EPISODE 196 - A Follow Up to Episode #194 (1/2)

Show Notes

EPISODE

This is a solo episode by Minh, to talk about some extra points following on from Episode 194 published last week.

There was a question submitted by one of our regular listeners, Bruce Bromley, from SDA CONSULTING GROUP, whose business has been featured 3 times on our show now. Thus, Minh decides to undertake a detailed response to Bruce's question about the implications of Participant volatile behaviour in such a concept Robust 'dual key' house design mentioned. However, it was emphasised by Minh that the concept floor plan discussed in episode 194, even though it was "ROBUST", was simply a temporary solution by treating it as an "IMPROVED LIVEABILITY" house first and foremost. It's more about how investors' are to hedge their bets with a fall back position, should the worst happen, as a temporary solution.

Why is this a temporary solution, you may ask?  Well, that's because the question at hand, both in episode 194 (and this one #196) is "what will happen to IL?"  As discussed, if IL is going to be gone from the equation, then the best path forward is to build an Robust dual key hybrid designed house, to be used primarily as a IL enrolled house (2 IL participants + OOA), or an IL enrolled dual key house with 2 IL participants + 2 OOA, or an ROB enrolled dual key house with 2 robust participants + 2 OOA, or a ROB enrolled house with 1 participant & 1 OOA, or ROB enrolled house with 1 participant + 2 OOA, or even ROB enrolled house with 1 participant + 3 OOA. The possibilities are 'almost' endless, if the concept design is future proofed, even to the extent of making it an SIL house, and not SDA.

The purpose of the robust design mentioned is the back up solution, just in case IL is 100% eliminated from future SDA builds, once the 5 year transition has completed. Because without a temporary solution, we will see many investors sit on the fence and not commit to the IL market segment within SDA, and will create an imbalance with the lack of IL construction over the next 3-5 years. We are already in a precarious housing supply challenge at the moment, and many of the NDIS participants, both SDA and non SDA, are finding it difficult to source appropriate disability housing solutions.

We fear that until the NDIS gives more clarity on what its IL stance is, or more so, what the new SIL housing category is (aka combination of legacy housing, basic, and improved liveability) many investors and developers and participants will hesitate in 'coming out of the woods' so to speak, and remain hidden away from SDA, until further clarity is provided on the future of IL.

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