NDIS cleaning rates 2026-27: the price limit and the 1 December change

The most a provider can charge for NDIS house cleaning at the national rate is $60.10 an hour today. From 1 December 2026, that maximum rises to $64.59 an hour. Both figures are ceilings set by the NDIS, not a standard rate, and they apply to NDIA-managed and plan-managed funding.

The figures below were checked on official NDIS pages on 11 November 2026. Prices change, so check the NDIS pricing page before you rely on them.

The current limit and what changes on 1 December

The support item is called House Cleaning and Other Household Activities, item number 01_020_0120_1_1. It is charged by the hour.

	Until 30 November 2026	From 1 December 2026
House Cleaning and Other Household Activities (01_020_0120_1_1), national	$60.10 an hour	$64.59 an hour
House or Yard Maintenance (01_019_0120_1_1), national	$59.01 an hour	$63.42 an hour

The current figures come from the NDIS pricing schedule for 2026-27, effective 24 September 2026. The December figures come from an NDIS announcement dated 19 October 2026. The increase is linked to a Fair Work Commission decision on wages under the SCHADS award.

What the NDIS says about the change:

• The new maximum prices apply to supports delivered on or after 1 December 2026.
• The support item numbers and the claiming process are not changing.
• Providers should use the maximum price that applied on the date the support was delivered. A clean on 28 November and a clean on 2 December can sit under different limits, even on the same invoice.
• Providers must discuss any proposed change to an existing service agreement with the participant, and the participant must agree before the change is made.
• The NDIA has said it will publish an updated pricing schedule and claiming guidance on 1 December 2026.

The pricing schedule also sets higher remote and very remote limits. The figures in this guide are the national ones. If you are not sure which applies where you live, ask your plan manager.

A price limit is a ceiling, not “the NDIS rate”

You will often see $60.10 described as “the NDIS cleaning rate”. That is not quite right. It is the most that can be charged and paid for that item under NDIA-managed and plan-managed funding. A provider is free to charge less.

The NDIS pricing page says that, under the schedules:

• the NDIA can’t pay a claim for more than the maximum price
• NDIS providers can’t charge more than the maximum price
• participants aren’t entitled to a payment above the maximum price.

So a quote below the limit is allowed, and a quote above it cannot be paid from NDIA-managed or plan-managed funding.

How the way your plan is managed changes things

The NDIS says the maximum prices in the schedules only apply to NDIA-managed and plan-managed participants.

How the plan is managed	Does the limit apply?	Who pays the provider
NDIA-managed	Yes	The provider claims from the plan through the NDIS portal
Plan-managed	Yes	The plan manager pays the provider’s invoice
Self-managed	No. You can negotiate prices	You pay the provider and claim from your plan

Self-managing gives you room to negotiate, but it also makes you responsible for making sure your funding lasts the length of your plan. Paying above the limit means fewer hours from the same budget.

Which providers you can use also depends on the plan type. NDIA-managed funding can only be used with registered providers. Plan-managed and self-managed funding can be used with registered or unregistered providers.

What the hourly rate does not cover

The price limit is for the cleaning support itself. Some things connected to cleaning are not NDIS supports at all, whatever the rate. The NDIS list of supports that are not NDIS supports includes:

• Cleaning products. Groceries, “including all food, beverage, cleaning, household and health products”, are on the list.
• Standard household items, appliances, tools and products, such as a washing machine or other everyday equipment.
• Exit cleaning and bond. The direct costs of complying with a tenancy agreement, including bond, pest control, exit cleaning and general damage repairs, are not NDIS supports.

If a quote bundles products or an end-of-lease clean into an NDIS invoice, ask for those items to be taken out and handled separately.

How to check a cleaning quote or invoice against the limit

Use this list when a quote or invoice arrives:

1. Item and name. Does it name the support, House Cleaning and Other Household Activities, and for NDIA-managed or plan-managed funding the item number 01_020_0120_1_1?
2. Hours and date of each visit. The limit is hourly and depends on the delivery date, so each visit should show its date and the time spent.
3. Hourly price. For NDIA-managed or plan-managed funding, is it at or below $60.10 for visits up to 30 November 2026, and at or below $64.59 for visits from 1 December 2026?
4. Nothing extra hidden in the rate. Products, equipment and exit cleans should not appear on an NDIS invoice.
5. Matches your agreement. If the price changed, did you agree to the change first?

If something does not line up, raise it with the provider before the invoice is paid. Your plan manager or support coordinator can help.

Questions to ask any cleaner about price

• What is your hourly price, and is it the same for every visit length?
• Will your price change on 1 December 2026, and if so, how will you tell me?
• How do you show the date and hours of each visit on the invoice?
• Do you send invoices to me or to my plan manager?

The disability home cleaning page explains how Manora Cleaning approaches regular home cleaning. If you would like to talk about your home, you can ask for a quote.