Published: Tuesday 17 February 2026
Occupational Therapy Australia strongly recommends a decisive pricing response to stabilise and strengthen the occupational therapy market under the NDIS. Specifically, OTA recommends:
Deliver an immediate 11% uplift to OT hourly rates - OTs have now weathered 7 years of frozen NDIA maximum fee rates, in a period of record inflation and rising business and household costs. Providers are at their limit and are absorbing costs, and many are closing.
Reinstate 100 percent travel funding for occupational therapy as a core component of service delivery. OTs must travel to conduct therapy and environmental assessments in a client’s natural setting like their home, school or in the community. This is best practice, is required by the NDIS Practice standards, and is not a provider choice.
Develop a fit-for-purpose allied health pricing model – NDIA needs to work with the allied health sector and OTA to review therapy support pricing and ensure that NDIA rates reflect real costs, and include report writing, travel and MDT consultations.
Please download the Submission: NDIA | 2026 Annual Pricing Review Consultation file below.
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