Perth mother may have to quit work to care for autistic son after NDIS package cut by 70%
by Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality from World news | The Guardian on (#5SDNT)
Labor accuses Coalition of stealth' cuts to disability funding as other families complain about recent changes
A Perth mother fears she will have to quit her job to care for her autistic son after his national disability insurance scheme package was cut by about 70%, in the latest example of what the opposition is labelling stealth" cuts to the program.
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) insists there is no directive to reduce funding to NDIS participant plans" and that its so-called Sustainability Action Taskforce - dubbed a razor gang by critics - is no longer active".
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