NDIS goals that
get you funded.
Participants get underfunded because goals are written wrong. Tell us your disability and what you want to achieve — we'll generate professional NDIS goal statements in the correct planning language.
Why do NDIS goals matter so much?
Your NDIS plan is built around your goals. Poorly written goals mean less funding — or funding in the wrong categories. Getting the language right at your planning meeting is the single most important thing you can do.
73%
of participants feel their goals don't reflect what they actually need
5
NDIS support domains — each goal must link to one for funding
$4.3B
in NDIS funding left unspent annually — often from weak goal framing
NDIS planners use your goals to determine what supports to fund and which budget categories to include. A goal like "I want to be happier" won't attract funding. A goal like "With support, I will develop independent cooking skills three times per week to reduce my reliance on daily living assistance by December 2025" directly links to fundable supports.
The five NDIS support domains — Daily Living, Social & Community, Capacity Building, Employment, and Health & Wellbeing — each have different funding pools. Writing goals that spread across multiple domains maximises the support categories available in your plan.
Good NDIS goals use the SMART framework: Specific (what exactly will you do), Measurable (how will you know you've achieved it), Achievable (realistic given your disability), Relevant (linked to your disability needs), and Time-bound (by when). Planners are trained to look for these elements.
Goal Planner uses Claude AI to translate your everyday aspirations into the SMART goal language NDIS planners expect — so you walk into your planning meeting prepared, confident, and with goals that actually attract the funding you need.