Dozens of lawyers have quit the agency that runs the National Disability Insurance Scheme in recent months as the organisation comes under pressure for spending tens of millions of dollars
For months now we've been hearing of stories of people on the NDIS who've had their support funding cut. That's sent thousands to the appeals tribunal - where people
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) staff reviewed the social media accounts of a woman applying for the scheme and sent a report to a doctor engaged to provide an expert
There has also been a large increase in the number of people disputing these decisions. Between July 2021 and January 2022, an extra 1,423 people with disability have asked the
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) has gone through a period of significant change, particularly as to testing a participant’s eligibility. More participants are going through an already rigorous process, only for
These appeals generally mean a person with disability has seen their funding package cut, a requested support has been denied or the agency has rejected their claim to join the
Disability Advocacy Network Australia CEO Mary Mallett labelled the NDIA's decision to deny Laura funding for supported accommodation as unfair. "It isn't fair and … it is completely inappropriate that an 86-year-old
In 2017 the McGarrigles, supported by Victoria Legal Aid, won a landmark case over NDIS transport funding that had implications for thousands of other participants. The agency appealed to the
The mother of an eight-year-old boy with severe autism has detailed her “exhausting” administrative battle for NDIS funding while recovering from breast cancer as her son became physically aggressive.
The AAT, when functioning well, provides a review that is new and independentfrom the original decision maker. The AAT protects individuals against questionable government decisions. But for many NDIS participants
‘In respect of AAT cases, of course they are not precedent setting; they are individual cases relevant specifically to the facts of the particular matter, unlike Federal Court cases…’
With independent assessments soon to become compulsory for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants, advocates are speaking out about major flaws in the process, which will prevent people from directly appealing
