The NDIS is resulting in 'frustration' and sometimes even 'anger' for some of Australia’s most vulnerable people who are reliant on its services.
The NDIS is resulting in"frustration" and sometimes even"anger" for some of Australia’s most vulnerable people who are reliant on its services.
NDIS Minister Stuart Robert says the federal government will the report to"clarify" and"update" its underpinning legislation.Following the May election, the federal government sought out a review of the scheme and the National Disability Insurance Agency tasked with overseeing it. The NDIS costs around $22 billion to run annually and long wait times and bureaucracy have been a constant complaint from its participants.NDIS Minister Stuart Robert said the government would respond in the coming weeks but is already taking steps to confront these concerns.
A service guarantee will come into effect from 1 July which means there will be shorter agreed time frames for decisions on whether people are covered, receive a plan or can have a plan reviewed.The NDIS commenced in 2013 and was designed to provide a world-first approach to disability support -transitioning services away from state and territory systems.
It noted that while NDIS service delivery works well for adults with physical disability, the provision of services to people with “psychosocial disability” or “developmental delay” has proven challenging.
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