NDIS news and policy updates
Plain-English explainers of NDIS policy changes, pricing updates, and reforms — and what they mean for participants and providers.
NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27: every rate that changed
On 1 July 2026 the NDIA replaced the Pricing Schedule and Price Limits with the NDIS Pricing Schedule. Support worker rates rose 4.8% to $73.58 an hour and psychology 8.6% to $252.99, while occupational therapy, speech pathology, physiotherapy, support coordination and plan management were all frozen — and dietetics, exercise physiology and the “other professional” item were cut. The full old-vs-new comparison, read straight from the 98-page NDIA schedule.
NDIS changes 2026: what the new bill means for participants — and when
The Securing the NDIS for Future Generations Bill 2026 passed the House on 28 May and faces Senate hearings from 9 June — it's not yet law. A calm, dated breakdown of what changes and when, 2026 to 2030: the new functional-capacity access test and "all appropriate treatment" rule, plan-budget resets from October 2026, the end of fund rollover, Thriving Kids for under-9s, the provider registration timeline, and the ~$36-38bn in projected savings. With a full timeline table and what to do now.
Six months of the 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Schedule: what changed in practice
The PAPL took effect 24 November 2025. Six months in: support worker rates that held, weekend loadings that bit, plan management at $104.45/mo and where the value sits, the "uncapped Level 3" transport myth busted, the cancellation rule that still trips participants, travel charge disputes, and what's pending in the July 2026 rollover. With invoice-verification checklist.
Budget 2026-27: NDIS gets $37.8bn savings target, $1.7bn reform investment, Thriving Kids $2bn
The Budget put costed numbers on Butler's 22 April reform: $37.8bn savings over 4 years, $182.6M provider regulation reform, mandatory registration progressing, $49.4M plan management commissioning, planning framework April 2027, eligibility shift January 2028, Thriving Kids $2bn. With per-audience action guide.
NDIS overhaul April 2026: Butler's $15bn savings plan explained
160,000 people leaving the scheme, diagnosis gateway replaced with needs assessments, plan rollovers ending, personal care providers must register, new digital payment system, 30% cut to intermediaries, $200m community fund, and Thriving Kids. The full explainer.