LET’S STOP THE NDIS
BECOMING THE NEXT NBN
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a desperately needed and well intentioned piece of social reform. However, in many cases, the very people it’s meant to help – people with a disability – and the workers employed to support them, are both worse off under it.
Quality disability support relies on a quality, skilled and experienced workforce and yet the scheme has been poorly rolled out and corners have been cut, meaning:
- Over half the people with a disability, particularly those with intellectual disabilities, are finding themselves no better, or worse off, under the NDIS
- Two thirds of disability workers, most of whom are low-paid women, saying they are worse off under the NDIS after facing increased workloads, cuts to their wages and conditions, and decreased job security through casualisation
- Some of the most vulnerable Australians are in the care of workers without the proper skills or training to support them properly
The Support Disability Support Workers campaign is working hard to change this. But we need your help.
With the re-elected Morrison Government saying that fixing the NDIS is their immediate priority, signing our petition or emailing your local MP will pressure the decision-makers to fully fund and deliver the high-quality NDIS that was promised.
Together, we can put the heart back into the NDIS.
