Federal, state and territory disability ministers met on Friday to debate a proposal to introduce independent assessments into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
In the face of sustained opposition, the federal government agreed not to make any legislative changes to the scheme and committed to consult on any future amendments.
Big news: NSW families minister Alister Henskens confirms the government's NDIS independent assessments plan "will not proceed". pic.twitter.com/gJByatuma2
— Luke Henriques-Gomes (@lukehgomes) July 9, 2021
Remind me, what are independent assessments?
Independent assessments were proposed as a new way of determining the functional level of an individual with disability, which would then be then used to inform what level of funding that person would receive.
Under the current system, people demonstrate this by gathering evidence from their own specialists.
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
SOURCE ; /theconversation.com/
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