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NDIS Price Guide 2026-27

NDIS public holiday rates 2026-27

Last updated 24 October 2026 · NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 · By Sarah M., Support Coordinator
In short
  • The NDIS public holiday rates for 2026-27 cover 29 items: 19 for disability support workers (Schedule 1 of the Pricing Schedule) and 10 for nurses (Schedule 3).
  • Standard personal care and community access are both $163.46 an hour (01_012_0107_1_1, 04_102_0125_6_1).
  • The public holiday price limits run from $163.46 (01_012_0107_1_1) to $339.84 (01_628_0114_1_1). Standard personal care costs 122% more than on a weekday during the day ($73.58, 01_011_0107_1_1).
  • Price limits are the most a provider can charge NDIA-managed and plan-managed participants. Providers can charge less, and self-managing participants are not bound by price limits.
Public holiday prices at a glance
Time bandPublic holiday
Items29 items
Effective1 July 2026 (Pricing Schedule 2026-27, version 1.2)
UnitHour

When public holiday prices apply

  • For support workers and nurses alike, a public holiday support is any support that starts at or after midnight on the night before a public holiday and ends at or before midnight on the public holiday, unless it is a night-time sleepover.
  • What decides the item is when the support is delivered to the participant, not the worker’s shift under their award or agreement. Work out the day first, then the time of day.
  • If a support does not fit within one time band, claim it as two or more separate supports, one for each band. The exception: when the same worker delivers the whole support, the higher of the price limits applies to all of it, and the provider must discuss this billing with the participant.
  • During a night-time sleepover on a public holiday, a third or later hour of active support is claimed at the public holiday price.
  • Providers who claim Supported Independent Living with the weekly item (01_821_0115_1_1 or 01_821_0138_1_1, listed without a specified price) do not use the public holiday items: under the Pricing Arrangements the weekly amount already includes an annualised uplift for public holidays, and a provider uses either the weekly or the hourly SIL items, not both.

Rules on this page: NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26 (current until the 2026-27 edition is published), version 1.1, pages 17–18 and 49. Prices: NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 (version 1.2, 22 July 2026, effective 1 July 2026).

Public holiday items for disability support workers (Schedule 1)

All 19 public holiday items in Schedule 1, in schedule order. Level 1 items are standard supports; Level 2 items are high intensity supports and intensive and complex behaviour supports; Level 4 items are psychosocial recovery coaching. The last column compares each item with the weekday daytime item for the same support.

Support itemSupportReg. groupNationalRemoteVery remotevs weekday daytime
01_012_0107_1_1Assistance With Self-Care Activities – Standard0107$163.46$228.84$245.19+122%
01_204_0115_1_1Short Term Accommodation – Standard0115$163.46$228.84$245.19+122%
01_806_0115_1_1Assistance in Supported Independent Living – Standard0115$163.46$228.84$245.19+122%
01_806_0138_1_1Supported Independent Living – Standard0138$163.46$228.84$245.19+122%
04_102_0125_6_1Access Community Social and Rec Activ – Standard0125$163.46$228.84$245.19+122%
04_106_0136_6_1Group Activities – Standard0136$163.46$228.84$245.19+122%
04_805_0133_5_1Supports in Employment0133$163.46$228.84$245.19+122%
01_454_0107_1_1Intensive and Complex Behaviour Supports0107$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
01_404_0104_1_1Assistance With Self-Care Activities – High Intensity0104$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
01_257_0115_1_1Short Term Accommodation – High Intensity0115$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
01_454_0115_1_1Intensive and Complex Behaviour Supports0115$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
01_816_0115_1_1Assistance in Supported Independent Living – High Intensity0115$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
01_454_0138_1_1Intensive and Complex Behaviour Supports0138$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
01_816_0138_1_1Supported Independent Living – High Intensity0138$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
04_404_0104_1_1Access Community Social and Rec Activ – High Intensity0104$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
04_454_0125_1_1Intensive and Complex Behaviour Supports0125$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
04_454_0136_1_1Intensive and Complex Behaviour Supports0136$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
04_604_0104_6_1Group Activities – High Intensity0104$176.84$247.58$265.26+122%
07_106_0106_6_3Psychosocial Recovery Coaching0106$245.36$343.50$368.04+122%

Public holiday items for nurses (Schedule 3)

All 10 public holiday nursing items. Each nursing support is listed twice with the same price limits: once under Assistance with Daily Life (numbers starting 01_, a Core support) and once under Improved Daily Living (15_, Capacity Building). The last digit of the number is the support purpose, which tells you the budget it comes from.

Support itemSupportReg. groupNationalRemoteVery remotevs weekday daytime
01_604_0114_1_1Delivery of Health Supports by an Enrolled Nurse0114$191.67$268.34$287.51+85%
15_404_0114_1_3Delivery of Health Supports by an Enrolled Nurse0114$191.67$268.34$287.51+85%
01_610_0114_1_1Delivery of Health Supports by a Registered Nurse0114$237.43$332.40$356.15+85%
15_410_0114_1_3Delivery of Health Supports by a Registered Nurse0114$237.43$332.40$356.15+85%
01_616_0114_1_1Delivery of Health Supports by a Clinical Nurse0114$274.64$384.50$411.96+85%
15_416_0114_1_3Delivery of Health Supports by a Clinical Nurse0114$274.64$384.50$411.96+85%
01_622_0114_1_1Delivery of Health Supports by a Clinical Nurse Consultant0114$325.03$455.04$487.55+86%
15_422_0114_1_3Delivery of Health Supports by a Clinical Nurse Consultant0114$325.03$455.04$487.55+86%
01_628_0114_1_1Delivery of Health Supports by a Nurse Practitioner0114$339.84$475.78$509.76+86%
15_428_0114_1_3Delivery of Health Supports by a Nurse Practitioner0114$339.84$475.78$509.76+86%

Price change from 2025-26

Each row is one price limit in the 2025-26 Pricing Arrangements and the 2026-27 schedule, with the number of public holiday items that share it.

RateExample itemItems at this rate2025-262026-27ChangeChange %
Disability Support Worker Level 101_012_0107_1_16 items$156.03$163.46+$7.43+4.8%
Disability Support Worker Level 201_454_0107_1_18 items$168.81$176.84+$8.03+4.8%
Disability Support Worker Level 407_106_0106_6_31 item$234.23$245.36+$11.13+4.8%
Nursing: Enrolled Nurse01_604_0114_1_12 items$185.08$191.67+$6.59+3.6%
Nursing: Registered Nurse01_610_0114_1_12 items$229.27$237.43+$8.16+3.6%
Nursing: Clinical Nurse01_616_0114_1_12 items$265.20$274.64+$9.44+3.6%
Nursing: Clinical Nurse Consultant01_622_0114_1_12 items$313.86$325.03+$11.17+3.6%
Nursing: Nurse Practitioner01_628_0114_1_12 items$328.16$339.84+$11.68+3.6%

4 public holiday items are new in 2026-27 (not in the 2025-26 price tables): 01_806_0138_1_1, 01_257_0115_1_1, 01_454_0138_1_1, 01_816_0138_1_1.

2025-26 figures: NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26, version 1.1 (valid from 24 November 2025). 2026-27 figures: NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27, version 1.2.

Worked examples

These use the 2026-27 national price limits unless a remote area is shown: the most a provider can charge NDIA-managed or plan-managed participants. Part hours are claimed by the time spent.

ExampleWorked out asPrice limit
3 hours of personal care on a public holiday3 × $163.46 (01_012_0107_1_1)$490.38
An 8-hour day of personal care on a public holiday8 × $163.46 (01_012_0107_1_1)$1,307.68
A public holiday sleepover with a third hour of active support before midnight on the holiday (public holiday price)1 × $311.79 (01_010_0107_1_1) + 1 × $163.46 (01_012_0107_1_1)$475.25
2 hours of registered nurse support on a public holiday2 × $237.43 (01_610_0114_1_1)$474.86

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FAQs

What is the NDIS public holiday rate for 2026-27?

Standard personal care on a public holiday is $163.46 an hour (01_012_0107_1_1); community access is $163.46 (04_102_0125_6_1), high intensity personal care $176.84 and a registered nurse $237.43.

When does the public holiday rate apply?

To a support that starts at or after midnight at the start of the public holiday and ends by midnight at the end of it, unless it is a night-time sleepover. A sleepover on a public holiday uses the sleepover item, with any third or later active hour at the public holiday price.

Does weekly SIL get the public holiday rate?

No. Under the Pricing Arrangements, the weekly Supported Independent Living amount already includes an annualised uplift for public holidays, so there is no separate public holiday claim. Providers use either the weekly or the hourly SIL items, not both.

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