NDIS Funding Guide • 2026–27 claiming rules

Provider travel non-labour costs are the costs of reaching a participant—such as eligible vehicle running costs, tolls and parking—not the worker's journey time. The attached September 2026 Pricing Schedule does not itemise all non-labour claim numbers or every detailed condition.

Reviewed 20 October 2026 • Pricing Schedule effective 24 September 2026 • Australian dollars • Guidance may change.

A simple explanation of labour and non-labour travel

Is $0.99 per kilometre a 2026–27 rate?

The 2025–26 NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits and its accompanying guidance described a reasonable standard-vehicle provider travel contribution of up to $0.99 per kilometre, alongside eligible tolls, parking and other transport costs. That is a prior-year figure. The 96-page schedule effective 24 September 2026 does not itself state the non-labour kilometre rate. At the time of this guide the NDIA indicated updated detailed pricing/claiming rules would be issued separately. Do not treat a former year's amount as independently confirmed for 2026–27 without the current determination and catalogue.

Which exact non-labour code should be used?

Look in the NDIS Support Catalogue 2026–27 for the item labelled Provider Travel – Non-Labour Costs that matches the actual support category. Some related catalogue items are denominated using a notional $1 unit, which is a way to express the actual allowable dollar charge in a claim—not a $1 cap or permission for unlimited charging. A worker's hourly provider-travel code is not the non-labour item.

Do not select a code from another support category just because it includes the words 'travel'. If the claimable item or current conditions cannot be confirmed, request clarification before submitting the expense.

When can parking, tolls and other expenses be included?

Prior NDIA guidance allowed negotiated reasonable contributions to certain genuine non-labour expenses where provider travel itself was claimable. It did not authorise parking fines, unrelated errands, fictitious kilometres or charging different participants independently for the same entire shared journey. Keep proof of the original work visit, actual route, toll charge and parking expense.

Practical example: one cleaner drives to a participant and then to another client. Any potentially eligible travel cost needs to be attributed accurately; the provider should not charge both participants for every kilometre of a combined journey without a valid allocation basis and agreement.

Invoice checklist for non-labour costs

Request the agreed per-kilometre basis, starting and finishing locations, actual work-related distance, vehicle type, receipts for tolls and parking, whether a return journey is included, and the exact non-labour support item. Compare these to the direct service and labour travel claims to prevent duplication. A worker spending 30 minutes on a journey is not a valid explanation for 30 extra kilometres.

Common questions

Sources and related articles

The official NDIA pricing schedules and 2026–27 support catalogue should be read together. The detailed charging rules for some services are not in the 96-page price schedule. Where prior 2025–26 arrangements are explained, this is labelled as historical information, not presented as a confirmed new 2026–27 rule. Start with the full price guide.

Independent general information prepared by Beyond Health Services. It is not NDIA advice or an individual funding decision.