National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Submission 1918

Some of the changes proposed in the legislation would mean many people have NDIS supports taken away when they have no other alternative. For others, they may have alternative supports, such as carers in the family; however, this role is primarily women, meaning it not only places disabled people in a vulnerable position with less self-advocacy, but it also limits many women in terms of independence (e.g., being employed instead of being a carer).

“Permanence” being redefined in relation to disability is another concerning aspect of the legislation. If there are treatments for your disability, you’d have to try all available treatments before you can be eligible for NDIS funding. For some people, despite the treatments being unaffordable or too far away to try, it would still be considered an available treatment, and they would not be able to access funding.

Removing access to NDIS funding will disrupt the lives of so many people. A lot of people already currently have so much trouble accessing NDIS funding because their disability isn’t considered “enough”, when in reality a person’s entire situation as a whole should be considered instead of just the word they’ve been given to describe one aspect of their life/identity. The NDIS cuts will almost definitely lead to not only difficulties and extraneous circumstances in many disabled peoples’ lives, but deaths too. Supports matter, even if not obvious to others how integral they are to someone’s life.

I therefore ask that the government withdraw this bill, because of the reasons above, but also what others have already said before me.