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Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney

'Use it or lose it' – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants

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Around 4.5 million Australians live with disability but less than 13% of them are covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Getting into the scheme is one thing. But many NDIS participants find using their funding is yet another.

Our research indicates a major issue in terms of the fairness of the scheme is less in the allocation of funding but more about whether people are able to spend their funding.

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