Overview
- The NDIA integrity chief, who testified Friday, put the NDIS's 'integrity leakage' at about $3.7 billion, or 8.3% of last year's payments.
- The federal government announced changes last week that aim to save about $15 billion over four years and model a fall in participants to roughly 600,000 by 2030.
- Officials said common rorts include billing for services never delivered, charging weekend rates for weekday care, rapid drawdowns that do not match real service use, and claims from providers without the staff to deliver care.
- The Fraud Fusion Taskforce reported 25 prosecutions, 15 cases now before the courts, more than 600 active investigations, over 2,500 providers removed, and 77 warrants issued last year.
- The cross‑party inquiry, established in March at the minister's request, is due to report on July 2 and could drive new enforcement and design changes.