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This is a summary of the Participant Reference Group’s (PRG) recent meeting. The PRG consists of 22 participant and carer representatives across Australia. The PRG is a key platform to ensure the participant voice is heard and understood by the NDIA.

The NDIA, DRCO and IAC commit to continue working together on NDIS reforms. Co-design working groups need to evolve to better reflect the broader scope of co-design work in this phase of reform.

The Australian Government is investing $140.3 million in community organisations through the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program to deliver critical projects in the community that benefit all Australians with disability, their carers and families.

A team of justice experts will work on a new panel to examine the management of prisoners exiting jails who have been identified as current or potential participants on the NDIS.

The Australian Government is investing $40 million over two years in self-advocacy and peer support programs so they can continue to support people with disability to engage in our community and to advocate for themselves. The Peer Support and Capacity Building grant program is a one-off grant round available to community-based services to continue the valuable role they play in the community supporting people with disability, families and carers. Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Hon. Bill Shorten MP said community-based services play a unique role in welcoming people with disability and empowering them to build confidence and advocate for themselves. “Peer support and self-advocacy organisations are central to supporting people with disability to feel connected within our community and to learn from the experience of others,” Minister Shorten said. “As we collectively work together to make the NDIS stronger, we all know we’re at a critical point of the Scheme’s history. This means there’s never been a more important time to strengthen the services that support people with disability to engage confidently and self-advocate for what is right for them. “The future of the NDIS is in peer-led work, with support for decision-making at its heart. This is the vision of the NDIS Review – to make sure participants have the power and knowledge to navigate how best to use their NDIS funds.

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.

There is an upcoming planned outage. Planned outages allow us to update and improve our systems.

The Children’s Expert Advisory Group (CEAG) met for the first time on Monday 22 July in Melbourne. This was a hybrid meeting conducted in person and online.

The latest NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) Quarterly Report shows continued signs of cost stabilisation and better outcomes for participants, their families and carers, including more parents in paid jobs and more participants socialising and actively taking part in their communities.