NDIS Amendment Bill criticized for cutting disability support while leaving structural issues unaddressed
By
Claudia Weisenberger
Summary
The NDIS Amendment Bill is criticized for cutting support for people with permanent, significant disabilities while failing to address the structural problems and fraud that the Bill was supposedly designed to tackle. The analysis argues that the legislation punishes the most vulnerable participants rather than fixing systemic issues within the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Source
bskyNDIS Amendment Bill criticized for cutting disability support while leaving structural issues unaddressedmichaelwest.com.auKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe NDIS Bill is brutal. It cuts support for people with permanent, significant disability – the people this scheme was built for – while leaving the structural problems largely untouched.
Three years of public debate about fraud and rorts has produced a Bill that cuts the supports of people with permanent, significant disability — the people this scheme was built for — while leaving the structural problems largely untouched.
The government says the NDIS Amendment Bill is about fraud, sustainability and securing the scheme for future generations.
You might also wanna read
Government accused of exaggerating NDIS fraud to justify cutting disability support
The article argues that the Australian public has been misled about the scale of NDIS fraud to justify cutting hundreds of thousands of peop
thenewdaily.com.au·24d ago
Advocacy groups warn NDIS changes will disproportionately impact women and families of disabled Australians
Advocacy groups warn that proposed changes to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will disproportionately harm women and
buff.ly·24d ago
Grattan Institute criticizes Labor's NDIS overhaul as 'blunt and inequitable'
The Grattan Institute has issued a scathing critique of the Albanese government's proposed NDIS overhaul, which would slash social participa
theguardian.com·1mo ago
Secret DWP report finds failure to return disabled claimants' calls was 'consistent feature' in tragic safeguarding cases
A secret internal DWP report reveals that the failure of civil servants to return calls from disabled benefit claimants was a "consistent fe
disabilitynewsservice.com·1d ago
Trump administration's disability policy criticized for pushing institutionalization over community integration
The article criticizes the Trump administration's disability policy, specifically a Department of Justice memo authorizing states to institu
thebulwark.com·6d ago
47 Bipartisan Senators Oppose Proposed VA Rule Tightening Sleep Apnea and Tinnitus Disability Benefits
47 U.S. Senators have formally opposed a proposed VA rule change that would tighten disability compensation criteria for sleep apnea and tin
share.google·7d ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.