Unlike both the federal and South Australian governments, the news of MS Society SA & NT’s appointment of voluntary administrators was not a surprise for the CEO of peak body National Disability Services (NDS).

NDS CEO Michael Perusco told InDaily providers were forced to rely on dwindling cash reserves to stay afloat amid stringent regulation of registered providers, challenges that could mean more providers collapse unless they were urgently addressed.

“We have been highlighting the financial strain that quality providers in the NDIS have been experiencing for some time now,” Perusco said.

“We know that quality providers are fundamental to the success and sustainability of the scheme, and the reality is we can no longer take that for granted.

“We know that over 50 per cent of qual

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