Number of outstanding access requests and access decisions

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FOI 24/25-0322

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Number of outstanding access requests and access decisions

Q1 The number of persons with access requests carried over (outstanding) from the previous quarter. (1 Jan 2023 - 31 Mar 2023) FY 2022-23 Q3 (1 Apr 2023 - 30 Jun 2023) FY 2022-23 Q4 (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2024) FY 2023-24 Q3⁴ (1 Apr 2024 - 30 Jun 2024) FY 2023-24 Q4⁴
15,962 17,787 19,652 27,055
Q2 The total number of access requests received during the quarter.¹ 33,344 35,219 25,482 30,285
Q6 The number of persons with access met in the quarter ² 21,782 23,756 13,528 12,167
Q7 The number of persons with access not met in the quarter² 6,598 7,507 2,746 2,207
Q5 The number of persons with access requests carried over (outstanding) at the end of the quarter. 17,787 18,703 27,055 40,765

Participant Service Guarantee (PSG) 2*

Q3 Timeframe ⁴ FY 2023-24 Q3 FY 2023-24 Q4
Number of access decisions or request for further information Access decisions or request for further information (%)
a Within 21 days 6,798 48%
b 22 to 60 days 5,154 36%
c 61 to 111 days 2,002 14%
d 112 or more days 302 2%
Total 14,256 100%
  • PSG 2 - Make an access decision or request further information, had a performance against the 21 day service guarantee of 96% and 100% respectively in the March 2023 and June 2023 quarters.

Participant Service Guarantee (PSG) 4**

Q4 Timeframe ⁴ FY 2023-24 Q3 FY 2023-24 Q4
Decisions made or request for further information after further information provided Decisions made or request for further information after further information provided (%)
a Within 21 days 815 63%
b 22 to 60 days 318 24%
c 61 to 111 days 139 11%
d 112 or more days 32 2%
Total 1,304 100%

** PSG 4 - Make an access decision or request further information after further information recieved, had a performance against the 14 day service guarantee of 96% and 97% respectively in the March 2023 and June 2023 quarters.

¹ Persons may make more than one access request. ² Access requests can be closed without a decision. ³ The implementation of the new computer system has resulted in significant changes to the way access requests are captured, with earlier visibility of prospective access into the NDIS. ⁴ Timeframe data is sourced from PSG two and four. The metric only contains data from the new PACE system.

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