The 2026-27 NDIS Price List: What Has Changed and What It Means for You

The NDIS updates its price list every year on 1 July, and the 2026-27 version is now out. It sets the maximum prices providers can charge for supports, from therapy and support workers through to support coordination and plan management. If you are an NDIS participant, these prices affect how far your funding stretches and what shows up on your invoices.

Here is a plain English rundown of what actually changed for 2026-27, and what it means for you. The new prices apply from 1 July 2026.

First, the good news: plan management has not changed

The plan management fee stays exactly where it was. From 1 July 2026 it remains $104.45 per month, and there is still no separate setup or establishment fee (that was scrapped back in July 2025). Plan management is also still fully funded by the NDIS under your Capacity Building budget, so it does not cost you a cent out of pocket and it does not reduce your other supports.

One thing to keep half an eye on for the future: the NDIS has said it will review how plan management is priced, to better reflect the admin and transaction side of the work. Nothing changes for now, but we will let you know if that turns into a real change down the track.

Therapy prices: some up, some down

This is where most of the movement is. The NDIS compared its therapy prices against private health and Medicare rates and adjusted several of them. The main changes:

• Psychology has gone up to a maximum of $252.99 per hour, bringing it into line with typical private health and Medicare rates. That is good news for getting in to see a psychologist.
• Dietetics has come down to a maximum of $178.99 per hour.
• Exercise physiology is now capped at $161.99 per hour.
• Occupational therapy stays at $193.99 per hour and physiotherapy at $183.99 per hour.
• A new dedicated price has been set for orientation and mobility specialists at $156.16 per hour.

What this means for you: if you see a therapist whose price has changed, each session draws a slightly different amount from your plan. A lower cap, like dietetics, means your funding stretches a little further. A higher cap, like psychology, means a bit more per session, though it also helps keep good psychologists available to NDIS participants.

A change you will notice on your invoices

From 1 July 2026, therapy travel and report writing are billed as their own separate line items, instead of being rolled into the cost of the session. So if your therapist travels to you, or writes a report the NDIS has asked for, you will see those as separate entries on your statement.

This does not automatically mean you pay more. It is about making invoices clearer, so you can see exactly what you are being charged for. And if a statement with more line items on it looks confusing, that is exactly the sort of thing your plan manager sorts out and explains for you.

Support coordination: no change

Support coordination prices held steady for 2026-27:

• Level 1, Support Connection: $80.06 per hour
• Level 2, Coordination of Supports: $100.14 per hour
• Level 3, Specialist Support Coordination: $190.54 per hour

Support workers: a small increase

Support worker prices went up slightly, in line with the minimum wage rise the Fair Work Commission handed down on 2 June 2026. This is a normal annual adjustment that flows through to NDIS prices every year so support workers keep being paid fairly. The exact rate depends on the day, the time, and the type of support.

An important reminder: a price change is not a funding change

This one trips a lot of people up, so it is worth saying plainly. When the NDIS changes a price, it does not change the total amount of funding in your plan. Your budget is set separately. What can change is how far that budget goes. If a price you use goes up, the same dollars buy a little less. If it goes down, they go a little further.

That is exactly why keeping track of your budget matters, and it is a big part of what a plan manager does for you.

What is coming next

Two things worth knowing about the bigger picture. First, the government has introduced the Securing the NDIS for Future Generations Bill, which would give the Minister power to set binding maximum prices. Right now the price list is official guidance. If that Bill passes, the prices could become hard limits. Second, as mentioned above, the way plan management itself is priced is being reviewed. We are keeping a close eye on both. You can read more in our guide to the NDIS changes from July 2026 and our breakdown of the Federal Budget and the NDIS.

How a plan manager helps with all of this

You do not need to memorise a price list. That is our job. At Dedicated Plan Management we check every invoice against the current NDIS price limits before we pay it, so you are never charged more than the 2026-27 prices allow. We track your budget against the updated rates, flag anything that does not look right, and explain the changes in plain language whenever you have a question.

If you are new to plan management, start with our guide on what plan management is, or see how it works. If you already have a plan manager and want one who stays across changes like these, switching is free and easy.

Questions about the 2026-27 prices?

We are happy to help you work out what the new price list means for your specific plan. Sign up online in a few minutes, or call us on 1300 010 170 for a friendly chat.