Individualised living options (ILO) is support to live the way that suits you. ILO funding does not pay for a house.
Using your ILO funding, you can:
There are lots of choices with ILO. You can share your home with housemates or you might live in the home of a host.
The purpose of ILO is for you to live in a way that best suits you. Your ILO and the funding that meets the criteria will be specific to your needs and in one of the three bands for both stage 1 and stage 2.
Stage 1 is all about exploring and designing the individualised living option supports you want and need. You’ll work out where you want to live, with who, what support you’ll need, and who you want to provide that support. At the end of this stage there will be a completed service proposal form.
Stage 2 is to put those supports in place. The support depends on how and where you want to live, and what supports you need. This could include things we don’t fund, like the support you get from friends and family. You can change your individualised living option supports if your needs change. They’ll be designed to provide the safety, stability and flexibility you need.
ILO is not:
