Learn about the 2024 updates to NDIS funding, including key services that are no longer covered and how these changes will impact participants moving forward.
by Dianne Martinez 2024-10-12 03:18:38
In a major shakeup of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), outgoing Minister Bill Shorten has released the first official list of services and items that taxpayers will no longer fund. The move comes as part of a broader effort to streamline the NDIS and ensure that funding is directed toward essential disability supports, rather than lifestyle services or therapies that fall outside the scope of the scheme.
The announcement, made on Tuesday and set to take effect on Thursday, outlines a clear division between what NDIS participants can and cannot spend their allocated funds on. While the program has long been a lifeline for many Australians with disabilities, recent concerns about misuse and inefficiency have led the government to re-examine its funding priorities.
One of the biggest shifts under the new rules is the elimination of funding for a range of lifestyle purchases, including holidays, massages, manicures, and therapies such as cuddle therapy, reiki, and sound therapy. According to Shorten, these services were never intended to be part of the NDIS’s core mission, and the new guidelines make it clear that taxpayer money should not be spent on such items.
In addition to lifestyle purchases, therapies like tarot card readings, clairvoyance, and wilderness therapy are also off the list of fundable services. The changes aim to ensure that NDIS funds are allocated to evidence-based, essential services that support participants in achieving their goals.
In a major shakeup of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), outgoing Minister Bill Shorten has released the first official list of services and items that taxpayers will no longer fund. The move comes as part of a broader effort to streamline the NDIS and ensure that funding is directed toward essential disability supports, rather than lifestyle services or therapies that fall outside the scope of the scheme.
The announcement, made on Tuesday and set to take effect on Thursday, outlines a clear division between what NDIS participants can and cannot spend their allocated funds on. While the program has long been a lifeline for many Australians with disabilities, recent concerns about misuse and inefficiency have led the government to re-examine its funding priorities.
by Dianne Martinez 2024-10-12 03:18:38
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