Media releases

The Hon. Bill Shorten MP has today released the final lists of what NDIS participants can and cannot spend their funding on. The lists will provide much needed clarity and certainty to participants and providers. This is the first time this list has been reviewed since the commencement of the NDIS and updates current guidelines and practices. The lists will come into effect from 3 October 2024 and make it easier for participants to identify what is appropriately funded by the NDIS, and what NDIS funding can be used to purchase. There is also a substitution list which will allow...

The Australian Government is trialling a new approach to paying for disability supports to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants receive high quality supports that produce meaningful outcomes.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will pilot two new initiatives under the Agency’s new Quality Supports program, to deliver high quality services to vulnerable participants.

The Independent Pricing Committee (the Committee) will review the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing approaches and recommend changes designed to lead to a higher quality and sustainable disability provider market.

The NDIA has updated our public data, now current as at 30 June 2024.

The Australian Government is progressing a new registration system for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will better support participants through stronger regulation of providers. The NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce (the Taskforce) recently provided advice to the Government on the design and implementation of a new regulatory model. The Taskforce, led by prominent human rights lawyer, Natalie Wade, was established in February 2024 to provide independent advice on the design and implementation of the new graduated risk-proportionate regulatory model proposed in the NDIS Review.