NDIS Reform Bill Clears Senate: Spending Growth to Be Capped at 8 Percent

The new NDIS legislation halts automatic top-ups, sets up flexible budgets, and excludes non-NDIA supports.

A symbol indicates disability parking in Albany, Western Australia, on April 22, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The Senate has finally passed long-awaited reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) after a week of debate in Parliament.

The changes are aimed at curbing the spiralling cost of the NDIS, which is predicted to cost the taxpayer $50 billion by 2025-2026.