Sometimes, when English is insufficient to describe a particular situation, we have to turn elsewhere.
German has a terrifying phrase ‘verschlimmbesserung’ or ‘improvements that make things worse’, which accurately describes the current state of the NDIS.
It was a policy that started out well, helping Australians with serious, sometimes life-threatening disabilities, but added ‘improvements’ and an expanded field of providers over time has made the taxpayer-funded NDIS a money pit into which fewer benefits are derived by many more recipients.
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