Specialist Disability Accommodation is great asset class, and like anything that performs well it attracts its share of myths. Here are the ones we hear most often, and the reality behind them.
**The government could scrap the scheme**
SDA is not a pilot program or a policy experiment. It is written into NDIS legislation and has had support from both sides of politics since the scheme began. SDA payments exist because the government recognised that the private market would never build this housing on its own. That need does not go away.
**The market is too small**
There are tens of thousands of NDIS participants eligible for SDA funding, and many of them are still living in aged care, hospitals or older housing that does not meet their needs. The shortage is not demand. It is quality supply in the right locations.
**Any disability housing counts as SDA**
SDA is a specific standard, not a label. Homes must be enrolled with the NDIS, meet strict design requirements and fall into a recognised design category such as High Physical Support. A modern SDA home looks like any other quality home in the street, with the important differences built in where they matter.
**Tenants come and go**
An SDA home is not a stopover. For our tenants it is their home, often for many years. When a home is well designed, well located and matched to the right tenant from the start, people stay. That is why tenancies in quality SDA tend to be long ones.
**It is too complicated for everyday investors**
There is more to learn than a standard residential purchase, but that is what an experienced provider is for. With the right team handling design compliance, enrolment and tenanting, investing in SDA is a straightforward process from contract to keys.
If you have heard a claim about SDA that made you hesitate, ask us about it. We are always happy to talk it through.
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