Move to reassign NDIS funds for drought relief upsets disability groups

$5bn drought future fund will be financed in part by $3.9bn from an infrastructure fund previously listed for the NDIS

Disability support agencies have raised concerns about a decision to use funds previously earmarked for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to fund drought relief, saying it adds to the uncertainty and anxiety already surrounding the scheme's success.

The government has said the new funding promise would have no impact on the NDIS, but the National Disability Service chief executive, Chris Tanti, said hearing that funds previously set aside for the scheme had been repurposed "doesn't instil confidence."