What is changing?
Delivering genuine social and community participation.
The NDIS was built on the promise of inclusion.
It was meant to act as a framework that opened society up for people with disability.
The current way the NDIS approaches social and community participation means the programs which once provided real opportunities for connection have been allowed to wither.
We will put the community back into community participation.
To do this we will:
- Establish a $200 million fund, the Inclusive Communities Fund, to rebuild capability among community organisations to host genuine participation activities.
- Re-set participant budgets for social, civic and community participation and capacity building daily activities.
These changes will not impact supports that are essential to the critical care and daily living needs of participants.
The changes will be implemented under existing planning arrangements, ahead of the introduction of new framework planning.
Next steps
- Introduce legislation to enable these changes.
- Participant supports budgets for social, civic and community participation supports and capacity building daily activities will be progressively adjusted from 1 October 2026.
For more information visit the department’s website.