National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1805
I am writing this submission today because I have grave concerns about the changes to the NDIS bill. I ask that the government withdraw this bill. Any and all changes that are done to the NDIS should be done in direct consultation with disabled dpeople. I understand that the system is not working, tbut I need you to understand that thechanges thathave beenproposedwill kill people.The burdenof broken bureaucracy shouldn’t fallonto those whoareinneedofsupport.I havemore particular concernaboutthe proposed“not contactable”and participant engagement rules.This proposedschange creates dangerous conditionsfordisabled peopletowhoareinhospital.experiencing mental health crisis.unableto communicate due todisability.withoutsupporttomanagecommunicationor experiencing housing instability/domestic violence.I alsohavemoreconcernswith eligibility or assessment changess.I havesfirst hand experience of supporting loved ones through thendis application process,witnessingthedignity stripping processoffunctional capacity screeningsande de personalisedclinical questionsthat don’ tactually get a whole pictureofofhow fluidmoving disability canbe.I haveseenpeoplapplyandreapply,jumptroughalluncomfortabled bureaucratic hoopsandsstillbedeniedthesupportheyneed.Thinktheprocess o fNDISapplicationprocess needslookatthewholeperson,notinjust focusingonasingle disabilit,y thats unrealistic.Most Disabled people have multi diagnosed ,co-morbidd,multi systems disabilities thateffect them inakaleidoscope ways.Therealreadypeoplewhoreally nee daccess tonedis supportswhoaren’tgettingthem.decreasing theeligibilitywill do nothingbut cut more peoples offthesesupporthey need and placemore stress upon thee mergency room/public hospitals. Another huge concern Ihaveisthe change tothe NDIA definitionof‘permanence’,tomove thesegoalposts will be devastatingtopeoople.Underthese changes participants couldbexpectedto try all available treatments before being considered eligible forthenDIS.What if those treatmentssare unaffordable?How are they expectedtose access anysupports?These changessareshort sightedand not taking into accounttheadjulyhuge financial burden that diagnosis takes.For many of us ittakesmany yearsousandsofdollars justget adiagnosis.let alone seekpayfor al possible treatm entsbefore accessing support.Section 34A wil grantMinister authority issue rulesthat havel potential reducefunding across specified categorieso fsupports without individual assessment.I am extremelyconcerned this doesnot adequately considerindividual participant’s safety.functional impact,or risks associated with reducing suppor tsSection (2EA) grants Ministerauthority cap funding amounts specificsupp ortsbased onparticipant cohorts orcategories.potentiallywithout direct parliamentary approval.Believethis significance should absolutely besubjectparliamentary scrutinyoversight Section sets very rigid boundaries around circumstances in which a participant plan canbe reassessed.am concernedthiscould leaveparticipants inadequate fundingswhencircumstanceschange when current supports no longer sufficiently meeting their needs.
The proposedchanges going affect not only participants to the NDIS but also families,friends and community.Autonomy dignity two things consistently denied disabled folk have concerns suggested amendments bill will make worse.Quality life more than basicneeds being met.includes human connection.participationcommunity.accessappointments ability engage ordinary aspects lifewith appropriate support.deeply concern about how family expected advocate for
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1805
Participants moving forward, and what the changes in quality of life may look like if supports are progressively reduced through budget measures and funding caps.
What I want the committee to understand is that these changes are guaranteed to ruin people’s lives; they’ll make it harder on already vulnerable individuals who face greater risks due to this change. This alteration increases how fragile daily living can become among a significant number of disabled persons’ lives—potentially leading them down paths where their health could deteriorate or worse still, end up being fatal outcomes from such drastic cuts into support systems provided under NDIS programs; it emphasizes the necessity behind any modifications implemented within those frameworks must involve genuine consultations directly involving affected parties themselves, since nothing should happen regarding our well-being unless we’re involved throughout every step along way towards making decisions impacting upon ourselves.