National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Submission 1214
Having an NDIS plan is the only reason I have been able to live an independent life recently. With it I don’t need to depend on another person to be my unpaid carer - e.g. a partner. I do not have supports from my family or a partner, nor should these people be obliged to help me live an independent adult life.
I think the proposed changes to the NDIS are outrageous. I had to go through so much just to get a plan in the first place, for a disability I have had and will have for my entire life. It will not go away, it will not get better. I had to prove that to the NDIS so I could receive funding for supports. To lose that funding in any way, will cripple the life I am currently able to live.
If my supports are cut back, or worse, removed entirely, I will not be able to live independently. I am already spending 70% of my income on housing and bills. I live frugally and constantly monitor my finances; having to pay out of pocket for what the NDIS covers now, I would likely become homeless, starve, be unable to travel anywhere, and be without the health care I need. I am terrified of this happening.