Last checked: 10 July 2026. Some NDIS changes are already law. Other widely discussed changes are proposals in a 2026 Bill that has not completed Parliament. An announcement or headline does not change an individual plan by itself.
If you are worried, start by checking which change you are reading about, whether it is current law or a proposal, and what the NDIA has told you about your own plan.
What changed in October 2024?
One immediate change was a clearer legal definition of an NDIS support. Participants can use NDIS funding for supports on the official NDIS supports list, or for an approved replacement support in the limited circumstances set by the rules. Our plain-English NDIS supports list guide explains the current categories.
Plans approved or reassessed after the changes may also show funding component amounts and funding periods. These explain how much funding is available and when it can be used. Your approved plan and the current NDIS guidance are the right places to check what applies to you.
What is proposed in 2026?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 proposes further changes to eligibility, reasonable and necessary supports, unscheduled reassessments, plan renewals, provider oversight and new framework planning.
The Bill was read a third time in the House of Representatives on 2 July 2026. As at 10 July, the Senate committee inquiry was continuing and the Bill had not passed the Senate or received Royal Assent.
As at 10 July 2026, the Bill had passed the House of Representatives but had not completed the Senate or received Royal Assent. These proposals are not current law yet.
Government material about the proposed changes says the measures include:
- progressively resetting social, civic and community participation budget allocations by 50 percent as affected plans are reassessed or renewed
- progressively resetting capacity-building daily activity budget allocations by 10 percent
- starting transition to new framework planning from 1 April 2027
- introducing new access arrangements from 1 January 2028
These are Government proposals and planned dates. They depend on the final legislation, rules and implementation decisions. They should not be presented as changes already made to every participant's plan.
What should you do about your current plan?
Keep using your current approved plan in line with its funding, support categories and the official NDIS supports list unless the NDIA tells you that it has changed.
If you receive a letter or decision from the NDIA:
- read the decision and the reasons given
- check the date, because review time limits may apply
- ask your NDIS contact to explain anything that is unclear
- keep the information and evidence that is relevant to your support needs
- get help from a trusted person, Support Coordinator or independent advocate if you need it
General articles cannot tell you whether a proposal will change your plan. The answer depends on the final law, your circumstances and a formal NDIA decision.
Keep useful, accurate records
You do not need to create a mountain of paperwork. Keep records that help explain your situation and the supports you receive, such as:
- your current plan and NDIA decision letters
- relevant assessments or reports from qualified health and allied health professionals
- service agreements, invoices and records required for your plan-management type
- accurate notes about supports delivered, goals worked on and changes in support needs
A provider can describe the support it actually delivered. It cannot promise that a record will secure funding or determine what the NDIA should approve.
Understand your support budgets
NDIS plans can contain core, capacity-building, capital and recurring support budgets. Funding may be flexible within particular categories or stated for a specific support. Not every participant has every budget or category.
Read the wording in your approved plan and use the current NDIS support-budget guide. If you are unsure how a purchase fits, ask your NDIS contact or plan manager before spending the funding.
If you disagree with an NDIA decision
Many NDIA decisions can be reviewed. An internal review request generally needs to be made within three months of receiving the written decision. If you disagree with the internal-review outcome, the NDIS review guide says an application to the Administrative Review Tribunal generally needs to be made within 28 days after you receive that outcome.
Explain which decision you disagree with, why you disagree and what relevant information you want considered. You can ask family, friends, your NDIS contact or another authorised person to help. HSN does not provide legal advice or advocacy.
Our NDIS plan reassessment checklist may help you organise factual records for a separate plan reassessment, but it does not explain or replace the decision-review process.
How HORIZONS can help
HORIZONS Support Network is a non-registered support-worker provider for self-managed and plan-managed participants only. We do not support NDIA-managed participants. Our Brisbane services are daily personal activities, independent living skills, social and community participation and Short Term Respite when they fit an approved plan and service agreement.
We do not provide SIL, clinical services, Support Coordination, plan management, advocacy or legal advice. We can keep accurate records about the support we delivered and the goals worked on during sessions, but we cannot decide or protect NDIS funding, represent you in a review or guarantee an outcome. Funding and review decisions belong to the NDIA and the relevant review body.
Official sources
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: 2024 amendments to the NDIS Act
- NDIS: Changes to NDIS legislation
- Parliament of Australia: Bill progress record for 2 July 2026
- Parliament of Australia: Senate inquiry into the Future Generations Bill 2026
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Proposed 2026 changes
- NDIS: What is a plan reassessment?
- NDIS: What is a decision review?
- NDIS: How to request a review of a decision
- NDIS: Guide to NDIS support budgets
This article provides general information only. For information about an individual plan or decision, contact the NDIA, your NDIS contact or an appropriate independent adviser.
