NDIS fraud is more than ‘growing pains’ – how fundamental flaws in the scheme should be addressed
- Written by: Mona Nikidehaghani, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong
New estimates suggest nearly 5% of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is spent in error.
John Dardo, the integrity chief of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA — the agency that runs the scheme), has warned around A$2 billion of the scheme’s spending was not on genuine needs, leading to the misuse of the...