National cabinet has agreed to cut the NDIS growth rate from 14 per cent to 8 per cent in three years, which is double the original forecast of 4 per cent.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has admitted for the first time that Labor’s signature National Disability Insurance Scheme is, as he won agreement from the states to almost halve the scheme’s growth rate to 8 per cent within three years.
Two years after Labor in opposition fought attempts by the Morrison government curb the growth rate of the scheme, and mocked its warnings the NDIS was becoming unsustainable, Mr Albanese hasPrime Minister Anthony Albanese , Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews during a national cabinet meeting on Friday.
“Everyone here is absolutely committed to the NDIS. We want to make sure that it actually can continue into the future in a sustainable way.”” needed to ensure costs were reined in and that participants were the sole focus of every dollar spent, not gouging service providers and other shonks.
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