NDIS small businesses are breaking. And no one is talking about it

"More than half of occupational therapy businesses working under the NDIS failed to make a profit last year. One in seven is already planning to close.

If nothing changes, 17,300 Australians, including 4,500 in regional and remote areas, risk losing access to care.

That’s the devastating picture painted by new data from Occupational Therapy Australia’s 2025 NDIS Provider Survey. It shows a sector on the brink of collapse."

The NDIS needs to create an allied health pricing model that reflects the true cost of running a small business, writes ActivOT Founder, Helen Whait. You can read the original article published by Inside Small Business here.