NDIS — recent changes
The 2024 changes you need to know about — Support Lists, plan budgets, and the new Foundational Supports tier.
What changed in 2024?
The Getting the NDIS Back on Track Act 2024:
- Introduced the new "in" and "out" Support Lists from 3 October 2024.
- Changed how plan budgets work — every new plan now has a total budget for the whole period, with budget periods inside it.
- Stopped underspends rolling into a new plan (they roll over within a plan but not between plans).
- Stopped future funding being brought forward.
- Started the move toward needs-based assessment.
What's Foundational Supports?
A new tier of disability support that sits alongside the NDIS, jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the states. It's for people with lower-level support needs.
The first Foundational Supports program is Thriving Kids for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay or autism with low to moderate support needs. Roll-out begins 1 October 2026 with full coverage by 1 January 2028.
More questions
General
What Greenbees does, who runs it, what it costs (free).
NDIS — eligibility and access
Who can apply, what evidence works, how long it takes, what to do if you're refused.
NDIS — planning and supports
How planning meetings work, what 'reasonable and necessary' means, the differences between Core, Capacity Building, and Capital.
Aged care — getting started
When to start, how the Single Assessment System works, what to expect from an assessment.
Aged care — Support at Home
The new program from 1 November 2025 — what it covers, what you pay, the short-term pathways.
Aged care — residential care
When residential is the right answer, RAD vs DAP, your rights, switching providers.
Aged care — costs
How the means test works, the family home, indicative costs by means bracket, where to get free advice.
Between NDIS and aged care
Turning 65, being on both, the under-65-in-aged-care trap.
Carers
Three doors of carer support, recognising burnout, getting help today.
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