How to prepare for your NDIS plan reassessment

Checked against official sources on 12 October 2026

A plan reassessment is when the NDIA looks at how your current plan is working and decides what your next plan should look like. Good preparation is the best way to make sure your next plan reflects what you actually need.

What happens in a plan reassessment

The NDIA reviews your current plan and the evidence you provide, then makes one of three decisions: change (vary) your current plan, create a new plan, or leave your plan as it is. If a new plan is created, a plan meeting is booked with you.

The NDIA says it will tell you its decision within 90 days.

The check-in: usually 2 to 3 months before

Your my NDIS contact will usually get in touch about 2 to 3 months before your plan's reassessment date for a check-in. A check-in can also happen earlier if you tell the NDIS your situation has changed.

How you are going with your current plan
Whether your situation has changed over the past year
What information and evidence you will need, and how to get it
How the reassessment process works

Step 1: Think about the next few years

Life changes you expect over the next 3 years, such as leaving school, starting or leaving work, or moving house
Your goals: what you want to work towards in your next plan
How connected you are to family, friends and community supports
How long you would like your next plan to run

Step 2: Gather your evidence

Evidence is what the planner relies on. Ask your treating health professionals, therapists and support workers for up-to-date assessments or reports. The most useful reports explain how your current supports are helping you work towards your goals, and recommend any supports you may need in future.

Remember that only supports the NDIS is allowed to fund (called NDIS supports) can be included in a plan.

Step 3: Send your evidence to the NDIA

Upload it through the NDIS service hub
Post it to NDIA, GPO Box 700, Canberra ACT 2601
Hand it to your my NDIS contact or at a local office

How the planner decides

When looking at your evidence, the planner considers whether supports:

Relate to your disability
Help you work towards your goals
Increase your independence
Help you work, study and take part in social activities

Asking for a reassessment earlier

If your situation changes, you can ask the NDIS to reassess your plan before the scheduled date. Under law changes passed in August 2026, these unscheduled reassessments are limited to cases where your support needs have changed in a significant and ongoing way, and the request must come from the participant, their nominee or their guardian.

If you disagree with the decision

You can ask the NDIA to review a decision you disagree with. See the NDIS website's pages on decision reviews for how and when to ask.

Common questions

When will the NDIS contact me about my reassessment?

Usually about 2 to 3 months before your plan's reassessment date, when your my NDIS contact arranges a check-in.

How long does the NDIA take to decide?

The NDIA says it will tell you its decision within 90 days.

What evidence should I bring to my NDIS reassessment?

Up-to-date reports or assessments from your treating health professionals, therapists and support workers that show how your supports help you work towards your goals and what you may need next.

Can I ask for a reassessment before my plan ends?

Yes, but since August 2026 unscheduled reassessments are limited to significant and ongoing changes in your support needs, and must be requested by you, your nominee or your guardian.

Wevlo's plan review tool walks you through 18 questions about what's working, what isn't and what you need next, then writes a summary you can take to your planner or LAC.

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Sources

This guide is general information, not advice. NDIS rules change often, so check ndis.gov.au or call the NDIA on 1800 800 110 before making decisions about your plan. Wevlo is not an NDIS-registered provider and is not part of the NDIA.