In this week’s federal budget the costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been revised upwards, with average forecast growth of 14% a year over the next decade.
It looks like the NDIS could cost more than A$50 billion per year within four years and could be more expensive than many other federal government social programs.
But provisions have been made in the budget to identify and reduce areas of spend and improve the value for money we are getting from the scheme.
