The NDIA has released the latest Quarterly Report. The report is a summary of the performance and operations of the NDIA. It covers the three months from 1 July to 30 September 2020. 

To save you reading through the whole report, we have pulled out some important insights. 

Participants and their plans

There is still a high proportion of children entering the scheme. Of the participants with approved plans, 16% were children. Of the new participants, 37% were children.  

 A higher proportion of participants with Developmental Delay entered the Scheme again this quarter. This is consistent with the number of children entering the scheme. 22.8% entered the scheme this quarter and 17.7% in the June quarter. There was only 6.3% in previous quarters through to 31 March 2020 combined. 

Participant diversity continues with higher proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Scheme entrants this quarter.      

In addition, 12.8% of participants who received a plan in the quarter had psychosocial disability compared to 9.6% in the previous quarters combined.

Participant Service Guarantee and Participant Service Improvement Plan 

Providers and the growing market 

Since the start of the Scheme, 15,319 providers have supported participants. Of these: 

The registration groups with the largest number of active registered providers are therapeutic supports and household tasks. These groups are consistently one of the largest registration groups.

Financial sustainability 

High levels of inflation in the Scheme have persisted over time. This is despite the Scheme's increasing maturity. It is something the NDIA needs to address if the Scheme is to be financially sustainable into the future. This is particularly evident for participants in SIL.  

The growth in average annualised payments for non-SIL participants has also been high.

View the full Quarterly Report on the NDIS website.

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