Disability advocates lose 30% of funding amid NDIS cuts
Villamanta and other disability advocacy organisations are losing funding. The Albanese government is restructuring disability support. NDIS cuts are happening.
Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service in regional Victoria is losing 30 per cent of its total funding. The Department of Health is replacing a decades-old government program that funds disability advocates.
Several well-respected organisations across multiple states will not receive funding under the new model. Villamanta says the cuts will force job losses.
The charity can no longer accept new clients at a time of huge demand. The Albanese government is overhauling the NDIS.
It now supports more than 782,000 people. The government plans to remove 240,000 people from the scheme over the next four years.
It will save more than $38 billion. A Department of Health review in March found Villamanta to be a leader in the sector.
- 30 percent
- Funding loss
- 782,000
- NDIS participants
- 240,000 over 4 years
- People to be removed from NDIS
- More than 38 billion dollars
- Government savings
Why it mattersPeople with disability need advocates when they face crises like unlawful evictions or family violence. Removing these services leaves vulnerable people without support.
AustraliaAustralians with disability face combined threats: NDIS support being cut while the advocates helping them navigate those cuts also lose funding. People in regional areas may face the biggest gaps in access.
