NDIS 90-day claiming changes: What providers and support coordinators need to know.
From 1 December 2026, the timeframe for submitting NDIS claims will change from two years to 90 days after a support is delivered. This means the NDIA must receive claims within 90 days of the service date. Claims submitted after this timeframe won’t be paid unless exceptional circumstances apply. Here’s what the changes mean for providers and support coordinators and what you can do to prepare. How will the 90-day rule work? The 90 days start from the date a support is delivered, not when the invoice is created or sent. If you send invoices to Leap in!, we need time to check the details, process the invoice and submit the claim to the NDIA. Here’s an example. A provider delivers a support on 18 December 2026 but doesn’t send the invoice to Leap in! until 12 March 2027. By then, 84 days have passed, leaving just six days for us to process the invoice and submit the claim. If we need more information or something needs correcting, there may not be enough time. That’s why the NDIA recommends sending invoices within 14 days of delivering a support. If an invoice includes multiple service dates, each date has its own
