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The Government is ensuring the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is fairer, easier to navigate and person-centred with fresh investments in planning for all participants and commencing design work towards a new early intervention pathway for children under 9.

The Autism Advisory Group (AAG) met 17 December 2024 for the sixth meeting this year. The meeting was held online.

The Government has announced $280 million in funding for the NDIA to develop a more consistent approach to understanding participants’ needs for NDIS supports and $4.527 million over 2 years for the Agency to design a new early childhood pathway to better support children younger than 9 years old.

Please note the advice regarding Art and Music Therapy has now changed. Read the September 2025 update.

The Australian Government today announced investment into six new initiatives that deliver on its commitment to a better National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for people with disability who participate in the Scheme Participants, providers and workers will share $3.1 million through the Support for NDIS Providers Grants Program to pilot, develop and deliver innovative projects that will support and improve quality and safeguards in the NDIS.

People living with disability will be able to access better support from their peers and community after the Australian Government announced $39.8 million over two years in grants to 69 disability organisations across the country.