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From: 202 Ben on behalf of media
To: iraieamses | Eloise
Subject: RE: Urgent review - NDIS saving breakdown [SEC=OFFICIAL] Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2024 6:43:17 PM
Hi Elo/MO,
Please see below — only minor edits (in second par under budget settings)
Thanks, Ben
Background (to inform reporting, not for attribution):
There are two practical changes that will contribute to 95% of the cumulative $14.4b NDIS budget savings over the next four years:
- Moderating participants’ plan inflation
The Budget showed us that the Scheme was going to grow an extra $14.4 billion, mostly because of plans being topped up before they are due to rollover.
This is called intraplan inflation and it does not happen in the vast majority of NDIS participants’ plans.
But around 15 per cent of participants or their plan managers spend their NDIS funding much earlier than planned and in the past this was topped up so the participant was not left without support.
The highest growth in the NDIS comes from plan inflation. The amendments in the bill will help lower plan inflation and therefore growth in expenditure.
In the legislation currently before parliament we are stopping any more automatic top ups. Plan inflation is already reducing, with the recently released NDIS quarterly report showing a continuing downward trend from 11% to 7.5% (excluding indexation) — this is the lowest rate since September 2021.
- Improve NDIS plan budget setting.
The second way we are changing things to keep the Scheme safe is by changing the way we create plans.
By creating better and more consistent plans to begin with, it will help stop plan inflation during the course of the participant’s plan.
This is also before the parliament but once the legislation has passed we will do extensive co- design with participants, families and the sector to make sure we get it right.
From: Eloise <Eloise. — Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 5:35 PM
To: media media@ndis.gov.au
Cc: ™=Antonia <Antonia»” ™ @dss.gov.au>
Subject: Urgent review - NDIS saving breakdown [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi team,
Can we please urgently check the below info which we need to send to the ABC?
The journo wants a breakdown in what measures will contribute to the $14.4b budget savings. Thanks,
Elo
Background (to inform reporting, not for attribution):
There are two practical changes that will contribute to 95% of the cumulative $14.4b NDIS
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budget savings over the next four years:
- Moderating participants’ plan inflation The Budget showed us that the Scheme was going to grow an extra $14.4 billion, mostly because of plans being topped up before they are due to rollover. This is called intraplan inflation and it does not happen in the vast majority of NDIS participants’ plans. But around 15 per cent of participants or their plan managers spend their NDIS funding much earlier than planned and in the past this was topped up so the participant was not left without support. The highest growth in the NDIS comes from plan inflation. The amendments in the bill, will help lower plan inflation and therefore growth in expenditure. In the legislation currently before parliament we are stopping any more automatic top ups. Plan inflation is already reducing, with the recently released NDIS quarterly report showing a continuing downward trend from 11% to 7.5% (excluding indexation) – this is the lowest rate since September 2021.
- Improve NDIS plan budget setting. The second way we are changing things to keep the Scheme safe is by changing the way we create plans. By creating plans better to begin with, it will help stop artificial plan inflation during the course of the participant’s plan. This is also before the parliament but once the legislation has passed we will do extensive co- design with participants, families and the sector to make sure we get it right. —–Original Message—– From: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevantAntonia <Antonia.s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelev@dss.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 12:54 PM To: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material Eloise <Eloises22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material @dss.gov.au> Subject: FW: NDIS saving breakdown [SEC=OFFICIAL] —–Original Message—– From: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva Antonia Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 12:34 PM To: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant mate Gabriela <Gabrielas22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant mate@dss.gov.au>; s22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva , Luke <Lukes22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant @dss.gov.au> Subject: FW: NDIS saving breakdown [SEC=OFFICIAL] Can we get some help with this. A —–Original Message—– From:s47F - personal p s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material s47F - personal @abc.net.au> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 11:54 AM To: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva Antonia <Antonia.s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelev@dss.gov.au> Subject: Re: NDIS saving breakdown [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi Antonia, It was a breakdown of how the $14bn saving will be achieved. Confirming that growth has been restrained to under $2bn over 5 years. There were two measures that accounted for something like 95% of the saving over the forwards. They said they would send me a more detailed account of figures and percentages. By 4pm would be ideal. Thanks, s47F - personal
s47F - personal s22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva
Federal Political Reporter ABC News, Parliament House P: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material M: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material T: @s47F - personal 22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant
On 15 May 2024, at 11:25 AM, s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevan Antonia <Antonias22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva @dss.gov.au> wrote:
Hi s47F - personal p I’m not entirely sure what he has promised you. Are you wanting to know how we moderate growth to $14.4 billion in the forwards? When is the latest I can get to you. I’ll get you what I can. s47F - personal privac
—–Original Message—– From: s47F - personal s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material s47F - personal @abc.net.au> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 10:16 AM To: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva Antonia <Antonias22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva @dss.gov.au> Subject: NDIS saving breakdown
Hi Antonia,
I hope you’re well.
Following up from my conversation with the Minister and policy advisor (Gabrielle?) last night.
They promised to email through or provide a printed copy of the break down of what measures will achieve what percentage and dollar figure of the savings.
Could I please get this asap. I will be doing a package for AM tomorrow on the NDIS element of the budget with the aim of providing reassurance to scheme recipients that the savings will not result in scrapped services for them which is their current fear. I can clearly do that with those figures.
Much appreciated, s47F - personal s47F - personal s22(1)(a)(ii) - irreleva Federal Political Reporter ABC News, Parliament House P: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material M: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material T: s47F - personal privac 22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant m
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