This information was made by Inclusion Australia.
Where we say ‘we’ it means Inclusion Australia.
It is about the Federal Budget and changes to the NDIS.
We made this information to
- Help people understand the changes
- Share information in an accessible way.
Hard words are in bold.
We explain what they mean.
The Australian Government shared the new Federal Budget on Tuesday 12 May.
The Federal Budget is a document that explains how the government will spend money for the next few years.
We knew there would be changes to the amount of money the government will spend on the NDIS in the budget.
Mark Butler is the Minister for the NDIS and he told us about the changes in his Press Club speech a few weeks ago.
The budget did not tell us much about how the changes to the NDIS will be made.
The government shared a timeline for changes at the same time as they shared the budget.
The timeline tells us when parts of the changes will happen.
There are still lots of details we do not know.
Some changes may take years to happen.
Some changes will need new laws.
Minister Butler shared a draft of the new laws in Parliament on Thursday 14 May.
Draft means changes can still be made to what the new laws will be.
All of these changes need more consultation with the disability community.
We have asked the government to allow time for this to happen before changes are made.
We are working hard to understand the new laws.
We will be talking to government about them.
The government wants the changes to be fair and sustainable.
Sustainable means the NDIS can continue in the future.
The government say there will be
- Changes to how some supports are funded
- New assessments and planning processes
- Stronger checks on providers
New supports outside the NDIS called Foundational Supports.
Foundational supports are support for people with disability and some of those people don’t have an NDIS plan.
The new changes will not start yet. It takes time for the laws to be approved.
Nothing will change straight away.
Inclusion Australia knows many people are worried about what these changes will mean.
We know many people are confused.
Inclusion Australia will keep working with the government and the disability community to make sure changes are fair and safe.
We will keep sharing updates in Easy Read to explain more information when we have it.
We will keep advocating for the rights and inclusion of people with an intellectual disability in any changes.
You can download this Easy Read information here (or click below).