Changes to how therapy can be claimed from Core Budget

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