The FundBuddy blog

Plain-English answers to the questions NDIS participants and families ask most about their plan budgets. Every fact links to its source. Nothing here is financial or legal advice; where the honest answer is "check with the NDIA or your plan manager", we say so.

Latest

Plan managed vs self-managed NDIS: what's the difference? (2026–27)
Who pays providers, what plan management costs, the new 90-day claim and record-keeping rules, and how to change.

The 1 October 2026 NDIS budget changes, in plain English
What changes, when it reaches your plan, what is excluded, and what a family can do now.

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Quarterly funding period planner (PDF, one page)
Print one per funding period. Budgets by category, the safe-to-spend-per-week sum, and a 13-week check-in. No sign-up needed.

Coming soon

What's actually safe to spend from your NDIS plan this quarter
Unused NDIS funding: what rolls over and what doesn't
What to do when an NDIS funding period gets tight
Self-managed NDIS record keeping: what to keep and for how long
How to prepare for an NDIS plan reassessment

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