Submission 437
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future
Generations) Bill 2026
Introduction and Submission Objection
My submission strongly objects to the sweeping cuts and structural alterations
introduced via the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the
NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 and the accompanying 2026–27 Federal
Budget measures. While the government frames these changes as “securing the
future of the scheme“, they constitute a devastating $37.8 billion contraction that
directly targetsthe independence and safety of myself and all othervulnerable
citizens on the insurance scheme.
By utilising details from my brother in law’s current NDIS plan, I hope this submission
will provide Parliament with a clear explanation of how these legislative measures
will dismantle the safety of my brother in law and other individuals with high-complex
needs. He has a severe intellectual disability, Level 3 autism spectrum disorder with
a pathological demand avoidance (PDA) profile, moderate anxiety, and
characteristics of PTSD.
Goal for the NDIS & Current Plan Goal – I support that the NDIS needs to be sustainable and last in the long term.
Plan - Currently maintains my brother in laws life and security for the next 5 years. It
was built upon comprehensive Functional Capacity Reports and Specialised
Disability Evidence, by practitioners who have worked alongside my family, recording
and submitting his NDIS required documents. This plan highlights the exact supports
that proposed cuts threaten to destroy.
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Submission 437
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future
Generations) Bill 2026
How Changes in this Bill Directly Impact Me
From my perspective as his brother-in-law, I have seen firsthand the level of care,
structure, planning and specialised support required to keep him safe, stable and
connected to the community. The supports he currently receives through this
insurance scheme are not excessive, optional or “nice to have”, they are essential
safeguards that allow him and our family to function safely and sustainably.
To remove him from this scheme, or to significantly reduce his carefully structured
funding and specialised behavioural supports, will not create “sustainability.” It will
instead trigger immediate regression, heightened behavioural escalation, family
breakdown and an inevitable transition into far more costly crisis-based care
systems.
This Bill, if passed, will introduce structural changes that fundamentally undermine
his safety, wellbeing, independence and our family’s long-term stability. These
reforms are not abstract policy discussions to families like ours. They will have direct,
deeply personal and life-altering consequences for our daily lives, emotional
wellbeing, financial security and ability to continue supporting him safely.
As a family, we are particularly concerned about:
● The threat of exclusion from foundational supports.
● The proposed 50% reduction to social and community participation funding.
● Reductions to essential 24/7 1:1 support services.
● The redefining of parental responsibility and informal care expectations.
● The proposed 10% cut to Capacity Building – Daily Activities funding.
● The removal of diagnosis-based access criteria in favour of standardised
assessments.
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Submission 437
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future
Generations) Bill 2026
The danger of removing or reducing these supports cannot be overstated. His
current funding and support arrangements exist because his needs are complex,
permanent and professionally assessed. These supports are preventative and
stabilising measures that keep him regulated, engaged with the community, and out
of crisis situations.
These changes will not reduce long-term costs. In reality, removing preventative
supports often results in crisis escalation. When people lose access to behavioural
supports, therapy and community-based care, the outcomes frequently involve
emergency services, hospital admissions, mental health intervention, police
involvement or eventual placement into long-term state-run accommodation and
institutional care. These outcomes are traumatic for everyone involved and ultimately
far more expensive for the government and healthcare system.
For families like ours, these proposed reforms create constant fear and uncertainty
about the future. We are being forced to justify supports that have already
demonstrated their necessity in maintaining safety, dignity, routine and stability.
Removing these supports will not increase independence, it will dismantle the very
foundation that makes independence and quality of life possible in the first place.
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Submission 437
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future
Generations) Bill 2026
Conculsion
I strongly believe that ‘The Securing the NDIS for Future Generations Bill 2026’ is a
fiscally driven attack on the lives of young disabled adults.
A Government cannot responsibly extract $37.8 billion from a scheme that handles
critical human infrastructure before an equivalent, fully operational and accessible
state-based system is built. The devil is in YOUR details and currently, those details
threaten to trap a generation of young disabled Australians in their homes, isolated,
unsupported and causing families to break down.
For these reasons, I urge the Committee to make the following recommendations to
Parliament:
▪ Withdraw the Bill.
▪ If not withdrawn, extend the Senate Committee process.
▪ Conduct an impact-driven Human Rights Review.
▪ Release all modelling re: Access, Funding, System Changes Impacts,
Workforce Impacts,
▪ Remove or restrict Determination Powers.
▪ Do not Cut Social and Community Participation Budgets.
▪ When considering eligibility or change, do not do so using automated
decision-making systems; retain a holistic individual support requirement
approach.
▪ Preserve the current plan end dates, lifelong disability cover and
reassessment rights.
▪ Remove suspension or revocation provisions.
▪ Do not commence access changes until replacement supports are evaluated
and functional.
▪ Release information re: cost shifts from federal to state/territories.
▪ Protect Self-Management and the choice of trusted personal care
employment arrangements.
▪ Do not reduce Participant Choice and Control.
▪ Ensure further/future Consultation involves independent Disability Community
Advocacy regarding any changes and reforms.
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Submission 437
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future
Generations) Bill 2026
Respectfully submitted by,
(NDIS participant’s family support, May 2026)
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