Search

NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you?

Mark Butler](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/mark-butler), god-like powers to reduce overall funding for support categories, determine pricing guides and caps for services and support, and the ability to change NDIS

Australians with Down’s syndrome among those to suffer most from proposed NDIS cuts government analysis says

Mark Butler, [last week introduced](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/15/budget-ndis-cuts-funding-gap-changes-strict-criteria) changes he said were critical to achieving the national cabinet’s annual growth rate target of 5-6% in the coming years. [Sign up for the Breaking

NDIS infiltrated by organised crime gangs using intimidation and threats of violence against Australians

funding can be accessed without meaningful scrutiny, these risks are heightened, particularly for participants who rely heavily on providers to manage or deliver their supports.” The most at-risk targets include NDIS participants from

States on edge about NDIS cuts as Chalmers flags they will be ‘easily the most important’ part of budget savings

Mark Butler](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/mark-butler), to explain planned savings before a major speech this week. It comes as the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, flagged on Monday morning that cuts to the NDIS will be “easily