Editor's note

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which was fully rolled out in July 2016, aims to give around 475,000 people with a disability more choice and control over their daily lives. In the first piece of our four-part series on the the NDIS two years on, Carmel Laragy asks whether the scheme is delivering on its legal requirement to give people the “reasonable and necessary” supports they need to live more independent lives. While the scheme is performing well in many cases, some recipients are still missing out.

Other pieces in our series will look at how Indigenous and other disadvantaged groups are faring in the scheme, as well as the health and well-being of those caring for people with disabilities.

And in the light of the interim report of the banking royal commission, Andrew Linden addresses how to change the culture of banks so that greed is no longer good. Rosemary Sainty says when speaking frankly, bank board members acknowledge that something has to change.

Sasha Petrova

Deputy Editor, Health + Medicine

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The NDIS is delivering ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports for some, but others are missing out

Carmel Laragy, RMIT University

The NDIS is required by law to provide 'reasonable and necessary' supports. But what this means is often subjective, and depends on the assessor.

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