National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2235
To whom it concerns
I am writing as a constituent, a Mother and on behalf of my 25 year old daughter who has complex disabilities.
I am deeply concerned about the proposed NDIS Legislative changes currently before Parliament and am opposed to this bill being passed.
The Australian people are being told these reforms are about “sustainability” but disabled people, carers, families and professionals are seeing something very different.
We are seeing proposals that are likely to:
- narrow disability recognition
- reduce participation choice and control
- increase reliance on unpaid family labour
- make supports harder to access
- reduce access to non registered providers
- increase reassessment and evidentiary burdens
- create more barriers to reviews or appeals
- increase discretionary power within the NDIA and Ministerial processes
For many families, my family, the NDIS is not funding luxury. It is funding basic survival, safety, regulation, communication, participation and dignity.
The public conversation around the NDIS has become deeply concerning. Disabled people are increasingly being portrayed as financial burdens rather than human beings entitled to support, inclusion and safety.
Meanwhile, the enormous invisible labour, anxiety and stress carried by parents, carers and especially women continues to go unrecognised. Many disabled people, my daughter included, would not survive without 1:1 support in all areas of life. Family members are sacrificing their own health, employment, finances and wellbeing behind closed doors to keep them safe and functioning. There is rarely informal support inplace.
Removing supports will not remove disability or support needs. It simply transfers the burden on to families (many already at the point of burn out) hospitals, schools, emergency systems, homelessness services and unpaid carers.
If Government is genuinely concerned about sustainability then the solution is not to strip supports from disabled Australians.
The solution is:
- addressing provider misconduct appropriately
- reducing administrative waste
- ensuring genuine co-design with disabled people.
- creating informed flexible accessible planning processes
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2235