The national disability insurance scheme, one of Australia’s most ambitious social schemes, is undergoing a significant overhaul as the Albanese government looks to rein in costs and preserve its social licence for future generations.
The Gillard-era program now supports more than 770,000 Australians with disability and is expected to cost $54bn this financial year after a series of imminent changes. Without any intervention, the government forecast the NDIS would cost the budget more than $100bn by the mid-2030s. The bill aims to cut the number of participants to about 600,000.
