EPISODE 331 - Challenges & Opportunities being an SDA Provider

About this episode

Uwe Jacobs discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by SDA providers in Australia with host Debbie.

Uwe Jacobs from Property Friends joins us again to chat with Debbie, focusing on the real-world challenges and opportunities faced by Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) providers in Australia. The discussion candidly covers the issues of cash flow delays, administrative and compliance burdens with the NDIA/NDIS, pitfalls in payment systems, and the operational difficulties that providers encounter—especially for those considering self-management. Uwe also covers practical s...

People in this episode

Host: Debbie

Guest: Uwe Jacobs

Topics covered

• SDA providers
• cash flow
• administrative burdens
• compliance
• self-management
• operational difficulties

Keywords

• SDA
• disability accommodation
• cash flow delays
• NDIA
• NDIS
• self-management
• operational difficulties

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NDIA, NDIS, Property Friends

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