At least 160,000 people to be cut from NDIS within four years, minister says

The health minister, Mark Butler, says unannounced changes to eligibility rules for the National Disability Insurance Scheme would reduce the number of people using the scheme to about 600,000 by 2030, down from forecasts of 900,000 participants.

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Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra ahead of the 12 May federal budget, Butler says there are about 760,000 people on the NDIS scheme at the moment, meaning at least 160,000 will no longer be able to access the NDIS within four years. Butler says that instead of costing more than $70bn at the end of the decade, the cost for the scheme will be brought down to about $55bn

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