National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2459
Hello,
I’m a young adult with a degenerative neurological disorder. The proposed “National
Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations)
Bill 2026” is and utterly unjust.
The power that it gives the CEO is far too far-reaching, too broad, allows too much misuse and little to no clarity.
One of the many things I’m particularly horrified by the amendments that The CEO can arbitrarily put a limit on funding for any category or any category for specific disability cohorts, and that that extends to ratios of supports. These amendments are currently vague and the full power and potential of them will ruin disabled people and their families and communities lives.
I would like to also remind the reader/s that every $1 spent by the government into the scheme is $2.25 into the economy. Australia makes a profit on the NDIS (this shouldn’t have to be what justifies a welfare system, but it should be taken into account when the primary goal of this amendment is to reduce spending).
There are plenty of ways to benefit the budget, without sacrificing lives, livelihoods, and the values you claimed you stood by. A plain and recent example of this is New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, he was able to move the blessing deficit of New York City with his budget to a neutral. Without sacrificing welfare systems, in fact they were increased. This was by taxing extremely rich people who don’t even live in the area, just a fraction of a fraction of their fair share.
This needs to end, then significantly change with the input of disabled people, here.
Do better.
Earnestly,
An Australian who’s not proud of their country