NDIS recipient asked to prove prosthetic leg is a permanent disability

Correction: To the extent any viewer understood this report to suggest that Adam's NDIS plan was slashed from about $70,000 to about $30,000 as a result of legislative changes to the NDIS in October 2024, A Current Affair confirms that the NDIS slashed the value of Adam's plan at least in part because a one-off expense was not required in his next plan, and because Adam requested a reduction in some of his supports.

Adam Kupics has had a prosthetic leg for more than a decade.

He says since being on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), funding changed his life for the better.

But in October 2024 his plan was updated and his funding slashed by more than $30,000.

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"There was not even enough money for prosthetic leg maintenance in this new plan," he claimed.

Adam is also struggling to get invoices for catheters approved.

"I have to worry about whether I open a new catheter or not, or whether I can still continue to sterilise one that I've used 15 times before.

"It's terrifying me."

He claims he's also been asked to prove for a third time that his disability is permanent.

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"Doesn't get much more obvious than having an amputation," Kupics said.

Kupics claims the scheme isn't the same as it used to be, and that's why he wants to see an overhaul of a different kind.

"Hire me. Let me help you fix the problem," he said.

Not only does Kupics want a job with the NDIA, but he wants the scheme to employ more Australians living with disabilities, so there's a little bit more compassion on the other end of the phone line.

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FULL NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME STATEMENT

Mr Kupics does have funding available to purchase catheters. None of this funding has been used to-date.

Mr Kupics has repeatedly spent NDIS funding on items unrelated to NDIS Supports, and provided no quotes or evidence to support requests for many items A Current Affair has referred to.

All NDIS participants, including Mr Kupics, are required to spend NDIS funds only on items related to their disability and to provide evidence and quotes for supports they require.

The NDIA takes misuse of NDIS funding very seriously.