NDIS
Posted by: cavalier
17th Apr 2025 03:21pm
NDIS - What do you think is wrong and if you were in charge how would you change it for the better
You must be a member to reply to this chat topic. Click here to sign in.
Help Caféstudy members by responding to their questions, or ask your own in Café Chat, and you will get the chance of earning extra rewards. Caféstudy will match these and donate equally to our two chosen Australian charities.
Australian Marine Conservation Society are an independent charity, staffed by a committed group of scientists, educators and passionate advocates who have defended Australia’s oceans for over 50 years.
ReachOut is the most accessed online mental health service for young people and their parents in Australia. Their trusted self-help information, peer-support program and referral tools save lives by helping young people be well and stay well. The information they offer parents makes it easier for them to help their teenagers, too.
Challenge Challenge is a not-for-profit organisation that supports children and families living with cancer, 365 days a year.
Our support is free and immediate, helping to lighten the cancer journey by addressing the practical, social, and emotional needs of all our members.
Our support is free and immediate, helping to lighten the cancer journey by addressing the practical, social, and emotional needs of all our members.
Comments 1
jtmorri
It was a great concept to provide care and assistance for people with disabilities. I have a disability; however, I never applied and would never apply for the NDIS as my condition does not impact my quality of life and is more of a nuisance. I suppose it was seen as a free for all for anyone who had any form of disability or that they could receive a diagnosis and then qualify initially. Unfortunately, some people always abuse and exploit schemes, so they gain something out of it and as a new scheme this is what happened with the NDIS. I believe some people claimed ridiculous services. Ever since due to cost blow outs they have had to tighten rules and exclude conditions and continue with ongoing assessments. The assessment process is flawed eg. A person who has lost a limb isn't going to regrow it.
The reason it was brought in was to control how disability pensioners spend their money as many being in dire straits and living below the poverty line were buying cigarettes, alcohol, gambling and not using money to pay for services that improve their quality of life and health outcomes, which then equates to less hospital medical care costs for the public health system. Therefore, the government wants the funds spent on worthwhile care, support and services.
I don't know the solution. All I can see is that people should be prioritised, like a triage system where those with the greatest requirement for care support to meet basic needs ultimately receive that. Therefore, an assessment requirement would remain. It would seem more coordination and continued vigilance to weed out poor quality services and suppliers remains in required by government and yet more exclusion of conditions that are not severe (do not impact having basic needs met and quality of life of a person). I believe the model has now moved toward the recipient being able to choose providers themselves, which better meet their needs which would be a welcome initiative.