Expenditure growth and budget forecasts

Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, 29 Oct 2026, 6:10:23 to 6:11:49

Examination of NDIS expenditure growth, total spending for the 2025-26 period, and future budget estimates.

Topics: Government spending, Social services

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Speakers: David Gifford, Hon Anne Ruston

Transcript

Hon Anne Ruston

6%. Yeah. Okay. So do you have the final scheme growth and expenditure? The figures for 25-26, so not just growth but now expenditure as well.

David Gifford

Yep. So the expenditure growth was too the percentage. I'll just say that your total expenditure for the year was 51.2 billion. The expenditure for the previous 12 months was 46.4 billion. So I will, if it's okay, just quickly calculate that great threat. I know it's a it's available. Yes, sorry, Senator, it's it's approximately 10%.

Hon Anne Ruston

10%. And what are the current forecast expenditures for the NDO at NDIS over the forwards?

David Gifford

So in the budget. The I'll just refer to budget paper. One. It might just take me one second to get that, so I'm not sure if you had another data point you might want to move on to.