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Calls to force NDIS providers to register as Labor eyes savings

NDIS reform is expected in the upcoming budget with the government already in talks with states and territories about options. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)

Major providers are calling for stricter NDIS registration rules, arguing it would improve quality and reduce costs.

The federal government is weighing options to slow the scheme's growth, including eligibility and pricing changes.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated Labor will outline its NDIS reform plan at the federal budget in May.

Stricter registration rules would weed out low-quality NDIS providers and result in better services for Australians and budget savings, major operators say.

Further reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are expected to be a key feature of Labor's budget in May, with registered providers calling for tighter controls to stop unscrupulous businesses profiting from the $50 billion program.

Crossbench MPs warn Labor against slashing NDIS growth in budget

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Crossbench MPs will push back against Labor’s attempts to rein in spending on the NDIS in next month’s budget, warning that premature efforts to curb the $50 billion scheme’s growth will just move costs onto other areas such as health and aged care.

As NDIS participants cautioned against focusing on costs at the expense of the scheme’s many benefits, several independents, led by Monique Ryan, were on Tuesday writing to the scheme’s ministers, Mark Butler and Jenny McAllister, with their fears that the government was prioritising budget savings over vulnerable people.

Two Labor MPs – both of them doctors – say the NDIS must be redesigned

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Two Labor MPs who are doctors want their government to overhaul the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning that public support would crumble if the $50 billion program isn’t redesigned.

The NDIS is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the May budget, where driving down the scheme’s growth trajectory to 6 per cent or lower will be a centrepiece of the government’s savings plan.

Labor backbenchers Michelle Ananda-Rajah and Mike Freelander on Monday added to a debate over the scheme’s future as new data reveals people with autism or development delay who have lower support needs now make up more than 40 per cent of NDIS participants.

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