NDIS slugged with $14.4bn in savings measures as budget aims to put scheme ‘back on track’

Government says reforms to the national disability insurance scheme that supports more than 600,000 Australians will ensure it is on a more financially sustainable footing

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The Albanese government will claw back $27.9bn in savings as part of its “responsible economic management” over the next four years, with more than half of those savings dependent on plans to get the national disability insurance scheme “back on track”.

Extra efforts to address tax compliance, the “shadow economy” and multinational tax avoidance will also contribute $3.1bn to the savings pool, the government’s measures forecast.

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