National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to getting the NDIS back on track and rebuilding trust with participants, their families and carers.

This Budget commits a total of approximately $910 million over five years to improve the effectiveness and delivery of the NDIS for people with disability.

$429.5 million

$429.5 million investment in the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA’s) capability and systems, to improve processes and planning decisions.

$63.8 million

$63.8 million to take a lifetime approach to ensure plans are more transparent and flexible for life events.

$7.6 million

$7.6 million to partner with communities to improve access to services in remote and First Nations communities.

$48.3 million

$48.3 million investment to crackdown on fraud and non-compliance in the scheme, ensuring every dollar of the NDIS is going to support people with a disability.

$73.4 million

$73.4 million to better support participants to manage their plan within budget, including assistance from NDIA during the year and holding plan managers, support coordinators and providers to account.

$56.4 million

$56.4 million to strengthen supported independent living decisions.

$29.3 million

$29.3 million to support the quality and effectiveness of services provided to participants, through improving oversight of services and increasing take up of evidence-based supports.

$142.6 million

$142.6 million to support the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission in carrying out its role of safeguarding NDIS participants.

$7.3 million

$7.3 million to support the Government’s commitment to ensuring no people under the age of 65 years are living in residential aged care by 1 January 2025, except in exceptional circumstances.

$24.6 million

$24.6 million to work with participants and providers to trial blended payment models, to increase incentives for providers to innovate service delivery and improve outcomes.

$14.1 million

$14.1 million has been allocated to deliver a COVID-19 Leave Grant to support eligible disability workers who provide close personal support to NDIS participants and contract COVID-19. This grant will support workers who do not have leave entitlements available to them, minimising the risk of transmission to the most vulnerable members of our community.

$13 million

$13 million investment in the Department of Social Services to help strengthen the Government’s oversight of the NDIS.

For more information about this measure and other Department of Social Services’ Budget measures, visit the Department of Social Services website

For information about the 2023–24 May Budget, visit the Australian Government budget website(Opens in a new tab/window)