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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst

Government to crack down on NDIS provider fraud amid warning scheme will soon cost $50bn annually

Bill Shorten
Australia federal budget 2022: the minister for the NDIS and government services, Bill Shorten, says the ‘fraud fusion taskforce’ will help get the scheme back on track. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The federal government is creating a “fraud fusion taskforce” to try to claw back nearly $300m from national disability insurance scheme providers, amid warnings the NDIS could cost more than $50bn annually within four years.

The new body, which will replace the existing NDIS fraud taskforce, will target “fraud and serious non-compliance” with the help of law enforcement, regulatory and intelligence agencies.

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