NDIS and Foundational Supports
Our Campaigns
Across Australia, families are being left in limbo by systems that are meant to support them. From NDIS eligibility reassessments to foundational supports, children and young people with disability are too often left out of the conversation.
CYDA’s campaigns share the real experiences of families and young people, and push for change that restores fairness and transparency to the supports that should help every child thrive.
Find out more about NDIS Legislation and the NDIS and Your Rights.
Thriving Kids
CYDA’s Thriving Kids survey heard from 1,500 families, children and young people with disability about the government’s new early-support program.
Respondents shared fears about losing supports and rushed implementation, and called for neuroaffirming, co-designed foundational supports that provide choice, stability and genuine inclusion for every child and family.
CYDA and 14 other organisations have urged government to ensure Thriving Kids is evidence-based, built on what already works, and allows enough time for genuine co-design before launch.
Eligibility Reassessments
Families across Australia are being left in the dark by unfair NDIS eligibility reassessments.
Children with permanent disability, especially Autistic children, those under 9, and those from diverse backgrounds, are losing access to vital supports without clear explanation or alternatives.
CYDA is calling for a fair, transparent, and trauma-informed reassessment process so no child is removed until Foundational Supports are in place.
Foundational Supports
In October 2024, CYDA surveyed more than 250 young people with disability, parents, and caregivers about their thoughts on Foundational Supports.
Nearly everyone (93%) said they did not have enough information to understand how they would be impacted by these supports, while nearly one in two were worried.
Many were also concerned that Foundational Supports:
- would replace NDIS supports
- would not properly address diverse needs
- would not be practical or useful
CYDA’s submission to the NDIS (Integrity and Safeguarding) Amendment Bill 2025
In recent years, major reviews into the NDIS and disability safeguarding found serious and ongoing risks of abuse, neglect and exploitation for people with disability.
DROs respond to Government Agreement on Disability Supports
CYDA has joined with Disability Representative Organisations across Australia to release a joint statement responding to the National Cabinet and other recent announcements on Thriving Kids and disability supports.
CYDA’s response to the Thriving Kids Inquiry report
On 22 December 2025, the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability released a final report following its Inquiry into the Australian Government’s Thriving Kids initiative.