Know your plan benefits
Ensure they fit your plan covers core funding, this can be further looked into by contacting NDIS for more information if you are unsure of your benefits. Otherwise, have funds in your NDIS plan directed to this purpose.
Help or hinder?
Ensure the meal delivery service you are ordering fits your ability if for example, you are unable to prepare meal kits or heat prepared meals, the NDIS can fund a support worker to help you prepare meals and build your skills in the kitchen through category 1 in your Core Supports.
Do the meals meet your nutritional needs?
Despite being NDIS funded, this doesn’t automatically mean that the meals are right for your individual needs. Ensure you are ordering meals that meet your nutritional needs, health goals and financial constraints.
Delivery
It’s important to account for delivery times and processing times as meals often need to be ordered up to a week in advance. Each provider is different, you will need to check each services estimated delivery times.