Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Watch

NDIS overhaul to cut off at least 160000 Australians

Published
Around 160,000 Australians are expected to be made ineligible for access to Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme by the end of the decade in a major cost-cutting crackdown to prevent spiralling growth ahead of the Federal Budget. It’s the biggest overhaul to the scheme since it was launched in 2013. Health Minister Mark Butler has declared all participants will be reassessed with tighter eligibility rules, leaving many with disability uncertain about their futures.
Tags
Disability
Politics
Share

Recommended for you

Taiwanese mother faces deportation
A stylised illustration of a suburban house sketched in soft lines, with three windows — each framing a portrait: a young girl, a middle-aged woman, and an elderly woman.
A stylised image of two men in the foreground, with the one on the right leaning against a white ute. There's a sheep at a solar farm in the background.
A composite image of different properties and Australian currency
Two men, one in a red t-shirt and barefoot and the other in dark clothing and a bucket hat, stand talking on a city sidewalk outside a building entrance.
A composite image showing a fire at an oil refinery in the foreground, with a black and white image in the background of an older oil refinery with a ripped paper effect through the middle.
A composite image of a middle-aged white man, soldiers in uniform and a Lady Justice stature and gavel
People with shopping baskets

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world