Budget 2025 provides increases to the Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) and the Persons with Developmental Disabilities Program (PDD) but falls short of addressing the current crisis being experienced by children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families.
The Government’s fiscal framework limits new spending to a maximum of the prior year’s population growth plus inflation, which combined would be 7.3%. Spending increases in FSCD and PDD fall significantly below this rate and fail to recognize these programs have been inadequately funded for years, causing significant waitlists.