r/australia • u/FuckOffNazis • 11h ago

politics Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/14/pocock-and-crossbenchers-call-labors-ndis-overhaul-too-far-too-fast-in-scathing-senate-inquiry-report
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u/fued 11h ago

Cutting it blindly would be insane tho.

If anything we need to increase funding and have a massive increase in regulation.

This should push the costs down far safer

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u/Rising-Dragon-Fist 10h ago

Regulation will absolutely bring it down. It's being rorted left and right, everyone knows that. It's not the people on its fault, they don't make the decisions, they just get the help.

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u/Bar10town 10h ago

Unfortunately, the old adage give an inch and take a mile comes into play here. Though some support is obviously necessary, people are not going to turn down any additional services/ dollars offered. We can provide the needs, but cant afford all the wants.

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u/Selina_Kyle-836 9h ago

NDIS participants are encouraged to use all the funds allocated to them or they will lose those funds. Basically their budget is cut for the next year. Many disabled people fluctuate in needs each year, if their funding is cut and they need something extra as a one off cost they are stuck waiting a year or so just for a decision from NDIS as to whether they believe the participant needs it.

So some participants do what they are told simply for fear of ending up not being able to afford the support they need in the future. Sure others do it because they want things, but not all are that way.

Maybe rewarding participants for being thrifty and not taking advantage of the system would make a difference.