This week = funding fights, policy shake-ups, and a sector that’s finally pushing back.
🚨 Victoria Housing Crisis
Nearly 2,000 people with disability in Victoria could lose their homes by December 31 if funding isn’t fixed.
Why it’s happening
State subsidies for some group homes are ending.
Providers say they can’t keep doors open without that money.
If nothing changes: residents could face eviction, and 7,500+ workers lose a third of their wages.
The kicker
Hundreds of NDIS-approved disability homes (SDA) sit empty elsewhere.
👉 Translation: we have houses — not where people need them.
🏛️ Policy Plot Twist: “Thriving Kids”
The federal government is putting $2 billion into Thriving Kids.
The plan (easy English)
Support kids with milder needs outside the NDIS.
Target start: mid-2027.
Kids already in the NDIS stay until new services are ready.
The debate
Good: more options beyond the NDIS.
Concern: disability groups want proper co-design with families, not a top-down drop.
💸 Price Cuts and Petitions
rom 1 July, the NDIA cut travel claims and froze some therapy prices.
On the ground
Regional providers say it’s now too expensive to do home visits.
Families worry vital supports will drop off.
Sector response
60,000+ signatures on a petition to reverse the changes.
Petition is now tabled in Parliament.
👉 When the sector makes noise, Canberra listens.
🛑 Safety Shake-Up
A participant died in a home run by an unregistered provider. Because they weren’t registered, they didn’t have to report it to the NDIS Commission.
👉 Advocates want mandatory registration for all providers to close this risk gap.Separately, the watchdog issued a record $1.9 m fine to a group-home operator after a preventable death.
👉 Lesson for all of us: follow mealtime/health plans, stay trained, escalate red flags early.
🔐 Tech Updates – Less Headache (Finally)
PRODA → myGovID + RAM for providers. Personal, secure logins. No shared passwords.
New participant portal + app. Quick SMS code to link; easier to see budgets, providers, and messages.
Guidelines simplified into plain English in one searchable place. No more hide-and-seek with rules.
🏠 New Ways of Living
Independent Living Options (ILOs) are getting attention: live with a host or supportive housemate instead of group homes.
Why care?
More independence for participants.
New paid roles/opportunities for workers.
Policymakers are exploring tax incentives to grow this model.
🎙 Spotlight: Connor Green Interview
I sat down with Connor Green for real talk on ADHD, building a business in the NDIS world, and refusing to “fit in.”
If you want ADHD beyond buzzwords — or how lived experience becomes a thriving NDIS biz — this one’s for you.
👉 Live now on Spotify & YouTube: https://youtu.be/94pF9eEj8G0
Save it, share it, send it to a mate who needs the pep talk.
🎤 Sarah’s Note This Week
Writing this on Father’s Day has me reflecting.
My dad worked six days a week so this brat could go to school, learn, and now sit here breaking down the wild west of the NDIS for you.
A big thank you to my dad — and to every parent, carer, and worker hustling to create opportunities.
This space we’re building together exists because of that grit.
🫶 Final word
The NDIS is in its chaos era. Housing crises, pricing fights, safety shake-ups, and shiny new tech.
But here’s the truth: we’re not waiting for someone else to fix it.
We’re building the future of care ourselves — bold, bratty, and unapologetic.
We’ll slide back into your inbox soon with more tea, app updates, and the stuff no one else dares to say out loud.
Till then,
Keep your boots high, your standards higher 👢✨
Stay bratty, stay bold 💋
— Team SwiftyMatchy
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