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
NDIS overhaul will push families into crisis, Senate Inquiry told
Proposed changes to the NDIS will strip away vital lifelines and push already stretched families into crisis.
CYDA’s submission on the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
CYDA’s submission on the NDIS Amendment Bill 2026 focuses on four priority areas for children and young people with disability.
Disability Representative Organisations call for genuine senate scrutiny as concerns grow over rushed NDIS reforms
Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations are united in calling for a robust Senate Inquiry into the NDIS Reform Bill introduced today by the Australian Government.