Our Reference: FOI 24/25-1541 (LEXD 63301)
a. The total number of access requests submitted to the NDIA – regardless of stated primary disability.
| Calendar Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 123,905 |
b. The total number of access requests submitted to the NDIA – wherein autism (regardless of whether it was autism level 1, 2 or 3) was the stated primary disability.
| Calendar Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 34,393 |
c. Total access not met decisions for which the most recent primary disability is Autism
| Calendar Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 517 |
d. Total access met decisions for which the most recent primary disability is Autism
| Calendar Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 30,295 |
e. Insofar as those matters where autism was the stated primary disability (regardless of whether it was autism level 1, 2 or 3), the number wherein the decision (whether accepted or rejected) was issued to the Applicant (or their stated Nominee) within the prescribed 21-days.
| Calendar Year | Total SLA met | Total Cases | Percentage of PSG 2 met |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21,762 | 21,763 | 100% |
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Of the total access met decisions, the number who were access not met at an earlier decision (noting we don’t have the disability type associated with the earlier decision)
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Noting the following: • Most recent primary disability means the current disability type for active Scheme participants, and the last recorded disability type for participants who had access not met or have since exited the Scheme. Where a participant has changed their primary disability type (for example, between an earlier access request and their final access request), we can only identify the latest disability type. • Numbers are cumulative totals from Scheme inception, and would be provided at 31 December for each year