9,351 NDIS review applications in one year. A growing backlog. And longer waiting times. What's going on?

Sarah Knows Support Workers · Oct 26, 2026 · 5m

The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) has released its 2025–26 Annual Report, and some of the NDIS figures are worth paying attention to.

In this solo episode of Sarah Knows Support Workers, I'm breaking down the report in easy English. No complicated government jargon, just the facts.

We're talking about:

Why NDIS review applications have increased by 130% in two years.

The 7,077 cases still waiting to be finalised.

Why the median waiting time has increased to 34 weeks.

What it means when 65% of cases are resolved by consent.

Changes to how NDIS access reviews involving young children are…