Consultation on draft lists of NDIS supports
August 2024
Consultation on draft lists of NDIS supports
Tags: disability support, NDIS
Description:
The Summer Foundation welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the consultation on the draft lists of NDIS supports.
While more clarity and guidance on what supports participants can spend their funding on may be helpful, there is a risk that prescriptive lists of what should or shouldn’t be funded by the NDIS may lead to worse outcomes for participants. This includes potentially driving participants towards more costly disability services. It may also exclude people from mainstream services and force them into segregated settings.
It is critical that the proposed lists have sufficient flexibility for the purchase of cost effective goods and services that will increase independence and community participation, while reducing reliance on paid disability support workers.