Children, young people and families living with disability could see their NDIS support change, following broad reforms to how the scheme assesses eligibility and allocates funding which were announced last week by Health Minister Mark Butler — with significant implications for the child and family services sector.
Children, young people and families living with disability could see their NDIS support change, following broad reforms to how the scheme assesses eligibility and allocates funding which were announced last week by Health Minister Mark Butler.
These changes come as part of a restructure of the NDIS which aims to reduce cost, slow its current growth rate, and strengthen NDIS service provider accountability. Read more here
Homelessness Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s renewed focus on addressing homelessness among Australians with disabilities, as outlined in the revised national Disability Strategy.
“The inclusion of a dedicated homelessness priority area in the revised national disability plan, and introduction of the Targeted Action Plan for 2025-2027 on Inclusive Homes and Communities is an important step to address a major problem,” said Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin.
“This recognises the enormous barriers faced by people with disabilities in accessing safe and affordable housing that meets their needs.
“People with poor mental health and psychosocial disabilities often need support to sustain their housing, and a home they can afford, but neither support, nor low cost housing is available. This is why we continue to see people with psychosocial disability and other complex needs becoming trapped in homelessness or in exploitative and unsafe housing conditions.”