Disability advocates forced to turn people away as appeals to NDIS cuts grow

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 with disability and their loved ones are often forced to go up against government employed barristers to plead for their funding to be reinstated.

Disability advocates say there are now so many appeals cases – they’ve had to turn people who’d they’d usually be able to help, away.

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Topics:
Appeals processes, NDIS

Author:
Rhett Burnie

Source:
ABC Radio PM

Date published:
Wed 6th Apr, 2022