NEW - 2025-26 Price Guide

Name: Disability Compliance Australia
Telephone: 1800 611 661
Price range: $

Early Childhood Age Limit:
The early childhood approach now covers children up to 9 years old, an increase from the previous age limit of 7, according to the NDIS.
Provider Responsibilities and Conflicts of Interest:
New text has been added to explain provider responsibilities and the need to declare and manage conflicts of interest, according to the NDIS.
Independent Pricing Committee (IPC) Review:
The NDIA has released the IPC review of NDIS pricing, which will inform future pricing reforms, according to the NDIS.
Price Limit Changes:
Several support items have seen price limit increases, including some core supports, psychology and nursing supports, and behavior support services, according to Team DSC.
Support Coordination:
Price limits for Support Coordination (Level 1) and Psychosocial Recovery Coaching have also increased.
Travel Allowance:
Changes to the travel allowance for support workers include petrol costs up to $0.99 per kilometer and other transport costs, according to CareMaster.
Removal of Ratio-Based Pricing:
The transitional period for group and center-based pricing ended on December 31, 2023, and ratio-based support items have been removed from the main NDIS Support Catalogue.
Increased Price Limits:
Price limits for supports delivered by disability support workers were increased to reflect minimum wage and superannuation increases, according to the NDIS.

Unspent Funds:
Any unspent funds in a participant's plan at the end of the financial year will be automatically increased to cover the cost of NDIS supports at the new price limits, according to the NDIS.
Negotiating with Providers:
Participants can negotiate with their providers on the cost of supports, and providers cannot charge more than the price limit, according to the NDIS.
Service Agreements:
Providers may need to update service agreements with participants to reflect the new price limits, according to the NDIS.