NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you?

Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Funding for some services within the national disability insurance scheme will be slashed – even in cases where participants could be left with a funding gap – as part of a sweeping proposal to drastically curb the scheme’s annual growth. The proposed changes, revealed on Thursday, will also grant the health minister, Mark Butler, godlike powers to reduce overall funding for support categories, determine pricing guides and caps for services and support, and the ability to change NDIS rules without state and territory approval for the first 12 months. The changes form part of a major savings measure designed to tip $36.2bn back into the federal budget over the next four years. As we peel back hundreds of pages of legislation and accompanying explanatory documents, here’s what you need to know. Starting with one of its most contentious proposals, Labor’s plan will establish a legal framework to determine who can, and cannot,

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