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Kat Wong

Disability scheme overhaul transforms access to support

The federal government wants to overhaul the NDIS which supports about 631,000 Australians. (Brendan Esposito/AAP PHOTOS)

The way Australians with disabilities access support could be transformed under the government's plan to contain budget blowouts and maintain the sustainability of its once world-leading scheme. 

As part of the government's attempts to address recommendations made by an independent 2023 review, the 660,000 Australians covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme would undergo an assessment and receive a plan and budget based on those support needs.

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