{"id":1542,"date":"2024-08-22T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:30:16","slug":"the-government-has-resolved-a-major-ndis-deadlock-but-theres-far-more-water-to-flow-under-the-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/the-government-has-resolved-a-major-ndis-deadlock-but-theres-far-more-water-to-flow-under-the-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"The government has resolved a major NDIS deadlock, but there&#8217;s far more water to flow under the bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1542\" class=\"elementor elementor-1542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a9f9d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26a9f9d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"33c602e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 22 August 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cf41fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24cf41fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c91f84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56c91f84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199bd48a link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"199bd48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Change can be difficult for anyone, of any age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">It might leave you scared and confused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">That feeling can double when you live with disability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">And if you\u2019re a participant of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), change can also have implications for your ability to shower each day or choose who assists you to get out of bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The states and territories\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m 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href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-08-21\/ndis-minister-says-participants-shouldnt-pay-mandatory-assesment\/104250744\" data-component=\"ContentLink\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/104250744\">proposed needs assessments<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-08-16\/periods-ndis-disability-health-politics-bill-shorten\/104229864\" data-component=\"ContentLink\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/104229864\">what you can spend funding on<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The resolution of this political deadlock was just the first step \u2014 there\u2019s far more water to flow under the bridge.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B future_heading__Gcudw Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">The stakes are high<\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">When the legislation passes parliament, which could be as early as today now it has support from the Coalition, the government will face a very apprehensive disability community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The concern we\u2019ve heard from the disability community every week since the legislation was introduced has been huge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Given the billions of dollars involved, the political stakes for these reforms are high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">But for many NDIS participants, the personal stakes are higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">These are people who might be receiving disability support for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">People who live every day with their antennas up and are used to fighting tooth and nail for the most basic of supports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">People who will tell you in a heartbeat that, despite the complexities and bureaucracies of the scheme, it\u2019s transformed their lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The government might\u2019ve found a way to get its political adversaries off its back, but it\u2019s unlikely the disability community will be as easy to convince.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">\u201cWe want to work [with] whichever government of the day to make the best legislation we can to improve the NDIS \u2014 but this is not it,\u201d said People with Disability Australia president Marayke Jonkers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult for people to trust when the trust has been broken and it\u2019s very difficult to trust changes \u2026 before you\u2019ve seen the detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B future_heading__Gcudw Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">A test for the government<\/h4>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The real work \u2014 and the long-promised co-design process, which many in the disability community feel should have started months ago \u2014 now begins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Serious concern remains in the community about the extra powers the legislation affords the agency that runs the scheme, and what will come of the proposed\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-12-07\/ndis-disability-announcement-bill-shorten-national-press-club\/103098860\" data-component=\"ContentLink\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/103098860\">\u201cfoundational supports\u201d for those outside the scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">While the NDIS now has more than 660,000 participants, the vast majority of the estimated 5.5 million Australians with disability are not participants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">\u201cWe need to make sure foundational supports deliver for \u2026 the people in the scheme but [also those] outside the NDIS, who at the moment, are getting little to no support at all,\u201d said El Gibbs, deputy CEO of Disability Advocacy Network Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">\u201cI\u2019m really worried that we\u2019re not seeing the certainty we need about the financial investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">\u201cThere is going to be a really extensive co-design process and it\u2019s certainly something I will be holding the government to account on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">This is now the ultimate test for the government and an opportunity to show the country how to balance two of the most important aspects of public policy: what is best for the taxpayer and what is best for the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">People with disability just want to know change isn\u2019t going to come at the cost of the fulfilling, independent lives they\u2019ve managed to build for themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This story first appeared on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/\">ABC website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e89017b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con 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