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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter

Period products classified as ‘lifestyle related’ like vapes and gaming consoles under draft NDIS plan

Sanitary napkins in a Melbourne supermarket
The government has released a draft list of items it proposes to exclude from NDIS coverage. Menstrual product are classified ‘lifestyle related’. Photograph: Shuang Li/Alamy

The federal government has proposed excluding period products from the national disability insurance scheme despite research suggesting 78% of people with disability who menstruate cannot afford them.

In August, seeking feedback, the government released a draft list of items it proposed to exclude from NDIS coverage in an attempt to cut spending on the scheme by $27.9bn over the next four years.

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