Labor pledges to scrap NDIS staff cap over outsourcing concerns

Linda Burney said the cap was a relic of Tony Abbott’s ‘horror 2014 budget’ and led to millions spent on contract staff

Labor has committed to removing the arbitrary National Disability Insurance Scheme staffing cap, which disability advocates say forces the scheme to rely on contractors and outsourcing, leading to delays and confusion.

Added in 2014, the staffing cap limits the number of people employed by the National Disability Insurance Agency to 3,000 and is expected to lead to the outsourcing of a further 7,000 positions as the scheme approaches its full roll-out.

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