The Australia Government has continued to deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), despite the emergence of the coronavirus, with new data released today showing around 27,500 people with disabilities joining the NDIS in the first quarter of 2020.
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, said the latest NDIS Quarterly Report highlights the Scheme’s continued support of Australians with disability with $4.3 billion paid for disability supports during the quarter – a 70 per cent increase on the same time last year.
Of most significance, the March quarter also showed a significant reduction in the number of open participant requested reviews from 7,295 at 30 June 2019, to 755 at 31 March 2020, with reviews completed on average in only 13 days.
Minister Robert said the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) had in March started implementing new measures to assist participants and providers during the coronavirus pandemic, whilst driving significant improvements ensuring Australians with disability received timely support from the Scheme.
‘Despite the coronavirus presenting new challenges, it’s important we continue to deliver the rollout of the NDIS and figures released today demonstrate we are doing just that,’ Minister Robert said.
The Q3 2019-2020 COAG NDIS Quarterly Report and latest information on the response to the coronavirus pandemic is now available.
