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Disability organisations welcome proposed changes around foundational supports but urge Labor to give guarantee no participant will be worse off
Disability advocates have urged federal and state governments for an “ironclad commitment” that no one will be phased out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and on to new proposed support services before they are properly in place.
The calls come in response to a landmark review into the NDIS, released on Thursday, that found that the scheme supporting 600,000 Australians needs urgent fixes to ensure its ongoing financial sustainability.
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