Fahid Safdar
Built Rostery. Works on NDIS rostering, SCHADS award interpretation and claiming.
LinkedInFahid built Rostery after seeing how much of an NDIS provider's week disappears into administration that software should have handled. He works directly on the parts of the platform where being wrong costs money or breaches an obligation: SCHADS award interpretation from approved actual times, NDIS claim files validated against the current price guide before they are uploaded, travel and kilometre capture, and the tenant isolation that keeps one provider's participant data unreachable from another's. He writes here about the operational rules themselves — what they say, where providers get caught, and what a system has to do to get them right.
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SCHADS Award Explained: Penalties, Broken Shifts, Sleepovers and Overtime
A plain-English guide to how the SCHADS Award actually costs a shift — the loadings, the allowances most payroll misses, and why the roster is the wrong place to calculate any of it.
NDIS Travel and Kilometre Claiming: What Providers Can Actually Bill
Travel is the largest category of revenue most NDIS providers never claim. Here is how the scheme splits travel time from vehicle running costs, what each one requires, and why the kilometres disappear.
How to Submit an NDIS Bulk Payment Request Without Rejections
Claim files fail for a small number of repeatable reasons. Here is what the NDIA validates, how to tell a formatting failure from a funding failure, and what to check before you upload.
How to Become a Registered NDIS Provider (2026)
A step-by-step 2026 guide to becoming a registered NDIS provider: the Commission application, verification vs certification audits, worker screening, timeframes and costs.
Support at Home vs Home Care Packages: What Changes for Providers
Support at Home replaces Home Care Packages, and the mechanics change more than the name. Quarterly budgets instead of accruing funds, a defined service list, and means-tested contributions you have to collect.
NDIS Price Guide 2026-27: What Changed and What It Means
The NDIS Price Guide 2026-27 took effect on 1 July 2026 with higher support worker rates, restructured allied health claiming and a new Pricing Schedule. Here's what changed and what providers must do.
New SIL Registration (Group 0138): What Providers Must Do
From 1 July 2026, SIL registration is mandatory under new Group 0138. Here are the key 2026 dates, who must register, the new SIL Practice Standards, and a clear checklist for providers.