Registered NDIS Providers Struggling Against Unregulated Competition, Inquiry Hears

Providers say the current funding model for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is broken, and urge that pricing be set independently.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS logo is seen at the head office in Canberra, Australia, on June 22, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

The current National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing system is putting pressure on organisations and contributing to unsafe care for participants, according to a peak body representing over 125,000 providers.

Alliance 20 told a federal parliamentary inquiry that the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) needed to control its spiralling costs and to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the NDIS.