Mileage

*Careseekers does not charge their fee on ANY mileage costs incurred by participants/workers.*

From March 2020, NDIS participants have been able to claim service provider costs associated with transporting participants to and from NDIS funded community-based activities.

This means providers are able to claim some of their vehicle running costs when offering transport to a participant in conjunction with the community activities identified in their NDIS plan. These costs - which are in addition to the support worker's time - are factored at a per kilometer rate and can be claimed by providers as a separate item as part of the support they are delivering.

A mistake workers often make is adding on tolls and parking. Tolls are factored into the 85 cents per km rate as is parking. You may be eligible to use a mobility parking permit if the participant or participant's family has one. Always make sure you ask the family, case manager or support coordinator if this is available before you commence working for your client.

When claiming mileage on the Careseekers platform and to ensure your invoices are approved and paid promptly, we require mileage to be submitted in the following way:

• The NDIS millage rate is 85 cents per km

• This 85 cents is not only for petrol, it covers tolls, petrol, parking fees.

• When submitting invoices we ask that you do the following:

• Write the number of km

• Write the amount charge per km

• Comment on the invoice where you travel with the client

Expense example (picture below)

60km @ 0.85/km = $51

Client's home to Liverpool Westfield then back to client's home