National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Submission
Submission ID: [redacted]
Who I Am and Why I Am Writing This
For the last eight years, I have worked as an independent self-employed support worker (sole trader) providing one-on-one care to [Participant Name Redacted] - 22-year-old young man. I urge you to reject this Bill because while government claims these changes are about “scheme sustainability,” they actually crush independent workers, destroy customized care, devastate vulnerable participants such as my client,
Understanding My Client’s Needs:
The Power Of Lived Experience To truly grasp why we need your rejection on this bill requires understanding how my client lives daily life. The participant has severe intellectual disability & Autism Level-3; in lowest .1% for age cohort for daily living skills relying entirely upon support wash dress eat stay safe; PDA Pathological Demand Avoidance brain views everyday demands or unexpected change immediately physical threat triggering severe volatile anxiety PTSD Severe Anxiety Because of PDA profile Participant cannot handle high-turnover agency staff rigid unnuanced rules Over past year built delicate framework trust allows him leave house safely engage passion slot-car racing practice basic independence goals
How Does The Bill Destroy My Livelihood And Participants Care?
Problem One Forcing Out Independent Workers via Mandatory Registration Sections(77–89)
What does it do? Government wants force all personal care and daily living support workers undergo strict highly expensive corporate registration auditing process How It Affects Me As neurodivergent sole trader struggle complicated paperwork strict rules high audit costs bureaucracy especially hard manage would likely push me many other trusted independent worker out NDIS sector threaten ability earn a livelihood. How It Affect the Participant Family purposefully self-manages his plan so they can hire independent workers like me who understand autism If I am forced out he will be left with large registered agencies He face revolving door under-trained, high turnover staff don’t understand triggers leading immediate distress behavioral regression.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1391
Problem 2: Slashing 1:1 Support and Forcing Group Care
What the Bill does:
The government plans to cut social and community participation budgets by average of 50%, introduce strict caps on worker-to-participant ratios (**forcing shift from `
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1391
Why it fails:
When a plan automatically rolls over, temporary funds meant for building long-term skills are stripped away by law. If the participant’s parents experience a sudden medical crisis, the government can legally reject a request to adjust his funding, leaving the family completely stranded.
Final Recommendations
You cannot balance a federal budget by breaking the lives of disabled young adults driving going awaayy the speeialized workforce that keeps them safe.On behalf oF thE partIcIpant,hIs famIlY,and tHe neurodivergent workfOrce,I ask The Committee To tell Parliament TTo:- Withdraw ThE BiLL immediatElEy And focus on catching big corporate provider scams,rather than cutting fundIng For vulnerabLe participants and independent sole traders.- Abandon mandatory universal registration foR soL e traders So That independenT,nEuRoDivErgeNT workers Can continue providing saFe,specializeD,relationShiP-driveN care.- DropTh E5O% community cuts an d ratio limits,E nsurin g ca re ratios rem ain clinically decided By familiesandworkers ,notgovernment accountants . - Protect self-managementSo familieS retain absolute choicean D control Over who ent ers their homesAnd wh Othey trustto car ef ortheir children. Respectfully submitted,Independent Disability Support Worker (Sole Trader) Date: 28 May 2026