Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time National Disability Insurance Scheme National Disability Insurance Scheme The Hon. T.T. NGO Legislative Council National Disability Insurance Scheme The Hon. T.T. NGO (14:58): Just another supplementary: does the minister believe that cutting $1.6 billion from the NDIS while also denying vulnerable South Australians transitioning onto the NDIS a guide dog is sound social and economic policy? The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Minister for Human Services National Disability Insurance Scheme The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:59): Mr President, the Labor Party doesn't understand how these things work. It is a demand-driven program. If the demand for NDIS services was to increase in the next budget by $5 billion then that would be how much would be expended on the program. I think, indeed, one of the Labor Party spokespeople, Ms Linda Burney, has recently reiterated the comments that the Coalition has said, that it is a demand-driven program and therefore has really conceded the fact that Labor has misrepresented this matter as a cut.