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What the 2022-23 NDIS Price Guide means for you as a client

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What the 2022-23 NDIS Price Guide means for you as a client

The NDIA has just released the 2022-23 NDIS Price Guide and if you (or someone you care for) are an NDIS participant, it’s important that you understand the changes.

What is the NDIS Price Guide?

The NDIA (National Disability Insurance Agency) sets price limits for disability supports received by NDIS participants. These are outlined in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits for 2022-23 (previously known as the NDIS Price Guide). 

Updated Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits are released from time to time, when relevant impacts warrant changes.

Here is what the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits for 2022-23 means for you as an NDIS participant:

Price limit increases

From 1st July 2022, price limits for all NDIS supports delivered by disability support workers are going to increase by 9 percent, including a 2 percent temporary loading in 2022-23 (reviewed annually).

The good news is that participants’ plans will be indexed and all current NDIS plan budgets will be automatically increased to account for these price limit changes.

You’ll start to see changes to price caps from 1st July 2022.

Changes to travel charges

Support workers may also charge for two-way travel if you’re located in a regional or remote area. They must inform you about the travel charges and gain your agreement before the travel occurs.

The maximum time that can be billed per trip is 30 minutes (60 minutes return), or 60 minutes (120 minutes return) according to the remoteness of the location.

Resources for more information

Learn more about NDIS pricing arrangements, and access a PDF outlining the latest NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.

FAQs

From July, if you have a current NDIS plan in place, any remaining budget you have will be automatically increased to cover these pricing changes.

Before charging higher hourly rates, your support worker will talk to you about the increased costs of some of your supports. Your service agreements with them will be updated.

The latest changes to price limits address known cost pressures on providers, reflecting changes to Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services (SCHADS) Industry Award conditions (effective 1st July 2022), costs associated with managing the COVID-19 pandemic, NDIS Quality and Safeguards regulatory requirements, the Fair Work Commission’s recent wage decision and the superannuation guarantee charge increase.