NDIS spending is projected to climb to $64 billion by 2029.
Despite moves by Labor to control the cost of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the program continues to be one of the most expensive programs in the federal budget, surpassing both defence and education.
NDIS is a taxpayer funded program created by Labor in 2013 aimed at covering the cost of disability services and products for Australians.
Yet one of the concerns is the wide ambit it covers, leading to some recipients receiving a broad range of taxpayer-backed services from mowing the lawn to cleaning their home. Further, the number of recipients is also predicted to climb.
As a result, the program’s costs have soared with the Albanese Labor government vowing to get it under control.
The current budget figures predict that by next financial year 2025-26, the NDIS will cost $52 billion, more than the $51 billion allocated to defence, and the $31.1 billion set aside for federal education initiatives.
This year it sits on $48.5 billion.
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