NDIS users facing unpaid bills and deteriorating mental health, due to months-long funding delays, call for more compassion and less complexity in the system.
While each of their stories is different, the results are frustratingly similar — dealing with the National Disability Insurance Agency has driven some of the most vulnerable people in our society to the brink., but the funding to care for his daughter ran out, despite their needs increasing because he couldn't do as much to help her.Becki's story
"I've bawled my eyes out on many, many occasions, because it's just become so frustrating," she said. She said it was common to see families or participants lose funding due to the complexity of the system.The final report from the NDIS review has made 26 recommendations and detailed close to 140 "actions" it says are needed to transform the scheme over the next five years. Here are the biggest takeaways."The NDIS has implemented a new computer system and it means that emails don't even get seen for weeks or months.
Ms Cricelli said she was relieved, but that it shouldn't take months of phone calls, emails, and administrative headaches to resolve the issue.Mental health carer and advocate Mary Hollick, who is a member of the Ballarat Mental Health Carers Circle, described the NDIS as a "catastrophe". "It really speaks to the Byzantine maze of the NDIS, which family members are not trained or supported to understand."Thusitha Nugagahakumbura and his wife Neelanthi Munasinghe were visiting Ballarat with their family in late 2023 when Mr Nugagahakumbura was injured in a racially motivated attack.
Bill Shorten Disability Support Care Ndis Users National Disability Insurance Scheme Multiple Schlerosis Ndis Delays Support Payments
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NDIS: Almost one in three jobs created last year linked to NDISThe growth in NDIS-related employment has masked the slowdown in private sector industries like construction, retail and manufacturing.
Read more »
Reader poll: AFR readers sceptical of Shorten’s NDIS promiseAlmost 75 per cent of AFR reader’s don’t believe the Albanese government can reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme within five years.
Read more »
Australia news live: Jacinta Allan lashes proposed NDIS changes; winemakers hopeful of Chinese tariff removalFollow live
Read more »
Organisers accused of falsely promoting Bill Shorten's attendance at NDIS conferenceOver 500 attendees expected Disability Minister Bill Shorten to be making the keynote speech at an NDIS conference in Canberra but he says he told organisers weeks ago he wouldn&x27;t be there.
Read more »
Exploitative Providers Rort a Fifth of NDIS SpendingThe Criminal Intelligence Commission warns that up to a fifth of NDIS spending is being rorted by exploitative providers. The ACCC will investigate complaints made by participants and carers. The federal government cracks down on illegal overcharging and launches a taskforce to address unfair price hikes.
Read more »
Premiers revolt over federal NDIS law, fearing cost time bombThe premiers convened a sudden meeting on Monday night to urge a rethink on the controversial proposal to set up a new state-based disability system.
Read more »