NDIA cuts $2.8 billion from disability plans as reassessments intensify
The National Disability Insurance Agency has reduced participant packages by more than $2.8 billion over the past 21 months, with eligibility revocations soaring.
Documents released under freedom-of-one outlet reveal the NDIA has removed more than $2.8 billion from NDIS participant plans from July 2024 through March 2026, while $11.11 billion was paid for plans that increased. The number of weekly eligibility revocations jumped to 498 in the first quarter of 2026, a four-fold increase over the same period in 2025. Reassessment activity shows a rise in plan cuts each quarter since mid-2024, with the latest quarter seeing 18,037 reductions and only 26,998 increases, the lowest rise since July 2024.
Starting tomorrow, budgets for social, civic and community participation will be cut by 50 % and daily-living skills supports by 10 %. Disability advocates argue the cuts began before the August parliamentary reforms that aim to remove 240,000 participants over four years. The NDIA maintains that reassessments are routine and that plan fluctuations reflect changing needs.
Why it matters
The cuts dramatically reduce support for thousands of disabled Australians, affecting their daily lives and community participation.
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