Improving Disability Support
Improving disability systems and services for the future
Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31 is a roadmap to an inclusive society to ensure people with disability can fulfil their potential, as equal members of the community.
To make progress in line with the Strategy, the Government is investing a further $31.4 million for the National Disability Data Asset and is providing $57 million to enable the supported employment sector to evolve.
Development of the National Autism Strategy will continue, with investment in early intervention pilots for infants showing signs of autism.
Getting the NDIS back on track
The NDIS is a vital scheme. The Government is ensuring the NDIS continues to provide life-changing outcomes for people with disability.
Investing in the NDIA
The Government is investing a further $732.9 million in initiatives developed with the National Disability Insurance Agency in consultation with the NDIS Review Co-Chairs. This will improve capability and systems, as well as better support participants to manage their plans and fight fraud.
Securing the future of the NDIS
The NDIS is here to stay. National Cabinet has committed to an NDIS Financial Sustainability Framework to ensure the NDIS can continue to provide life-changing outcomes for future generations of Australians with disability. While the NDIS remains demand driven, the Framework will provide an annual growth target in the total costs of the Scheme of no more than 8 per cent by 1 July 2026, with further moderation of growth as the Scheme matures.
Funding for the Scheme is expected to double between 2022–23 and 2030–31.