NDIS news and policy updates
Plain-English explainers of NDIS policy changes, pricing updates, and reforms — and what they mean for participants and providers.
Six months of the 2025-26 NDIS Pricing Arrangements: 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.