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How will the NDIS decide who to cut off?
15 minutes Posted Apr 29, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
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The growth of the NDIS is about to be slashed, but what tool will the government use to determine who gets to stay and whose disability supports are cut?
Today, we speak with Martin Laverty, an architect of the NDIS and now head of disability services provider, Aruma. 
We also speak with Jess Howlett who has autism, about her fears she’ll be unfairly removed from the scheme.
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Jess Howlett, diagnosed with level 2 autism
Martin Laverty, chief executive of disability accommodation and services provider Aruma