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Supporting Independent Living Co-operative (SILC) is a supported independent living accommodation provider, offering bespoke accommodation models for people with disability.

We are a Disabled People and Families Organisation (DPFO).

As a DPFO, SILC demonstrates the following criteria:
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1. Actively demonstrate their commitment to the Social Model of Disability, which seeks to remove barriers for people with disability to access mainstream services and live an ordinary life; and

2. Are run by and for people with disability and/or their families; and

3. Are led and controlled by people with disability and/or their families with a minimum membership of 50% of people with a disability and/or their families making up the organisation’s board, or staff, or volunteers or members.

SILC is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) and a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI). SILC has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status, which means any donations made to SILC are tax deductible. SILC is a registered NDIS provider in New South Wales.

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About us

who and what is silc?

People with disabilities and their families are supported to establish family-governed homes in a natural setting, with choice and control over where they live, who they live with and the people that support them.

more about silc

key benefits

why use silc?

SILC was established in September, 2016, as a hub to support families to develop their own independent housing models under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

choice

Choose your housemates

Choose who you want to live with and where.

INDEPENDENT living

Be yourself

Taking responsibility and having control over your living environment through the active involvement of your family and community.

stability

Ongoing support

Having greater peace of mind as you create lasting, stable home.

connect

Develop valuable networks

Sharing information, resources and experiences allows you to help and to be helped by other families in the spirit of mutuality.

stories

the para co-operative difference

Postively impacting communities, continued engagement between families.

"PaRA co-operative has demonstrated that family governance models can work very successfully. It has also demonstrated the improved productivity and quality that occurs when families and staff work together in the interests of the young adults living in the house." - PaRA Co-operative.

SILC has made a real difference to the life of myself and my family.

I have been able to connect with other like-minded families through SILC and have been able to access support and resources to build a home-away-from-home environment for my son with severe disabilities to live in for part of the week. SILC has equipped me and enabled me to be involved in every step of my son’s shared care living arrangements, ensuring that it is a happy, secure environment for him, with workers that are best able to support him.

- Parent