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Warning $7,000 NDIS cuts to plans will 'isolate' people with disability

By Jake EvansABC News (AU)

An average cut of $7,000 to NDIS participant plans could hurt social supports providing the "only interaction with the outside world" for some people with disability, advocates warn, as the minister Mark Butler concedes the savings will have a material impact…

An average $7,000 cut in funding for NDIS budgets that would support participants to join in ordinary life and develop their skills will be "horrible" to lose, disability groups say. The government …