Stop Cuts to Occupational Therapy Services Under the NDIS

Stop Cuts to Occupational Therapy Services Under the NDIS

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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has just announced its 2025–26 pricing decision - and it’s a disaster for people with disability and the professionals who support them.

Therapy support rates for occupational therapists have been frozen for the seventh year in a row. At the same time, the NDIA has slashed travel funding by 50%. These changes will force therapists to cut services, withdraw from regional areas, or leave the NDIS entirely.

Why sign this petition

Signing this petition sends a clear message to the Australian Government and the NDIA: the current pricing arrangements for occupational therapy under the NDIS are unsustainable, unfair, and must be changed.

Every signature builds public pressure and demonstrates widespread support for urgent action. The more Australians who speak out - participants, families, therapists, and allies - the harder it will be for decision makers to ignore the real-world consequences of this pricing decision.

This petition is part of a broader advocacy campaign, including direct meetings with Ministers, media engagement and a letter campaign to local MPs. Your support will strengthen our hand and help secure the urgent reforms needed to keep vital OT services accessible and sustainable.

For more information visit the OTA website: https://otaus.com.au/advocacy

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has just announced its 2025–26 pricing decision - and it’s a disaster for people with disability and the professionals who support them.

Therapy support rates for occupational therapists have been frozen for the seventh year in a row. At the same time, the NDIA has slashed travel funding by 50%. These changes will force therapists to cut services, withdraw from regional areas, or leave the NDIS entirely.

Why sign this petition

Signing this petition sends a clear message to the Australian Government and the NDIA: the current pricing arrangements for occupational therapy under the NDIS are unsustainable, unfair, and must be changed.

Every signature builds public pressure and demonstrates widespread support for urgent action. The more Australians who speak out - participants, families, therapists, and allies - the harder it will be for decision makers to ignore the real-world consequences of this pricing decision.

This petition is part of a broader advocacy campaign, including direct meetings with Ministers, media engagement and a letter campaign to local MPs. Your support will strengthen our hand and help secure the urgent reforms needed to keep vital OT services accessible and sustainable.

For more information visit the OTA website: https://otaus.com.au/advocacy

Stop Cuts to Occupational Therapy Service under the NDIS

I call on the Australian Government and the NDIA to reverse the 2025–26 NDIS pricing decision for occupational therapy services.

I support immediate action for:

  • An immediate price uplift of at least 7% to address urgent viability issues for OTs and other allied health providers.  
  • A fit-for-purpose allied health costing model, to ensure future pricing decisions reflect the real business costs of these specialised, non-medical services.  
  • A reversal of the 50% travel rate cut, which threatens the sustainability of mobile, home-based and rural services and may force providers to withdraw from regional communities. 

Occupational therapists deliver essential, life-changing care to people with disability—and they deserve fair funding to keep doing so. Fund the NDIS properly. Respect occupational therapy. Reverse the cuts.

No OTs, No NDIS: Pay Us Fairly 

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