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NDIS Plans Major Changes, Limits Funding Appeals by 2026

12/4/2025

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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will limit participants' ability to appeal funding decisions under a planning model set for mid-2026, with computer-generated plans.
Participants will not appeal total funding to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (ART), which will reassess plans without altering funding.
Senators have raised concerns about the lack of clarity surrounding the ART's new role.
The enabling legislation was passed last year.

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Story summary

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will limit participants' ability to appeal funding decisions under a planning model set for mid-2026, with computer-generated plans.
Participants will not appeal total funding to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (ART), which will reassess plans without altering funding.
Senators have raised concerns about the lack of clarity surrounding the ART's new role.
The enabling legislation was passed last year.