Find an NDIS Driver and Hire Them Directly

How it works

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What it costs

Ask for a quote that separates transport fares, distance, waiting time and any disability support during the trip. Standalone transport and transport within a support shift have different funding arrangements; confirm the applicable item with your plan manager or the NDIA.

• Vehicle travel can be claimed at up to $0.99 per km ($2.76 for a modified vehicle) on top of the worker's time.
• Claimable travel time is capped at 30 minutes in metro areas and 60 minutes in regional areas each way.

An ABN and invoices do not by themselves make a worker an independent contractor: what matters is the real working relationship (Fair Work guidance). Check how your arrangement is classified rather than assuming. Where it amounts to employment, the applicable award and classification determine the minimum rate; for many disability support roles this is the SCHADS award. As one example, a level 2 social and community services employee starts at $36.22 an hour. Casual employees also receive a 25% loading, and 12% superannuation applies (Fair Work pay guides, as of 1 July 2026).

Carevo does not set, take a cut of, or guarantee any rate.

Who can use this

How each NDIS arrangement works is set out on the NDIA's ways to manage your funding page. Confirm your own arrangement with your plan manager before starting services.

Hiring safely

When you hire independently, the screening a provider would normally do is yours to do. Do these checks before engaging someone:

• Sight their checks yourself. Ask to see the NDIS Worker Screening Check, an ongoing clearance for disability work, and a Working with Children Check if children are involved. A police check is not a substitute: it is a point-in-time record search, not a clearance, though it is worth sighting where a worker holds no screening check. Profiles here show what a worker has self-reported; the documents are the proof.
• Ask for two references from previous care arrangements, and call them.
• Confirm their ABN and insurance. Check the ABN on ABN Lookup and ask for evidence of public liability and personal accident cover. An ABN alone does not settle whether the arrangement is contracting; see the note under What it costs.
• Put the arrangement in writing: rate, hours, duties, notice period, and what happens when either of you cancels.
• Trial before you commit. After checking their documents and references, arrange a paid trial shift before committing to an ongoing arrangement.

Useful questions for a first conversation: What experience do you have with needs like ours? What does a typical shift with you look like? What happens if you are sick? Why did your last arrangement end?

Independent transport driver or a provider organisation?

Neither is simply better. The honest trade:

Some families use both: an independent transport driver for regular shifts, a registered provider for cover and complex supports.

By location

Areas with at least three independent transport driver profiles nearby.

Prefer an established organisation? Compare registered providers instead.