The NDIS is undergoing a major overhaul. This is what the changes could mean for you

Some participants could lose 50% of their budget for paying carers to accompany them to job or social programs The Gillard-era program now supports more than 770,000 Australians with disability and is expected to cost $54bn this financial year after a series of imminent changes. Without any intervention, government forecast the NDIS would cost the budget more than $100bn by the mid-2030s. The bill aims to cut the number of participants to around 600,000.