More than 4000 submissions received for NDIS inquiry
Melissa McIntosh MP
Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services
Shadow Minister for the NDIS
Shadow Minister for Women
Federal Member for Lindsay
More than 4000 submissions have been received by the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs on the inquiry into the Government’s National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
Shadow Minister for the NDIS, Melissa McIntosh MP, said that the overwhelming volume of submissions reflected the high level of anxiety that many Australians who rely upon the NDIS were feeling.
“Minister Butler talks a big game about consulting with the disability community, but Labor has gone about this in the wrong way – they’ve introduced the legislation first and are only now consulting with the community.
“I fought hard for a Senate inquiry so the community’s concerns could be heard.
“We know that the NDIS has blown out far beyond what was originally forecast. Costing Australian taxpayers nearly $50 billion a year, it is supporting almost twice the intended number of participants. The Scheme does need to be reformed, but it must be done so in a way that places the Australians who depend on the Scheme at its centre.
“We have to strike the right balance between reducing growth in the Scheme and ensuring that people with significant and permanent disabilities can access the support they need.
“This inquiry is an opportunity for the disability community to voice their fears and concerns about the changes the Albanese Labor Government is proposing. They are the ones who will be directly affected by the changes in this Bill.
Three days of public hearings are scheduled for next week, beginning on Tuesday 9 June in Melbourne, and finishing with two days of hearings in Canberra on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 June. The committee is due to report on Tuesday 16 June.
“We must ensure there is a safety net for people who are no longer eligible for support. Right now, the State and Territory Governments are saying they don’t have the services – so where will people go?
“The disability community need answers and it’s about time the Albanese Labor Government start providing them.”
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