Main meals from $2
See our NDIS Funding Guidance for Food and Meal Preparation
Join thousands of NDIS participants getting meal assistance!
Not sure if NDIS-funded meals are right for you or a loved one?
NDIS-funded meals don’t work the way most people expect. The NDIS doesn’t pay for the food itself, but it may fund the support required to prepare and deliver meals. We offer clear guidance on NDIS funding, meal assistance, and chef-prepared, convenient meals delivered to you.
Because life feels easier when food is sorted.
Able Foods is a registered NDIS meal provider. We offer ready-made meals with costs clearly separated, so you know whether you’re only paying for the ingredients.
Able Foods was created to take the guesswork out of healthy foods, and remove barriers for NDIS participants accessing nutritious, pre-prepared meals.
Founded by people with lived experience, Able Foods began with a simple idea: Food as the daily foundation for independence, dignity, and wellbeing.
Giving you choice and control around meal times.
What our customers have to say​…
Delivering delicious and nutritious meals!
Who’s eligible for NDIS-funded meals?
Occasional need
If you have a degenerative or fluctuating condition (e.g. multiple sclerosis), ready-made meals may support you during periods of fatigue or reduced capacity.
With support worker assistance
When support worker help to cook meals isn’t realistic for every meal, a blended approach can offer better value across support budgets.
Ongoing need
Where cooking skills or capacity are unlikely to improve, meal delivery can be a sustainable, value-for-money support.
Review your NDIS plan to see if you have funding for meal preparation. If meal preparation is mentioned, you can get started! Otherwise, move on to step 2.
If meal preparation isn’t mentioned in your plan, contact your Planner for written approval to use your Core Supports budget for meal preparation and delivery.
Use the ‘Change of details or change of situation form’ to ask for meal preparation and delivery to be included in your plan.
Feel healthy and satisfied with tasty, nutritious meals you enjoy
Everyday life made easier with convenient, ready-made meals
Supporting independence and dignity with variety and simple ordering
Designed according to our Magic 8 guidelines.
Able Foods supports people who:
When food is sorted, life feels more manageable.
NDIS Ready
Download our free NDIS funding guide, including:
This is a very common question. NDIS support for food and meals works a little differently to what many people expect.
The NDIS does not pay for food itself, but it may fund the support required to prepare and deliver meals, where this relates to a participant’s disability and daily life needs.
In simple terms:
Food and ingredients are paid for by the participant
Meal preparation and delivery support may be funded by the NDIS
Able Foods follows this model by clearly separating food costs from support costs, so you only end up paying for the ingredients, while NDIS funding covers preparation and delivery.
No. The NDIS does not cover takeaway meals or fast food services.
Able Foods provides ready-made meals prepared specifically for NDIS participants, offering a compliant alternative that supports nutrition and convenience without relying on takeaway.
Meal preparation can be provided in different ways, depending on your NDIS plan and individual needs.
Some participants access meals through a registered NDIS meal provider.
Yes, through meal delivery platforms where the food and ingredient component can be separately identified from the meal preparation and delivery components.
Able Foods is a registered NDIS meal provider, offering chef-prepared meals delivered directly to participants.
Yes, choice and control are core principles of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Able Foods offers a wide range of meal options to suit different tastes and dietary preferences, supporting participants’ nutrition needs and personal choice.
The cost of ingredients is considered an everyday living expense and is not funded by the NDIS. Able Foods makes this easy by separating food costs from NDIS-funded preparation and delivery.
There is no fixed number of meals set by the NDIS.
Able Foods can help explain how meal delivery may fit within your available funding and current plan.
Yes, if meal preparation and delivery continue to be reasonable and necessary for you.
Meal funding is reviewed at plan reviews and may continue where it helps you to pursue your goals and increase your independence.
The NDIS may fund the preparation and delivery of meals, not the food itself.
This can look like:
A support worker preparing meals at home (you pay for ingredients), or
A meal preparation and delivery service like Able Foods, where food costs are paid privately and preparation and delivery is covered.
What’s funded depends on your individual plan. Able Foods can help assess your eligibility or talk you through your options.
NDIS meal funding is intended to cover the support required to prepare and deliver meals, not the everyday cost of food or groceries.
Able Foods provides itemised invoices that separate ingredient costs from preparation and delivery to keep things simple and compliant.
According to the NDIS, you may decide to use your support flexibly in different ways and have meals prepared and delivered to you, if:
The NDIS may pay for the preparation and delivery component of meals, but not the cost of ingredients.
Able Foods clearly separates these costs to align with NDIS funding rules and easy co-payments.
Participants who have core support funding specified for meal preparation and delivery in their plan can use this support item to claim for meals prepared and delivered.
Participants who have funding for support workers to undertake shopping and meal preparation support may use this funding to claim meal preparation and delivery as an alternative for short periods in response to short-term disruptions.
No. Meal services often complement support worker help and skill-building rather than replacing them entirely.
Many participants use a combination of both, depending on their needs at different times.
If you’re unsure how meal preparation and delivery fit into your plan:
The Able Foods team is happy to talk through how NDIS meal funding works in practice and help you understand your next steps.
Ready for tasty, convenient, NDIS-funded meals prepared and delivered?
Because life feels easier when food is sorted.
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Sydney Metro:
Monday overnight (12am-7am) or daytime (8am-6pm)
Greater Sydney:
Monday overnight (12am-7am) or daytime (8am-6pm)
Wollongong:
Monday daytime (8am-6pm) or Tuesday overnight (12am-7am)
Goulburn:
Friday daytime (8am-6pm)
Newcastle, Hunter Valley:
Tuesday overnight (12am-7am) or daytime (8am-6pm)
Central Coast:
Tuesday overnight (12am-7am) or daytime (8am-6pm)
Tweed Heads:
Monday daytime (8am-6pm)
Canberra:
Monday daytime 8am-6pm
Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast:
Monday daytime (8am-6pm)
Brisbane, Ipswich:
Tuesday daytime (8am-6pm)
Orders must be received by 5pm on Wednesday.
