The Disability Issue. We need to restore balance in the NDIS conversation. The NDIS has become a one-sided conversation about fiscal burden and rorting, with the importance and benefits of the scheme for hundreds and thousands of Australians, AND the economy, becoming a byline.
But what we are not seeing is any economic modelling for costs on the other side of the equation. What happens to people with disability who will now not be eligible for the NDIS, or who can’t access the support they need following cuts to their support plans? Our advocates are seeing that largely it’s the emergency, health, mental health and sometimes aged care systems picking up the tab.
Our disability advocates share the NDIS issues that they are seeing and where greater efforts for making the scheme more sustainable could be made.
