The new Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits for 2024-25 have been released. These changes are effective from 1 July 2024.

The key changes include:

1.Removal of TTP

All TTP Items have been removed as the loading is no longer applicable. 

2. Price increases

Price limits for the following supports have increased by 3.19% give or take a few cents:

• Supports delivered by disability support workers
• Level 1: Support Connection
• Psychosocial Recovery Coaches

        Price limits for the following supports have increased by 4% 

• Psychologists 
• Nursing supports 

3. Changes to the short notice cancellation policy

The short notice cancellation policy for the following supports has changed from 7 days to 2 clear business days:

• Assistance with Personal Domestic Activities
• Assistance with household tasks
• ILO Exploration and Design
• Disability Related Health Supports
• Therapy Supports
• Early Childhood Supports
• Level 2: Coordination of Supports
• Level 3: Specialist Support Coordination.
• Employment Related Assessment, Counselling and Advice
• Specialist Behavioural Intervention Support
• Physical Wellbeing Activities
• Dietetics
• Community Engagement Assistance
• Hearing Supports.

Short notice cancellations for other supports will remain as 7 days. 

4. Capacity Building – Finding and Keeping a Job (Specifications and Clarifications) 

• Specified who can deliver “Employment Related Assessment, Counselling and Advice” . 
• Specified that Employment Assistance includes youth aged 15 to 25. 
• Introduced transitional arrangement for SLES (School Leaver Employment Supports) active until 30/06/2027 for providers using 10_021. Clarified that providers cannot use this code to claim for a certified education course even if the course is run within the provider’s organisation, as this is funded through the Vocational Education system.   

5. Capacity Building – Finding and Keeping a Job (New Line Items) 

• Added line items to for Support Coordinators (10_002_0106_8_3) and Psychosocial Recovery Coaches (10_101_0106_6_3) to assist successful development and placement in employment (page 75) 
• Added the option for participants to engage support workers to support in the workplace until a new plan is developed to include the necessary ongoing core supports “10_806_0133_5_1 Supports in Employment – Weekday Daytime”. 

6. Assistive Technology Mentors

A new support line item has been introduced for AT mentors to advise and assist participants with identifying, selecting and using appropriate ATs “15_300_0103_1_3”.

7. Bereavement Payment for Support Coordinators

Registered Support Coordinators can claim for services delivered up to 90 days after a participant’s death to finalise items included in the participant’s plan funding or to undertake actions as directed by the NDIA.