Self-managed?
Maximum choice.
Most flexibility, most admin. We make the invoicing as simple as possible so you can claim back quickly.
How self-managed works at Speech Sprout
Self-managed gives you the broadest possible choice in the NDIS — any provider, any rate, any structure (as long as it links to a plan goal). The trade-off is admin: you're effectively running your own books for the plan, paying invoices and claiming back from the NDIA portal.
We try to make our half of that as friction-free as possible — clear, line-item-formatted invoices that you can upload to the portal directly, sent within 24 hours of the session.
The flow
- Free 15-minute call to check fit and confirm goals
- Service agreement signed (standard, plain language)
- Sessions begin — we invoice you after each one
- You pay us (most families pay weekly or fortnightly in batches)
- You upload invoices to the NDIA portal; reimbursement hits your account in a few days
What self-managed lets you do that other types don't
- Unregistered providers — you can see any qualified SLP, not just NDIS-registered ones
- Flexible packages — intensive blocks, retreats, co-funded programs with other providers
- Supports that don't have a clean line-item — e.g. parent coaching components, AAC trial app subscriptions
- Direct relationships with providers — no middleman, faster decisions
(Speech Sprout is registered, so the first point doesn't change much for us — but if you want to add other providers to your team, self-managed gives you that latitude.)
Reports and reviews
Same as any other management type — plain-language progress reports timed to plan review, strengths-based framing, written for the NDIA reviewer to understand what continuing funding pays for in the participant's actual life.