State and territory disability ministers lash federal government's NDIS changes
State and territory ministers say the draft laws could send 240,000 people into hospitals or leave them without support.
- On Thursday, the Victorian government announced the Thriving Kids program, offering two extra maternal and child health nurse assessments for children before kindergarten and school to support those transitioning from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
- Designed for children under nine with "low to moderate" developmental delays or autism, the program shifts participants from the $56 billion NDIS to state-led supports starting in October as the Commonwealth seeks to rein in scheme spending.
- State and territory disability ministers united in a joint submission to the Senate inquiry on Thursday, warning the federal government's proposed reforms risk "undermining the original intent" of the scheme and could leave participants without essential services.
- Ministers argued rapid reform lacking defined broader ecosystems or consultation creates a "significant risk" of fragmented service delivery, potentially leaving people with disabilities in inappropriate settings without access to services.
- The Senate inquiry is scheduled to report next week as NDIS Minister Mark Butler maintains the government's timeline is the "right plan" to pass legislation by the beginning of July, despite opposition from the Coalition and Greens.
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People relying on the NDIS will be left without access to crucial services or end up in places unable to meet their needs under a planned overhaul, state and territory disability ministers warn. In a damning submission made on the final day of a parliamentary inquiry reviewing the National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms, the ministers took aim at the federal Labor government. They warn limiting the expanding NDIS costs is important, but not…
States tell Albanese government that NDIS changes could mean people with disabilities are shifted into hospitals
Plan to move 240,000 people off scheme leads states and territories to jointly warn they can’t ‘deliver like-for-like services to people who are exited from the NDIS’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast State and territory disability ministers have rung alarm [...]
State, territory disability ministers warn against NDIS changes
State and territory disability ministers have accused the Albanese Government of pushing on with National Disability Insurance Scheme reform that does not align with previous agreements, warning the pace of change risks the safety of people with disability. Source: ABC News.
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