NDIS Price Limits 2026-27: What Changed on 24 September and 1 December

On 24 September 2026, NDIS price limits were set in a new way. For the first time, the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, not the NDIA, made the pricing determination that sets the maximum prices for NDIS supports in 2026-27. Then on 1 December 2026, four household and domestic support items go up again because of the Fair Work Commission's SCHADS Award decision.

This guide explains what changed on each date, the new 2026-27 price limits for common supports, the four items rising on 1 December, and what providers should check before the end of the year. Every price and date comes from the NDIA, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing or the Fair Work Ombudsman.

NDIS price limits 2026-27: the key dates

What changed on 24 September 2026?

Until this year, the NDIA set price limits through its annual Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits document. The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Act 2026 created a new framework. Now the Minister can make a pricing determination by legislative instrument, and the NDIA has a formal role advising the Minister on pricing.

On 24 September 2026, the Minister, Mark Butler MP, made the first pricing determination under these changes. According to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing:

• the determination sets the price limits for NDIS supports for 2026-27 after advice from the NDIA
• the price limits align with previous pricing guidance published by the NDIA
• they are effective immediately
• the 2026-27 Pricing Schedule will be updated later in the year to reflect any required changes

So for most providers, 24 September was a change to how prices are set and published rather than a new round of price rises. If your rates already matched the NDIA's 2026-27 guidance, the numbers you claim haven't moved. What has changed is the document you need to check.

NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 vs the old Price Guide

The maximum prices now sit in the NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 (effective 24 September 2026), which is incorporated into the Minister's pricing determination. There's a separate Pricing Schedule for Specialist Disability Accommodation. Both are on the NDIA's pricing arrangements page.

A few things to know about the new schedule:

• Who it applies to. The maximum amounts apply to supports for NDIA-managed and plan-managed participants.
• GST. Every maximum amount already includes any GST.
• Location. Prices differ for national (MM 1 to 5), remote (MM 6) and very remote (MM 7) locations, based on where the support is delivered, not the participant's home address. Some isolated towns are reclassified as remote or very remote.
• Time and day. Disability support worker prices still vary by weekday daytime, evening, night, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday. If a support delivered by one worker crosses two time bands, the higher price applies to the whole support.
• Groups. For group supports, divide the maximum amount by the number of people in the group.
• Separate line items for therapy extras. Many therapy supports now have their own suffixed items for cancellations (_CA), non-face-to-face work (_NF), provider travel (_PT), NDIA-requested reports (_RR) and telehealth (_TH). For example, the physiotherapy item 01_721_0128_1_3 has a provider travel variant at $92.00 an hour against $183.99 for direct service.

The NDIA says it will "shortly publish updated pricing and claiming guidance documents". Until then, the 2025-26 Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits is still the most recent claiming guidance on its website. If you want a refresher on how support items and codes work, read our NDIS Schedule of Supports guide.

NDIS price limits 2026-27 for common supports

National price limits from the 2026-27 Pricing Schedule, compared with the 2025-26 Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.

Sources: NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27, effective 24 September 2026, and NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26. The change column is our calculation. Some therapy items have new names in the 2026-27 schedule (for example, "Therapy - Psychologist - Direct Service"), but the item numbers are the same.

Two things stand out. The self-care items rose by about 4.8%, while support coordination and the occupational therapy, speech pathology and physiotherapy prices stayed flat. Psychology went up by $20 an hour and exercise physiology went down by $5 an hour. If you're a sole trader or small team setting your own rates, our NDIS price guide for sole traders walks through how to read the schedule and price your services.

What changes on 1 December 2026?

On 19 October 2026 the NDIA announced that the maximum prices for four support items will rise from 1 December 2026. The increases are linked to the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise wages for employees covered by Schedule E of the SCHADS Award.

Source: NDIS, 19 October 2026. Each item rises by about 7.5% (our calculation).

What the NDIA says providers need to know:

• The new maximum prices apply to eligible supports delivered on or after 1 December 2026.
• Support item numbers and the claiming process are not changing.
• Use the maximum price that applied on the date the support was delivered.
• Discuss any proposed changes to existing service agreements with participants. Participants must agree before you make them.
• A Pricing Schedule and claiming guidance reflecting the change will be published on 1 December 2026.

Why only four items? The SCHADS link

The four items are household and domestic supports, the kind of work often done by home care employees. The Fair Work Ombudsman says home care employees who provide disability care will receive an initial increase of up to 15% to their minimum award rate, starting from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2026. Most other changes from the review, including a new classification structure, start from the first full pay period on or after 1 October 2027.

Watch the timing. NDIS prices change for supports delivered on or after 1 December, but the wage rise starts from the first full pay period on or after 1 December. Depending on your pay cycle, the two dates may not line up, so check your payroll calendar. Our guide to the SCHADS 15% pay rise on 1 December 2026 covers the new pay rates and start dates. If you're not sure which staff are covered, start with our SCHADS Award classification guide.

What's next: differentiated pricing

The government is consulting disability stakeholders on differentiated pricing, which would set different prices depending on whether a support is delivered by a registered or unregistered NDIS provider. The NDIA's Annual Pricing Review report for 2026-27 recommended it begin on 1 January 2027. Nothing has been confirmed yet, so don't change your pricing until the government announces a final decision. We'll update this guide when it does.

Checklist: 6 things to do before 1 December 2026

1. Download the 2026-27 Pricing Schedule. Save the version effective 24 September 2026 and replace any links to the old Price Guide in your internal documents.
2. Check your price list against it. Confirm every item you claim, including remote and very remote prices if you work outside major cities and regional centres.
3. Map your therapy extras. If you claim cancellations, travel, reports or telehealth, check the new suffixed items and their prices.
4. Update the four household items from 1 December. Make sure supports delivered on or after 1 December use the new price, and supports delivered before it use the old one.
5. Talk to participants. Discuss any service agreement changes and get agreement before you change rates. Our free NDIS service agreement template can help.
6. Line up payroll with pricing. Confirm the first full pay period on or after 1 December for each pay cycle, so wage costs and claims move together.

How Imploy helps

Price changes mean every invoice and claim has to use the right rate for the date the support was delivered. Imploy's NDIS bulk claims and rostering features keep support items, shifts and pay rules together, so you can see the cost and the claim for each shift in one place. Book a demo to see how it works for your team.