Family experience of uncertainty impacting wellbeing (Family or carer experience)

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Submission 2493

Inquiry: The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future

Generations) Bill 2026

Committee Secretary

Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs

PO Box 6100

Parliament House

Canberra ACT 2600

Dear Committee Members,

I am writing as a family member of a person with disability who relies heavily on the NDIS. Although I am not directly affected by the Scheme myself, I have seen the significant emotional toll that these proposed reforms have already taken. The uncertainty surrounding future supports has contributed to a noticeable decline in my family member’s wellbeing and daily functioning.

I am particularly concerned by the speed with which these reforms are being progressed. The

proposed  legislation  contains  substantial  changes  affecting  eligibility,  funding,  assessments,

participant rights and support arrangements. Yet participants, families, carers and the broader disability community have been given only a limited opportunity to understand and respond to the proposals.

Good public policy requires meaningful consultation, especially when the reforms affect hundreds of thousands of Australians. A rushed process increases the risk of unintended consequences and

reduces confidence  that affected people have been properly heard.  I urge the Committee  to

recommend a more thorough consultation process before these reforms proceed.

Yours faithfully,