Advocacy groups warn NDIS changes will disproportionately impact women and families of disabled Australians
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Sarah Hamilton
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Summary
Advocacy groups warn that proposed changes to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will disproportionately harm women and families of disabled Australians. A government inquiry is expected to hear evidence that access changes, aimed at curbing ballooning costs, will negatively impact mothers of disabled children. Grattan Institute modelling indicates that approximately $11 billion of the $16.6 billion in projected savings by 2029/30 will come from tightened eligibility and more detailed assessments.
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· 3 pulledWomen and families of disabled Australians will be unfairly affected by a sweeping rewrite of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, advocacy groups have warned.
A government inquiry into proposed NDIS changes is this week expected to hear evidence that access changes – designed in part to halt ballooning costs – will negatively impact mothers of disabled children, even if they are adults.
About $11 billion of the $16.6 billion savings forecast for 2029/30 will come from eligibility changes, including more detailed assessments, modelling from the Grattan Institute.
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