As of 4th March 2025, new rules have been in effect to make NDIS plan decisions clearer and fairer.
These changes are geared towards ensuring your plan works for you and your needs.
Changes to plan management
With clearer rules now in place, for the NDIS to determine if an unreasonable risk exists around the way in which your funding is being managed.
A risk is only considered unreasonable if there are no supports or safeguards to help manage it.
If they believe that there is an unreasonable risk, the way in which your funding is being managed may need to be re-evaluated.
However, the NDIS will first look at ways to support you before making any changes.
This may include looking at extra supports, guidance or safeguards to help you stay in control of your funding.
If a change is required, they will talk to you first and explain why.
If you don’t agree, you can ask for a review.
Updates to plan changes
The NDIS now has clearer processes in place for making changes to a plan. The new rules clarify when and how we can vary or reassess a participant’s plan.
Plans can still be changed by:
- plan variations, where small changes can be made without replacing your whole plan
- plan reassessments, which are full reviews that create a new plan with a new end date.
These updates ensure plan changes happen in a fair and consistent way, making sure your supports match your needs.
You can still ask for updates to your plan at any time.
What this means for you
If your needs change, you can ask for changes to your plan.
The NDIS will work with you on any changes and explain our decisions.
They have updated their policies and guidelines to align with these new rules.
Visit the NDIS website [https://ndis.gov.au/changes-ndis-legislation] for more information about the rules and what they mean for you.
