
My culture, values and beliefs
My routines, likes and dislikes
How I communicateIncluding how I show I'm unwell, in pain or worried. Describe it; don't diagnose.
How I make decisionsWho supports me, any nominee or guardian, and what I decide myself.
04 My goals
Goals
| My goal, in my words | Why it matters | How we'll work on it | How we'll know it's working |
|---|---|---|---|
05 My supports
SupportsInclude the equipment and any safety notes for each task.
| Support | When | How, and by whom | Notes for workers |
|---|---|---|---|
Worker preferencesIncluding the preferred gender of workers for personal care.
06 Health: other plans and contacts
References only. Clinical plans are written by the practitioners responsible for them — list them here; don't rewrite them.
GP and pharmacy
Other plans heldMealtime, high-intensity support, medication chart, behaviour support plan, medical emergency protocol.
| Plan | Written by | Where it's kept | Review date |
|---|---|---|---|
Preventative healthArrangements for vaccinations, dental check-ups, health assessments and allied health, where needed.
07 Risks, in words
Describe each risk and what helps: what could happen and when, what the person wants, who does what, and what to do if it happens.
Risks
| What could happen, and when | What I want | What helps, and who does it | If it happens |
|---|---|---|---|
Supports I rely onWhich supports I need for daily living, and what would happen to my health and safety if they stopped.
08 Emergencies and changes
My emergency and disaster planHow my supports continue, who to contact, and what I need to evacuate. Point to the medical emergency protocol my health professionals wrote.
Emergency contacts
| Name | Relationship | Phone |
|---|---|---|
Going to hospital, or changing providerWhat helps at each move, and what needs to go with me.
If I live in supported independent livingHow shared spaces and visitors work, how disagreements between housemates are handled, and how I want to be supported to make decisions.
09 Sharing and sign-off
Format given to meLanguage, Easy Read, audio.
Where this plan is kept
Workers who have read this plan
| Name | Date | Signature |
|---|---|---|
Participant or representative: signature and date
Provider: name, role, signature and date
10 Review log
Reviews
| Date | What changed | Progress on goals | Are the risk strategies working? |
|---|---|---|---|
A free template to adapt — not an official form, and not legal or compliance advice. Corella is not affiliated with the NDIA or the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. The rules behind it change, so check the current guidance and your own obligations before you rely on it. A free template from Corella — corellacare.com.au/templates/ndis-support-plan/
Filling it in
What makes it a good record.
Their plan, their words
Write goals and preferences in the person's own words, and read the plan back to them. If they wouldn't recognise themselves in it, it isn't finished.
Describe risks; don't score them
Say what could happen, when, what the person wants, what helps and who does it. The standards ask for risks to be assessed and written down with strategies — they don't ask for a number.
Dignity of risk
People have the right to take reasonable risks. Record what the person wants beside what helps; a plan that removes every risk removes their choices with it.
Refer to clinical plans; don't copy them
List the mealtime, medication, high-intensity and behaviour support plans with who wrote them and where they're kept. Copying their content creates two versions that drift apart.
Plan for the bad day
An emergency, a disaster, a hospital stay, a worker who can't come: say what happens for this person, and which supports they rely on most.
Workers read it before they start
A person's needs and preferences should reach a worker before their first shift with them. Keep a list of who has read the current version, and when.
A free template to adapt — not an official form, and not legal or compliance advice. Corella is not affiliated with the NDIA or the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. The rules behind it change, so check the current guidance and your own obligations before you rely on it.
In Corella
The same record, kept for you.
In Corella, the support plan is a structured record — about me, decision-making, an assistance grid and sections of your own — with a review date the office is reminded about in the app. Goals and recurring tasks carry onto each one-to-one shift, a support worker sees the part of the record they need for the visit, and the plan prints as a branded PDF.
Fair questions
Before you use it.
Sources
- NDIS (Quality Indicators for NDIS Practice Standards) Guidelines 2018 — legislation.gov.au
- NDIS Practice Standards — NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- High intensity daily personal activities module — NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- How to develop behaviour support plans — NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- SIL: safeguarding — NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- SIL: supported decision-making — NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- SIL: practice governance — NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Is a support plan the same as an NDIS plan?
Who has to have a support plan?
How often should a support plan be reviewed?
Do risks need a score?
Can support workers write the health sections?
Where does a behaviour support plan fit?
Keep this record in one system.
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