The NDIS is an investment in a decent society, not a "burden" on the Budget

Guest post by El Gibbs

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“A budget is a moral document before it is a financial one.” Alma Harris

Disabled people, and the supports we use, are once again in the news, being tut-tutted over for our incredible Budget destroying power. We are being told we are part of the debt apocalypse, tearing through taxpayer funds like the wanton burden we are. 

I’m being sarcastic, but that’s how the bleating from the Australian Financial Review and Sky News starts to sound after the last few years of ‘concern’ about the NDIS, fuelled by a Coalition government determined to cut essential disability support and make up stories about sex yachts.

The NDIS ensures that 554,917 disabled people get the kind of every day essential supports they need, with the most recent budget showing it will cost $35.7 billion next year. This investment has led to a job’s explosion, with a 72% increase in work, one of the fastest growing areas of the economy. More family members are worki…