Claiming Therapy from Core 


From July 2025, participants can no longer use their Core funding flexibly to claim therapy supports. These supports must now be claimed through Capacity-Building Improved Daily Living.  


Although the line items still appear under Core in the price guide on PRODA, we require written NDIA approval or a change of situation with extra funding added to the Improved Daily Living category to proceed.  

With this in mind, any line items starting with 01_XXX can no longer be used for billing without express permission from the NDIA.


Allowing therapy supports to be claimed from Core was a temporary measure the NDIS introduced during Covid to allow more flexibility. This was always meant to be temporary, and things are now returning to the original setup. 


Impacted supports include: 


  1. Dietetics 
  2. Occupational Therapy 
  3. Physiotherapy 
  4. Podiatry 
  5. Psychology 


For more information, please visit the official NDIS website: https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/creating-your-plan/plan-budget-and-rules