Table of Contents
Introduction NDIS Price Guide 2025–2026
Navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding the latest pricing arrangements and funding rules. With the release of the NDIS Price Guide 2025 and upcoming changes for 2026, it’s essential for both participants and providers to stay informed. Inficurex is here to help you make sense of these updates and ensure you get the most out of your NDIS funding.
What Is the NDIS Price Guide?
The NDIS Price Guide—officially known as the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits—is published by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). It sets the maximum prices that providers can charge for specific supports and outlines the rules for how supports are delivered and claimed under the NDIS. The guide ensures transparency, fairness, and value for participants by reflecting current market conditions and sector feedback.
Key Features of the NDIS Price Guide 2025
- General Pricing Rules: Explains how supports are priced and claimed, including rules for travel, non-face-to-face supports, and cancellations.
- Support Categories: Details pricing for Core, Capacity Building, and Capital supports.
- Claim Types: Covers how to claim for different types of supports, such as travel, non-face-to-face, and cancellations.
- Adjustments: Annual updates reflect inflation, new support models, and feedback from the sector to keep the scheme sustainable and participant-focused.
Supporting Documents
To fully understand NDIS pricing, you need to consider several key documents:
| Document Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| NDIS Support Catalogue | Lists item-level price limits and details on what can be claimed |
| Addenda to the Price Guide | Provides temporary changes (e.g., COVID-19, bereavement support) |
| SDA Pricing Arrangements | Outlines specific pricing for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) |
| Assistive Technology & Home Modifications Guide | Covers rules for equipment, home modifications, and consumables |
| Disability Support Worker Cost Model | Explains how worker-provided supports are priced |
These documents are updated regularly and should be read together for a complete picture.
How Are Price Limits Applied?
- Price-Controlled Supports: Have set national or regional price caps.
- Quotable Supports: Require an approved quote in your plan.
- Unregulated Supports: Prices are agreed between you and the provider, but must be reasonable and necessary.
Price limits ensure participants receive value and providers operate sustainably. In remote areas, higher price limits may apply to reflect increased service delivery costs.
Home care providers should charge only for “reasonable and necessary” services that are required to meet the needs of people with disabilities. Charging for unreasonable and unnecessary services may result in funding issues and clients losing trust in the provider.
Agency-Managed Participants: What You Need to Know
If your plan is agency-managed:
- Only registered providers can deliver your supports.
- Providers must agree on prices with you—within NDIS limits.
- Pricing compliance is mandatory when submitting claims via the myplace portal.
How Inficurex Supports You with NDIS Pricing
At Inficurex, we empower NDIS providers and participants by:
- Automating Support Tracking: Our platform tracks support categories and price limits for you, reducing manual errors.
- Ensuring Compliance: We help you avoid overspending or underutilising your plan and ensure providers charge correctly within guidelines.
- Streamlining Claims and Payments: Manage claims, provider payments, and participant onboarding seamlessly in one secure system.
- Updating for Regulatory Changes: Inficurex stays up-to-date with every change to the NDIS price guide, so you don’t have to.
With Inficurex, you get clarity, control, and peace of mind—bridging the gap between complex documentation and practical day-to-day support.
The updated NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits (PAPL) 2025-26 has been published, following the release of the 2024-25 Annual Pricing Review recommendations.The PAPL (previously the NDIS Price Guide) assists participants and disability support providers in understanding how price controls for supports and services work in the NDIS.
The pricing updates come into effect on 1 July 2025. The NDIA has made further PAPL updates, in addition to the APR recommendations.
These include:
Changing the early childhood age limit from 7 to 9 years old.
The early childhood approach now covers children up to 9 years old. This change is shown in the PAPL.
New text added to explain provider responsibilities and conflicts of interest.
This explains a provider’s duty to declare and manage any conflict of interest.
Visit the Pricing arrangements page to download the updated 2025-26 PAPL and support catalogues.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the NDIS Price Guide?
The NDIS Price Guide (officially the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits) is a document published by the NDIA that outlines the maximum prices providers can charge for specific supports and sets the rules around how supports are delivered and claimed under the NDIS1.
What’s new in the NDIS Price Guide 2025?
The NDIS Price Guide 2025 includes updated pricing for supports, revised rules around claiming and service delivery, and changes in line with the Disability Support Worker Cost Model. It also reflects inflation adjustments and sector feedback to ensure sustainability and participant value.
When will the NDIS Price Guide 2026 be released?
The NDIS Price Guide 2026 is expected to be released by mid-2025. The NDIA typically updates pricing arrangements annually. Participants and providers should regularly check the NDIS website for updates.
What is the difference between the Support Catalogue and the Price Guide?
The NDIS Support Catalogue provides item-level price limits and indicates how each support item can be claimed (e.g., travel, non-face-to-face). The NDIS Price Guide explains the overall pricing framework and rules. Both documents must be used together for accurate understanding.
Can providers charge above the NDIS price limits?
No. Registered providers must not charge more than the price limits set in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, unless the support is not price-controlled. In all cases, the price must be agreed upon with the participant and be reasonable and necessary.
How does Inficurex help with NDIS pricing?
Inficurex empowers participants and providers by tracking price limits and support budgets, ensuring compliance with pricing rules, and managing claims and provider payments through our intuitive platform. This gives everyone more control and less stress when managing NDIS plans.
Are the NDIS price limits the same across Australia?
Generally, yes. Most supports have a national price limit, but some have higher limits in remote or very remote areas to reflect the increased cost of service delivery in those locations.
What are legacy supports in the NDIS?
Legacy supports are items that have been deactivated by the NDIA. They can no longer be added to new service bookings but may still be claimable under existing service bookings made before deactivation. These are listed in a separate tab in the NDIS Support Catalogue.
Final Thoughts
The NDIS Price Guide 2025 and the upcoming NDIS Price Guide 2026 are essential tools for managing your support plan. With expert guidance and innovative technology from Inficurex, you can navigate the complexities of NDIS pricing and ensure you get the most out of your funding—with confidence and ease