Will the NDIS fund my shoes?

Just Comfort Shoes is not an NDIS service provider. We can sell shoes to NDIS plan management bodies on behalf of clients, but plan managers are responsible for determining whether the purchases are eligible for NDIS funding. If you wish to have your plan manager use NDIS funds to pay for your shoes, see our web page, Payment by an Organisation.

New NDIS laws took effect on October 3.

As of today, October 9, the government is still updating its online information, so the details on footwear and podiatry and foot care supports may change.

The guidelines are more restrictive than before. Previously, footwear eligibility was based on personal need relating to disability, and may have required an indication from a health practitioner such as a podiatrist that the particular footwear was needed.

Now, the guidelines appear to centre on "modified and adaptive clothing" needed for disability. "Modified" may include footwear that is custom-made or custom-modified to suit an individual's disability. "Adaptive" may include footwear needed for disability that has been manufactured to cater for particular health needs.

To indicate the footwear styles that we consider adaptive, we have added tags to relevant products, ensuring that "Adaptive footwear" can be used as a tag in our website search filters, and have displayed those styles on our new Adaptive Footwear page. This is not a guarantee that they qualify.

NDIS plan managers may still need to undergo an approval process with the NDIA to determine whether some styles or purchasing instances would qualify.