National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 2065
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing as a Support Coordinator working directly alongside participants, families, carers,
and frontline providers within the National Disability Insurance Scheme system.
I feel compelled to express serious concerns regarding the proposed changes to the NDIS and the very real impact these changes may have on people with disability, their families, and the broader community.
The NDIS is not a luxury. For the participants I support, it is the difference between safety and neglect, inclusion and isolation, stability, and crisis.
The supports funded through the NDIS enable people with significant disabilities to complete essential daily living tasks, access the community, maintain personal care, attend medical appointments, participate in education or employment, and preserve their mental health and wellbeing. Without these supports, many participants would simply be unable to function safely or independently.
There is growing concern across the sector that proposed changes aimed at reducing costs or tightening access will disproportionately harm those with the highest and most complex support needs. Many participants already face overwhelming barriers to accessing appropriate services due to workforce shortages, transport difficulties, housing instability, communication barriers, long waitlists. Families and carers are already stretched beyond capacity. Further reducing supports will not create independence; it will create crisis.
I regularly work with participants whose daily functioning relies entirely on funded supports Reduced support hours in real-life terms can mean:
participants left without assistance to shower, eat, t transfer safely, or take medication
increased hospital admissionsand emergency interventions
severe mentalhealth deterioration caused byisolation anda loss of routine
participants becoming housebound dueto lackofcommunity accesssupport
carers reaching breaking point from exhaustiona nd burnout amilies being forcedto reduceemploymentor leave theworkforceentirelytoprovide unpaidcare increased risko fneglect,a buse,h omelessness,s elf-harm ,ori nvolvementwithcrisis systems The expectationthat familiesorn informalsupportswill simply “pick upthe gap” is unrealistic a nd deeply concerning.Many carersare ageing,m anagingtheir own healthconditions,financialy strained oralready providingc arefarbeyondwhatissustainable.Thelong-term consequencesocfca rerburnou taresprofoundandoften ignoredwithin policydiscussions.I also hold serious concerns regarding proposed changes surrounding“permanence and treatment expectations. Disability isn’t always linear, predictable ora curable.Many participants live with lifelong neurological,intellectual,p sychosocial,d egenerative,o r complex conditions
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2065
that may fluctuate over time. The increasing expectation that participants continually prove their disability or undertake treatments in order to justify support places enormous emotional and financial pressure on vulnerable individuals and families. In practice, I am already seeing participants retraumatised by repeated reassessments\u201d excessive evidence requests (and fears that essential supports may be removed). Participants are living constant uncertainty about whether they will continue receiving assistance required survive safely homes communitys The NDIS was established uphold rights dignify inclusion people disabilities designed provide person centred responsive individual need reforms prioritise cost reduction human impact risk undermining core purpose scheme From frontline perspective strongly urge decision makers meaningfully consult participatns carers support coordinators allied health professionals advocates before implementing changes may devastating long term consequences Investment appropriate disability reduces crisis presentations hospital admissions homelessness family breakdown reliance other overstretched systems People with disability deserve safety dignity consistency opportunity participate fully communities should not have continual fight worthiness essential supports Yours sincerely,
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Bill
Submission: 2065
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