National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1384
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1384
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1384
Families are told these reforms are necessary for sustainability, but we are not clearly told what this means in real life.
What supports will no longer be funded?
How will decisions be made?
How will functional impairment be assessed?
How will disability supports be distinguished from mainstream services that are already inaccessible or unavailable?
How will people with complex autism, intellectual disability and psychosocial disability be protected from inappropriate reductions?
Many carers are already exhausted and operating in crisis management mode. We should not be expected to interpret legislative ambiguity while simultaneously trying to maintain safety, employment, housing and health for vulnerable family members.
There has not been enough transparency about the likely consequences of these reforms for real people.
What would these changes mean for you, your family, friends, carers or community?
For my family, reductions in supports would not create independence.
They would create immediate crisis.
For C , reductions to community participation would likely place his employment at risk. His supports assist with routine, regulation, confidence, transport, prompting and functional participation required for him to maintain work. Losing these supports would likely increase isolation, reduce independence and place him at risk of losing his job.
For J , reductions to community participation or capacity-building supports would likely cause significant regression and destabilisation. J profound disability means consistency and structured supports are essential. He is non-verbal, highly dependent on routine and vulnerable to emotional dysregulation when supports change.
A reduction in supports would likely result in escalation of behaviours of concern, deterioration in regulation and increased crisis presentations.
J currently lives in Supported Independent Living. His support ecosystem works together to maintain placement stability and safety. Reduced preventative supports may destabilise this arrangement and increase the risk of crisis-driven responses, more restrictive interventions and higher-intensity care requirements.
For my mother M , reductions to community participation would likely have serious consequences for her mental health.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1384
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1384
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1384
They are about whether people remain safe, connected, employed, mentally stable and able to live with dignity in the community.