What the Annual Pricing Review does
NDIS price limits are the most that can be charged for a support from NDIA managed or plan managed funding. Each year the NDIA reviews whether those limits and the rules around them still work, so that participants get value for money, providers can deliver quality supports sustainably, and the market keeps growing where it is needed.
The review looks at costs such as wages, travel and overheads, market data on how supports are delivered, research, and feedback from providers, participants and peak bodies.
How the process runs
Support worker price limits are also updated each year in line with the Fair Work Commission's annual wage increase, and can be updated mid year when award changes require it.
- Consultation: the NDIA publishes consultation papers and invites public feedback. Consultation for the most recent review closed on 8 February 2026
- Report: the NDIA publishes an Annual Pricing Review report with its recommendations, and a consultation report showing how feedback was used
- Decision: since 27 August 2026 the Minister makes a pricing determination, a legal instrument, after taking advice from the NDIA
- Publication: the new limits are published in the NDIS pricing schedule and pricing arrangements
Who decides prices now
Before the Securing the NDIS for Future Generations Act 2026, the NDIA set price limits itself. Since 27 August 2026 the Minister is the decision maker, with the NDIA advising. The government compares this to aged care and veterans' care, where ministers set fees on expert advice.
The first pricing determination under the new law was made on 24 September 2026. It set the 2026/27 price limits, which match the pricing the NDIA had already published, and took effect immediately.
What the latest review meant for 2026/27
- Support worker limits rose with the Fair Work annual wage increase. The standard weekday daytime self care limit is $73.58 an hour in most of Australia
- Support coordination and plan management limits were held at their previous rates
- Some therapy prices were adjusted to line up with comparable benchmarks
- The Annual Pricing Review report for 2026/27 recommended differentiated pricing, lower limits for some supports from unregistered providers, starting 1 January 2027. The government has consulted on it and it is not final
The mid year SCHADS update
On 11 September 2026 the Fair Work Commission decided on Schedule E of the SCHADS Award as part of its gender based undervaluation review. The award changes take effect on 1 December 2026, and the government says the 2026/27 pricing schedule will be updated to reflect any required changes.
How providers can take part
- Watch the NDIA provider newsletter and pricing pages for the next consultation papers
- Respond to the consultation with specific figures on your real costs, such as wages, travel and overheads
- Work through your peak body or professional association, which usually lodges a detailed submission
- Read the final report when it is published. It explains changes before they reach the pricing schedule