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The NDIS replaced a largely block‐funded disability care system that was criticised as underfunded, unfair, and fragmented, providing only limited choice and limited access to appropriate support for people with disability. The self‐directed nature of NDIS support aims to remedy these problems by providing participants with individual budgets to purchase the services they need. However, concerns have grown that social inequalities could influence access to the scheme and limit choices and control for NDIS participants. Further, higher funding for the NDIS than for aged care could lead to inequitable access to social services for people approaching the NDIS cut‐off age of 65 years.

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Authors: George Disney, Yi Yang, Peter Summers, Alexandra Devine, Helen Dickinson and Anne M Kavanagh

Article Type: Research