The NDIS pays $60.10/hr for domestic support: why cleaners are switching

Same cleaning. Same houses. $60.10 an hour instead of $27.08–$33.85.

If that's you, here it is straight: what the work actually involves, what it pays, what it costs to set up, and how to start — from someone running the same business, part-time, in regional Tasmania.

1. The official rate for household tasks is $60.10 an hour

That's the published NDIS price limit for cleaning and other household activities — against what an employer pays a cleaner: the Cleaning Services Award sets a Level 1 cleaner at $27.08 an hour, or $33.85 as a casual once the 25% loading is added (from 1 July 2026).

2. The work is more than cleaning

You'd be helping someone stay in their own home, and that changes how the job feels.

3. Regular clients, not one-off jobs

A weekly routine with local people who value you, rather than a rotating list.

4. No new equipment

The skills and the kit you already have, plus insurance, an ABN and an NDIS Worker Screening Check.

5. A clear path

How to set yourself up, what to charge, and what the paperwork actually looks like.

Where to go next

Being straight with you. The hourly figures on this page are the billing rates from the official NDIS Pricing Schedule — the most that can be charged for that support. They're gross revenue, not take-home. Insurance, tax, super, travel and your own time all come out of it. And the income examples are Cathy's real numbers, not a promise about yours.

The free training is below — the honest version of how this works, in plain language. It's free, and it stays free.