Budget 2024: Labor to Spend $468 Million to Get NDIS ‘Back on Track’

The centre-left Labor government has vowed to get the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) “back on track” by splashing a further $468.7 million (US$310 million) on the scheme, the 2024-25 budget paper revealed. The funding includes $268.1 million to “better protect NDIS participants and prevent fraud” and $200.6 million to “design and consult” based on the key recommendations of the independent NDIS review. It will include an investment of $45 million to establish an NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee, an independent body that investigates what therapies are reasonable in the scheme. In response to concerns about providers taking advantage of the scheme and its customers, the government will channel millions more dollars towards revising NDIS pricing,...