Reform needs to be careful. Simply shutting down existing workplaces could leave some disabled workers worse off.
- Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
The government wants to make these short-term cuts to shore up the budget bottom line. But there’s a fairer way to repair the NDIS.
A lot has to go right for the $37.8 billion in NDIS savings to be delivered without leaving disabled people to fall through the cracks.
This year, the National Disability Insurance Scheme is expected to cost taxpayers $50 billion. So what needs to change?
A new Grattan Institute report shows how Australia can build a national system of psychosocial supports within five years without spending any more money.
Here’s how the government can fund these vital supports and save the NDIS – without spending more money.
A new Grattan Institute report shows how the government can create innovative alternatives to group homes that cost the same or less money.
Many people in the disability community are distressed by the plan to register all NDIS providers. There could be a more nuanced approach that preserves their wishes.
The NDIS review found a lack of clarity about what supports should be considered ‘reasonable and necessary’ was at the heart of many of the scheme’s problems.
The disability royal commission was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to investigate the realities of life for disabled Australians. But it missed three critical areas in need or urgent reform.
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