Transport Minister Rene Hidding said the State Government would continue to provide a taxi subsidy for those not covered by the national insurance scheme, but could not fund those who had switched to the NDIS.

“Nobody is obliged to become an NDIS participant. If a person doesn’t become a participant they can continue to receive taxi subsidies through the Tasmanian Government program,” Mr Hidding said.

Disability advocates are concerned Tasmanians who have been stripped of travel subsidies after joining the NDIS will struggle with access to support services.

Source: The Mercury