At least 160,000 people to be removed from NDIS as Labor unveils ‘unavoidable and urgent’ cuts
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldFederal health minister Mark Butler announces major changes and says scheme is costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’
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At least 160,000 people are expected to be removed from the National Disability Insurance Scheme by 2030, as the Albanese government looks to claw back savings by changing who can access the scheme.
The health minister, Mark Butler, also announced on Wednesday the $50bn scheme’s growth rate will be brought down to just 2% every year until 2030 in an effort to curb annual plan inflation and produce billions in savings before the 12 May federal budget.
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