National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2196
Submission Opposing the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee,
i am writing to oppose the national disability insurance scheme amendment (securing the ndis for future generations) bill 2026 in its current form.
i am concerned that the bill may create stricter access, funding, or reassessment rules that could remove or reduce essential supports for people with significant and permanent disability needs. For participants who rely on daily personal care, safe transfers, community access, support worker assistance, therapy evidence, equipment, and continuity of care, sudden changes can create serious safety risks.
i ask the committee to recommend that the bill not proceed in its current form unless stronger safeguards are added.
my concerns are:
- Participants must not lose essential support because of broad cost-saving targets.
- Any new eligibility or reassessment process must be transparent, fair, reviewable, and based on individual functional needs.
- Participants with complex support needs must not be pushed into unsafe gaps between the ndis, health, aged care, housing, or mainstream systems.
- The bill must include protections so participants are not left without supports while reviews, evidence gathering, or change in circumstances requests are underway.
- Conflict-of-interest concerns should be managed through safeguards, declarations, service agreements, progress notes, and transparent invoicing — not by automatically cutting off safe and necessary supports.
I support sustainability of the NDIS, but sustainability must not come at the cost of participant safety, dignity, independence, or access to reasonable and necessary supports.
I ask the Committee to recommend that the Bill be rejected, delayed, or substantially amended after proper consultation with people with disability, families, carers, providers, and advocates.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2196
Kind regards,
NDIS Participant / Person with Lived Experience