How many days of respite does the NDIS fund?

Short term accommodation is generally funded for up to 28 days a year, often used in blocks of up to 14 days. What you can use depends on your plan.

How do I book respite in Melbourne at short notice?

Send a request and choose as soon as possible for when you need support. Providers who can take the booking straight away will see it first.

How do older people get respite in Melbourne?

Through My Aged Care: call 1800 200 422 or apply online at myagedcare.gov.au. 132 aged care providers offer respite in Melbourne. Carer Gateway (1800 422 737) also helps unpaid carers with planned and emergency respite.

Does Help Alliance cost anything?

No. Help Alliance is free for participants and families. You only pay providers for the supports they deliver, from your plan. We don't provide care ourselves.

What if I live outside Melbourne?

Send your request from wherever you live. It goes to providers who serve your suburb, anywhere in Australia.

Respite Care in Melbourne

Q: How many respite providers are in Melbourne?

681 providers offer NDIS respite in Melbourne. We count providers whose base or an outlet is within 20 km of central Melbourne and who can receive requests through Help Alliance.

681 providers offer NDIS respite in Melbourne, from short term accommodation (STA) stays to in-home and community respite, and 132 aged care providers offer respite for older people. Tell us the dates and the support needed, and providers who can take the booking get in touch.

681

NDIS respite providers serve Melbourne

219

suburbs they work from

Free

for participants and families

Find support in Melbourne that can start

Free to use. Tell us what you need and local providers who can start will get in touch.

Get support

Respite rates in Melbourne

Melbourne uses the national 2026-27 price limits. Support during a short term accommodation stay is claimed by the hour, and the accommodation as a daily item.

Support, weekday daytime: up to $73.58 an hour
Support, Saturday: up to $103.54 an hour; Sunday: up to $133.50
Overnight sleepover: up to $311.79 a night
Accommodation: up to $162.85 a day

Respite for older people in Melbourne

132 aged care providers offer respite in Melbourne. Older people arrange it through My Aged Care on 1800 200 422, and Carer Gateway (1800 422 737) helps unpaid carers with planned and emergency respite. How Support at Home works

Areas covered in Melbourne

Providers work from 219 suburbs within about 20 km of central Melbourne. These are the suburbs with the most providers:

Melbourne · 70
Preston · 62
Truganina · 54
Bundoora · 53
Epping · 49
Broadmeadows · 37
Reservoir · 35
Footscray · 34
Sunshine · 33
South Melbourne · 32
Coburg · 28
Mount Waverley · 28

How to choose a respite provider in Melbourne

Respite should be a break for everyone. Ask:

Which dates can you take, and how far ahead do you book?
What support is there overnight?
What activities are on during a stay?
What's included in the daily accommodation charge?

The hardest part is usually finding one with room. Rather than calling down a list, send one request: only providers who can start when you need accept it.

How it works

Tell us what you need, where, and how it's funded. It takes about a minute.
Providers near you who offer that support see your request.
Those who can start when you need accept it, and contact you directly. You choose who to go with.