You now need to
- Make sure the request comes from you, your nominee or your child representative only.
- Use the Plan Reassessment request form.
- Include recent evidence of a significant, ongoing change.
- Wait up to 90 days for the NDIA to make a decision.
Who can request an NDIS Plan Reassessment?
The participant, plan nominee or child representative can make the request. The current NDIS form and guideline also list a legal guardian.
A provider, coordinator, friend or family member cannot submit it only because they have consent.
How do you request an NDIS Plan Reassessment?
The prescribed Plan reassessment request form must be used. It needs the relevant information and supporting evidence.
Evidence should be recent, generally within four months of submitting the request.
When can you request an NDIS Plan Reassessment?
The change must be significant, ongoing and connected to disability support needs. It may relate to functional capacity, living arrangements, work or study, or informal supports.
What NDIS disability evidence must you include?
You need to give the NDIS edisability evidence when you ask for a plan reassessment.
See our resource that explains what kind of disability evidence you should provide to the NDIS.
The information and evidence:
- must show a significant change to your support needs AND in the future.
- may include assessments, reports or other evidence from your treating healthcare professionals, therapists or support workers.
The disability evidence must be recent
The NDIS disability evidence you provide must be recent evidence.
This means it must be:
- within 4 months of the date you ask us to reassess your plan
- after the date your current plan was approved.
Your NDIS contact (your LAC) can help you gather the information and evidence if you ask them or during your check-in.
How long does the NDIS have to make a decision?
The NDIA has 90 days from receiving a valid request to decide whether to reassess, vary or not reassess the plan.
What happens if there is no decision?
If there is no decision within 90 days, the request is assumed to be declined and an internal review starts automatically.
Do you need a Reassessment or Plan Variation?
What is the difference and when is best?
Plan Reassessment
A reassessment is best for a major and lasting change. It is needed when your current plan no longer meets disability support needs.
Plan Variation
A plan variation may be more suitable for a minor, urgent, temporary or one-off needs.
The current plan can still be used while the NDIA considers a reassessment request.
How to get started
If an ongoing change means the plan no longer fits, complete the reassessment form with recent evidence that links the change to disability support needs.
Keep the written decision and reasons. If the issue is temporary or urgent, ask the NDIA about a plan variation instead.
Sources
- Changes to plan reassessments
- What is a plan reassessment
- Plan reassessments
- Plan reassessment request form
- Changing your plan
How can Plan Hero help me?
Plan Hero supports its participants through a team of NDIS experts who understand these changes and support participants to navigate them.
If you want a team of Plan Managers with expert NDIS knowledge, choose Plan Hero.
