Guide · updated November 2026

Writing an NDIS carer statement

One of the criteria asks what family, carers and community can reasonably provide. If the plan assumes family will keep doing more than they can, your carer statement is the evidence that says otherwise.

Include

• Who provides care, and roughly how many hours each week (including overnight)
• The tasks involved: personal care, transport, supervision, behaviour support
• The carer's work, other children, other caring roles
• The carer's own health, including any injuries from lifting, or sleep loss
• What is not sustainable, and what will happen if nothing changes

Back it with a GP letter for the carer's health where relevant, and a week-long care diary.

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