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“Daily Activities” in an NDIS plan: Core versus CB Daily Activity
An NDIS plan can have two budgets called “daily activities”. Core Daily Activities (Assistance with Daily Life) pays for help with everyday tasks now. CB Daily Activity (Improved Daily Living) pays for supports that build skills and independence over time. This guide explains the difference, with real support item numbers.
Checked against the 2026-27 NDIS Support Catalogue . Your plan and the NDIA decide what is funded.
Two budgets with almost the same name
Many plans show a “Daily Activities” line under Core supports and a “CB Daily Activity” line under Capacity Building. They sound alike but pay for different things.
Core Daily Activities pays for help with daily life now. CB Daily Activity pays for supports that build your ability to do things yourself over time. Most confusion about what a provider can claim comes from mixing the two up.
How to tell them apart by support item number
Every NDIS support item number starts with its support category and ends with its support purpose. Items starting with 01 are Core Assistance with Daily Life. Items starting with 15 are Capacity Building Improved Daily Living, which your plan calls CB Daily Activity.
The last digit gives the purpose: 1 means Core and 3 means Capacity Building. On an invoice or service agreement, 01_…_1 is Core Daily Activities and 15_…_3 is CB Daily Activity.
Some supports appear in both. Community nursing, for example, has items under 01 and under 15, so the budget it comes from depends on how your plan is written.
Core Daily Activities and CB Daily Activity compared
| Budget line | Category name | What it pays for | Example item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core: Daily Activities | Assistance with Daily Life (category 01) | Help with everyday tasks you need now: personal care, getting ready for the day, meals, household tasks, supervision, and Supported Independent Living | 01_011_0107_1_1, Assistance with self-care activities, weekday daytime |
| Capacity Building: CB Daily Activity | Improved Daily Living (category 15) | Building skills and independence over time: therapy, early childhood supports, life skills training, training for carers, and some community nursing supports | 15_037_0117_1_3, Skill development and training including public transport training |
What we deliver from each budget
Nurture N Revive is a registered NDIS provider in Cranbourne. From Core Daily Activities we deliver daily living support, support work and Supported Independent Living. We are also registered for development of daily living and life skills, and for community nursing care, which can be funded from CB Daily Activity. Ask us what fits your plan. Participants around Beveridge can use the same supports from our Beveridge team.
Source: NDIS Commission: Nurture N Revive registrationSee current hourly price limits in our NDIS pricing guide, or work out how far a budget goes with the budget tracker.
Common questions about daily activities budgets
What is CB Daily Activity in an NDIS plan?
CB Daily Activity is the Capacity Building budget for improved daily living. It funds supports that build skills and independence, such as therapy, life skills training and training for carers. Its support item numbers start with 15 and end in 3.
Source: NDIS: Pricing arrangements and Support CatalogueCan I use my CB Daily Activity budget for a support worker?
Only for supports that build skills, such as life skills training from a provider registered for it, not for everyday help with tasks. Everyday help comes from Core Daily Activities.
Source: NDIS: Pricing arrangements and Support CatalogueIs Core Daily Activities the same as Assistance with Daily Life?
Yes. Assistance with Daily Life is the support category name; it shows as Daily Activities in many plans and portals. Its support item numbers start with 01.
Source: NDIS: Pricing arrangements and Support CatalogueNot sure which budget pays for what you need?
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