The Scheme Brief
Australia's disability sector
Latest from The Scheme Brief
- A third of the providers in January's NDIS audit sweep lost their registration. The register took more than a month to show it
- Pending NDIS worker screening applications rose 92.8 then 26.2 per cent in the first half of 2026. The Commission put the first spike down to renewals
- NDIS Commissioner launches an inquiry into seclusion and invites participants and families to contribute. Findings are expected in February 2027
- Inappropriate inducements are named in the NDIS Commission's 2026-27 priorities. The NDIS Act's prohibition on inducements commences on 20 November
- Families can now access two national Thriving Kids phone lines. Here is what the rest of the Commonwealth's $2 billion pays for