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What do these changes mean for you?
Learn more about what these changes might mean for you from July 1st, by selecting the relevant icon below.
For People with Disability & NDIS Participants
We want to be open with you - because you deserve to know what’s going on.
From 1 July, the NDIS is making changes to how it funds providers.
They might sound small on paper, but they could have a real impact on the supports you rely on.
You have the right to understand how these changes might affect you, and to choose whether you want to speak up. That’s what informed choice looks like.
What’s changing?
Therapy rates have been frozen or reduced for many services
Travel and setup funding has been cut, making school visits less viable
Providers may no longer be able to absorb the cost of community-based services
Some may stop offering NDIS services altogether, or begin asking families to cover the gap
What this could mean for you:
Fewer providers to choose from
Longer waitlists
Some experienced providers may stop taking NDIS participants
You might need to travel further, or go without supports you’re used to
For people in regional areas:
These changes may hit even harder.
Providers might no longer be able to travel to you
You could lose to face-to-face support in your area
Local, specialist services might disappear
You deserve to have a say.
Nothing about you, without you.
You can:
Ask your provider how the changes might affect you.
Sign a petition (you can choose not to share your name).
Share your story through a trusted person or advocacy organisation - we have our “share your story” form available for you to use.
Join a community or group that’s speaking up
Contact your local MP or Senator if you feel safe doing so
Stay up to date (we’ve got some BIG things planned)
For a more detailed breakdown of how this will impact you and how you can make sure you’re prepared, click here.
For Community Members
NDIS changes are coming. And they don’t just affect people with disability.
To every Australian reading this, even if you’ve never used the NDIS, don’t know anyone who has, and don’t work in the sector, these NDIS changes will impact you.
When people don’t get the support they need, it doesn’t just stay “their problem.”
It becomes everyone’s. As families. As communities. As a country.
What’s changing?
Here are just a few shifts under the new NDIS Price Guide:
Therapists like occupational therapists and speech pathologists haven’t had a rate increase since 2019, even though the cost of delivering services has skyrocketed. Other professions, like physios and dietitians, have seen their rates cut.
Plan Managers can no longer charge setup fees, even though they’re still doing all the upfront work.
Support Coordinators have again had their rates frozen, even as their work gets harder.
These changes may sound technical, but their impact is anything but.
What this could mean for society
More hospital beds filled by people who could have been supported at home
Increased pressure on emergency services and GPs
Parents leaving the workforce to care full-time for a loved one
Teachers and aged care workers filling gaps they were never trained for
A rise in avoidable crises, and a decline in preventative care
This isn’t just a disability issue.
It’s a health issue. An education issue. An economic issue.
What this could mean for you
If you get sick or injured, you could face longer hospital waits because beds are filled by people who wouldn’t need to be there if the right community supports were in place. When the NDIS falls short, hospitals become the default.
If you or someone you love becomes disabled, you’ll be entering a system where services are shrinking, waitlists are growing, and essential supports are harder to access, especially outside major cities.
If you care about jobs and local businesses, the NDIS is one of Australia’s biggest job creators. When providers shut down, thousands of jobs disappear, especially in regional areas and women-led industries.The flow-on effects hit families, communities, and local economies.
A system like the NDIS doesn’t fail in isolation. It fails in ways that affect us all.
Why this matters
This is about the kind of country we want to be.
One where people are left behind, or one where we show up for each other.
Because when the NDIS works well, it keeps people connected, safe, and independent.
It lifts pressure off hospitals, schools, carers, and families.
And it builds a more inclusive, resilient Australia for everyone.
We can’t afford to lose that.
What you can do
Sign the petition led by disability and health leaders
Share this campaign with your family, workplace, or local group
Contact your local MP.
Stay informed, we’ve got more actions coming
Thank you for caring.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for standing up - for all of us; for a fair go for all Australians.
For Educators
NDIS changes are coming. And educators, from early childhood through to secondary school will feel it.
To every educator working with children and young adults, we see you.
You already do so much. And we know that supporting students with disability often means working closely with NDIS providers - whether they’re in the classroom with you, or working behind the scenes to help kids build the skills they need to learn, belong, and thrive.
But from 1 July, NDIS changes will make it even harder for us to keep showing up alongside you.
What’s changing?
Here are just a few examples of what's shifting under the new NDIS Price Guide:
Allied health providers like Occupational Therapists and Speech Pathologists have had the same NDIS rate since 2019 - no increase, despite rising costs. Meanwhile, other professions like physios, dietitians, and podiatrists have seen their rates cut, making it even harder to keep services running.
Plan Management providers, the people who help with building your confidence and skills to manage your funds, and help pay your invoices, have lost the ability to charge for their setup costs, meaning they now have to absorb the upfront work it takes to get things running, without being paid for it.
Support Coordinators, who help you understand your plan, connect with the right services, and build the skills to coordinate your own supports, have had their rates frozen again, meaning they’re expected to do more, with less, every year.
What this could mean for your students
Therapists may stop visiting schools to work with students
Support coordinators may have less time to engage with school teams
Waitlists may grow, with fewer providers available
Some students may lose access to regular sessions, or have them reduced
Regional and outer-metro students may be hit hardest
In some cases, the only available providers may not have the right expertise
What this could mean for you
More students struggling without the support they previously had
Less collaboration between NDIS supports and school-based teams
Families feeling distressed and unsure about what’s happening
Increased pressure on wellbeing and learning support teams
More gaps to fill, with fewer resources
Why this matters
This is about access, making sure students aren’t left behind, and that educators aren’t left carrying the fallout.
Educators are already doing so much with limited resources. These changes risk pushing even more pressure onto you, your students families and their support teams too.
And at the centre of it all are the children, who deserve better than a system that keeps making it harder for the people around them to show up.
What you can do
Sign the petition led by key peak bodies
Download and share the campaign assets with your school, networks, and community
Contact your local MP.
Stay up to date we’ve got some big things planned
Thanks for standing with your students.
Together, we can help protect the supports that help them thrive.
For University Students
You're studying to become a therapist who makes a difference
To build real connections. To work in homes, schools, and people’s communities.
And now, that future is under threat.
From 1 July, the NDIS is making changes to how it pays providers.
It might sound like background noise. But it’s already impacting your placements, and jobs.
What’s happening:
Therapy rates are being frozen or cut
Travel and setup are no longer properly funded
Support Coordination and Plan Management haven’t seen fair price increases in years
The system is getting harder for good providers—and good clinicians—to stay in
What this means for you:
Fewer placements especially in community and outreach settings
Fewer grad jobs in the roles you’re training for
More burnout, higher workloads and less supervisors to help you grow
A growing gap between the social model you’ve learned and how the NDIS lets you support people
These economic changes will make your values-based practice harder to live by.
And that matters, for you and the people you’ll support.
What we’re doing about it:
We’re part of It’s Now or Never - a grassroots movement of clinicians, participants, families, and now students, calling for sustainable, fair, and ethical NDIS pricing.
We’re speaking up. And we need your voice too.
What you can do:
Sign the petition led by key peak bodies
Download and share the campaign assets with your cohort, lecturers, student bodies, and communities
Contact your local MP.
Volunteer your time and get involved to be a part of the change
Stay up to date we’ve got some big things planned
If we don’t protect the future of this sector, we risk regressing into one that doesn’t reflect what we believe in.
Don’t just wait for the system to change.
Be a part of the ones to change it.
For Hospitals & Infrastructure
NDIS changes are coming. And hospitals will feel it.
To every nurse, doctor, and hospital worker.
You already do so much. And we know that when disability supports fall away, hospitals often become the default safety net.
From 1 July, changes to the NDIS will make it even harder for community-based providers to keep people well, connected, and safe at home.
And when that happens, the pressure builds, and it lands on you.
What’s changing?
Here are just a few examples of what's shifting under the new NDIS Price Guide:
Allied health services like OT and speech haven’t had a rate increase since 2019. Other disciplines, like physio, dietetics, and podiatry, have seen their rates cut. That makes it harder for providers to keep going, especially in regional areas.
Plan Management providers, who support people to manage their funding and stay in control of their supports, have lost the ability to charge setup fees - meaning more unpaid work, and less sustainability
Support Coordinators, who help people find and stay connected to the right supports, have had their rates frozen again, despite their role being more critical than ever.
What this could mean for your patients
More people with disability turning to hospitals in crisis
Fewer preventative supports in the community
Increased admissions for issues that could have been managed earlier
Longer stays due to discharge delays or lack of safe community options
Families burnt out, carers overwhelmed, and nowhere else to turn
What this could mean for your team
Rising pressure on emergency departments and mental health wards
More time spent filling gaps left by disability supports
Staff fatigue and moral distress from avoidable hospitalisations
Increased demand for social work, discharge planning, and outreach
Less time for clinical care, more time responding to system gaps
Why this matters
This is about keeping people well, so they don’t end up in hospital.
It’s about recognising that frontline health workers can’t (and shouldn’t) be the back-up plan when disability supports fall through.
Hospitals are already stretched.
These NDIS changes risk pushing more people through your doors, not because they need acute care, but because there was nowhere else to go.
And at the heart of this are real people who deserve more than a system that only shows up in crisis.
What you can do
Sign the petition led by key peak bodies
Contact your local MP.
Share this campaign with your networks, union, and community
Keep raising your voice and stay up to date, we've got more actions coming
Thank you for everything you already do.
We know the system relies on you.
Let’s fight for one that supports you, too.