More than 610,000 Australians are receiving supports from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to data for Q2 2023.
The National Disability Insurance Agency's (NDIA) report found that more participants are experiencing increased choice and control and opportunities to engage with their communities.
For Q2 2023, 77% of NDIS participants aged over 15 years claimed that the scheme has helped with choice and control, a 15% increase from the previous quarter.
Moreover, 42% of participants over 15 years reported increased participation in community and social activity, a 20% increase from the previous quarter. Participation in work also doubled from 11% to 22% for participants aged 15 to 24.
NDIA CEO Rebecca Falkingham acknowledged NDIS's positive impact on people living with disability, but emphasised that there was more to do.
“The NDIA understands the best way to further improve the scheme and participant outcomes is to listen to people with lived experience of disability and first-hand experience of the NDIS,” Falkingham said. “As the NDIS moves into its next decade, the agency is co-designing key initiatives to improve the scheme, including those outlined in the Federal Budget, with participants and the disability sector.”
This year, the NDIA reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its engagement with the disability sector by providing an additional $1.4 million to Disability Representative and Carers Organisations (DRCOs).
