The rules for asking the NDIS for a new plan changed on 27 August 2026. Only you, your nominee or your child representative can make the request, it has to go in on the official form, and the NDIA then has 90 days to decide. Here is the plain English version, plus the form download links and how a reassessment differs from a variation.

Parliament has passed the biggest changes to the NDIS in years, and the first of them started on 27 August 2026. Your plan keeps working, but the rules around reassessments, records and budgets are shifting between now and 2028. Here is a plain English guide to what changed, what is coming, and the five things worth doing before your next plan review.

A lot changed for the NDIS on 1 July, and a lot is still up in the air. Here's the plain-English version, and the handful of things worth checking on your plan.