New taskforce to crack down on price gouging by unscrupulous NDIS providers

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One scheme participant tells how he was quoted $800 for a wheelchair fix a panel beater did for free

Dodgy NDIS providers will be in the sights of a new taskforce that will target businesses charging exorbitant prices for services, support and equipment.

The taskforce, made up of the consumer watchdog and two national disability insurance scheme agencies, will target differential pricing – a practice whereby providers charge people on the scheme a higher price than those who aren’t.

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