The Albanese Government is taking the next steps to restore the NDIS to its original intent of supporting people with permanent and significant disability - and securing the Scheme for future generations.
Over the past 13 years, the NDIS has become an entrenched and beloved national institution.
It has changed lives - and changed our country - for the better. However costs are continuing to rise rapidly, participants are too often not getting quality supports, and the NDIS has become a target for shonks and fraudsters.
Without further reform, the NDIS will cost taxpayers more than Medicare and PBS combined.
Our Government's plan to secure the NDIS rests on four pillars:
- Fighting fraud and stopping rorts
- Slowing rapid cost increases
- Clearer eligibility requirements
- Delivering quality services and support to participants
Under our plan the NDIS will grow every year. But instead of costing more than $70 billion in 2030, taxpayers will spend $55 billion.
The Albanese Government has invested over $550 million in tackling fraud and non-compliance and recently passed the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025.
But more needs to be done to protect participants and increase the quality of care delivered in the Scheme.
The Albanese Government will introduce the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for future generations) Bill following the release of the 2026-27 Budget. Changes announced today include:
- Tighter criteria for unscheduled reassessment and measures to reduce plan cost growth
- Reset participant budgets for social and community participation and capacity building daily activities
- Introduce standardised, evidence-based assessments to determine access to the Scheme.
- Fraud prevention by:
- Improving the quality of plan managers and support coordinators
- Expanding categories of mandatory provider registration and enrolling providers in a digital payments system.
These changes build on work underway to implement critical recommendations of the Independent Review into the NDIS and Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Australians expect the NDIS to support and protect participants permanent and significant disability and their families. Further reform will be done with genuine and respectful consultation with people with disability, the states and territories, and the community.
