'What has happened?': Sudden surge in NDIS cost predictions

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated May 12 2021 - 3:12pm, first published 1:00pm
NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds last week sounded warnings about the scheme's fast rising costs. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds last week sounded warnings about the scheme's fast rising costs. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The annual cost of the National Disability Insurance scheme is set to nudge $30 billion in the next three years - massively above budget forecasts made just seven months ago.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.