Jul 2, 2026 – 5.13pmOrganised crime syndicates are targeting the NDIS and providers bribe participants with cigarettes and alcohol in widespread rorting costing the scheme $3.7 billion a year, a Labor-backed parliamentary committee into the National Insurance Disability Scheme has found.The committee’s report, released on Thursday, said criminals were using the NDIS to launder money and hide assets, and it called for tougher penalties to crack down on rampant rip-offs and kickbacks plaguing the $50 billion-a-year scheme.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Money laundering, bribes and rip-offs rife in NDIS
A Labor-backed parliamentary inquiry has called for stiffer penalties to tackle the fraud that is bleeding $3.7 billion annually from the disability scheme.
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