17/06/2025
The NDIA have recently made changes to pricing arrangements which significantly impact on the ability for participants to receive the therapy and care they need and deserve.
As allied health professionals working within the NDIS, we dedicate our days to supporting some of the most vulnerable members of our community. We show up in homes, schools, and community settings—not because it’s easy, but because we believe everyone deserves access to quality therapy and support.
But now, we need your support.
The NDIA have announced:
🛑 A $40 fee reduction for physiotherapy.
🛑 They are halving travel fee reimbursement for all allied health professionals.
🛑 The NDIS has not increased therapy fees in line with inflation for 6 years, despite rising operational costs.
These changes directly contradict the NDIS’s own messaging about the importance of therapy being delivered in the community. And the impact will be devastating:
• Many providers will be forced to close.
• Therapists will leave the sector for less stressful, better paying work.
• Already long waitlists will blow out even further.
• Participants, many of whom cannot access the community will lose essential supports.
The message this sends is clear: that the system no longer values the work we do, or the people we support.
We’re calling on our community, our clients, our families, and our fellow Australians, please help us advocate. The NDIS was built on the principles of inclusion, equality, and access. We cannot let short-sighted decisions unravel that.
Help fight back by signing the Australian Physiotherapy Association's petition: https://chng.it/4qnSygSJwv
We also encourage you to write to your local Member of Parliament directly urging for these changes to be stopped and reviewed. We know that MP's must review and log all letters & emails written to them, so your voice does count and matter in this.
You can find your local MP here: https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Member-Details
Minister for NDIS Jenny McAllister - senator.mcallister@aph.gov.au
Minister for Health, Ageing, Disability and NDIS Mark Butler - minister.butler@health.gov.au
