Goals are the things you want to achieve and in the NDIS, they matter enormously, because your funding is built around them.

Goals can be short-term (the next few months) or long-term (the next five to ten years). Things like:

• Building independence at home
• Joining more social and community activities
• Getting or keeping a job
• Improving physical strength or communication skills

Every support in your plan needs to connect to a goal, so well-framed goals genuinely unlock funding. A goal like "I want to build the skills to live independently" opens more doors than something narrow or vague.

Our free preplanning tool walks you through building strong goals.