NDIA Reform Update: Key Changes and BCA’s Involvement – 9/04/2025
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is making important changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is actively involved in shaping these reforms.
The NDIA has listened to feedback from the disability community, especially concerns about the speed of the reforms and the lack of in-depth discussion on key issues. In response, the NDIA is slowing down the pace of reform in certain areas to ensure a more thoughtful and thorough approach.
As part of this, the NDIA is focusing on four key co-design working groups in 2025:
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Assessments and Budgeting
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Navigators
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Participant Pathway Experience
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Participant Safeguarding
These groups will work together to develop a new planning framework that better matches funding to participants’ support needs. Importantly, BCA’s involvement in the Participant Pathway Experience Co-Design Group remains unaffected. We will continue to represent the needs and interests of people who are blind or have vision impairment throughout this process.
Other co-design groups, such as those focusing on Home and Living and Workforce Capability, will pause after April 2025 to rethink their approach and engagement strategies.