The 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Schedule: What Changed for Plan Managers

If you're looking for the 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, you won't find it. For 2026-27 the NDIA published the NDIS Pricing Schedule instead, and since 24 September 2026 its price limits have been set in law.

Here's what replaced the old document, what changed in the price limits, and how plan managers should check invoices against them now.

Where did the Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits go?

The NDIA's pricing document has changed names before. What's different this time is that the prices and the rules are no longer in one place.

• Earlier years. Document: NDIS Price Guide. What it holds: Prices and claiming rules.
• Until 2025-26. Document: NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. What it holds: Prices and claiming rules.
• 2026-27. Document: NDIS Pricing Schedule. What it holds: Price limits only, as a list of items and codes.

Until the NDIA publishes updated guidance, the detailed claiming rules still sit in the 2025-26 Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. Items without a set price, such as quotable supports, stay in the NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27.

Price limits are now set in law

The Securing the NDIS for Future Generations Act 2026 gave the Minister the power to set maximum prices. The first determination under that power took effect on 24 September 2026.

• 22 June 2026. The NDIA released its Annual Pricing Review and the 2026-27 Pricing Schedule.
• 1 July 2026. The new price limits applied as NDIA pricing guidance.
• 24 September 2026. The Pricing Arrangements Determination 2026 made the same price limits legally binding.

The dollar figures didn't change on 24 September. What changed is their weight.

No one is entitled to charge above the maximum. A provider must not charge more than the price limit. If a claim exceeds it, the NDIA may refuse the claim or pay only the maximum, and an overpayment can become a debt. The limits apply to plan-managed and agency-managed supports, not self-managed ones.

What changed in the 2026-27 price limits

These are the changes most likely to show up in the invoices your team checks.

• Support workers. Limits rose. The standard weekday daytime rate went from $70.23 to $73.58 an hour.
• Therapy. Psychology rose to $252.99 an hour. Dietetics, exercise physiology and other professionals were cut. OT, speech pathology and physiotherapy were held.
• Therapy items. Each therapy now has separate items for direct service, cancellations, non-face-to-face work, travel, NDIA-requested reports and telehealth.
• Short term accommodation. Unbundled into support hours plus a separate accommodation day rate. The old bundled ratio items are gone.
• Plan management. The monthly fee stays at $104.45.

How to check an invoice against the Pricing Schedule

The service date decides which prices apply, so start there. Then work through each line.

• The right support item for what was delivered, including the new therapy items rather than an old claim type
• The right unit of measure: hour, day, session or each
• The right time of day or day of the week. If one worker's support crosses bands, the higher band applies
• The right location price: national, remote (MMM 6) or very remote (MMM 7), based on where the support was delivered
• Group and ratio pricing worked out correctly
• Provider travel claimed on its own item and within the time caps
• Short term accommodation billed as support hours plus an accommodation day
• A price at or below the limit. Price limits include GST

Our NDIS invoice requirements checklist covers the details every invoice must show before you get this far.

Location and travel

Price limits are set by where the support is delivered, not where the participant lives. Remote (MMM 6) limits are about 40% higher than national prices, and very remote (MMM 7) limits are about 50% higher.

Therapy travel has been claimable at half the hourly rate since 1 July 2025. What's new in 2026-27 is that each therapy's travel now has its own priced item. Travel time caps are unchanged: up to 30 minutes each way in MMM 1 to 3 and 60 minutes in MMM 4 and 5.

What to do with an invoice over the limit

A plan manager can't pay more than the price limit, for registered and unregistered providers alike. Most plan managers ask the provider to reissue the invoice at or below the limit, and keep a record of the request.

Price limits used to be guidance with consequences. From 24 September 2026, they are the law.

More pricing changes are on the way. The NDIA has said the 2026-27 Pricing Schedule will be updated later this year to reflect required changes, including award changes from 1 December 2026. Lower prices for unregistered community participation providers are being considered from 1 January 2027.

How Entiprius checks price limits

Entiprius Plan Management checks every invoice line against the NDIS rules: the correct support category, item number and service type, and the NDIS price limits, including the rules for age, location, transport and short term accommodation. It also checks there are enough funds in the right category.

The AI fixes common errors itself, such as wrong item numbers, service types and rounding. Invoices that pass every check are marked ready to claim, and anything that doesn't is held for a person to review, with the reason shown.

See how our NDIS plan management software checks every invoice against the price limits. Book a free demo.

NDIS price limits FAQs

Is there a 2026-27 NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits?

No. For 2026-27 the NDIA published the NDIS Pricing Schedule, which lists the price limits as items and codes. The detailed claiming rules still sit in the 2025-26 Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits until the NDIA publishes updated guidance.

When did the 2026-27 NDIS price limits start?

They applied from 1 July 2026 as NDIA pricing guidance. On 24 September 2026 a Ministerial determination made the same limits legally binding.

Do NDIS price limits apply to self-managed participants?

No. The legal price limits apply to supports managed by a registered plan manager or by the NDIA, not to self-managed supports.

Can a plan manager pay an invoice above the NDIS price limit?

No. A plan manager can't pay more than the price limit for that support item, whether the provider is registered or not. The usual step is to ask the provider to reissue the invoice at or below the limit.

What is the NDIS support worker price limit for 2026-27?

The standard weekday daytime rate is $73.58 an hour at the national price, up from $70.23 in 2025-26. Evenings, nights, weekends, public holidays and remote areas have higher limits. Check the NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 for the item you're paying.