FOI 25/26-2441 Document 13
From: redacted: s47F - personal privacy Shaun on behalf of media
To: redacted: s47F - personal privacy Enya; media; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Lucy; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Leonidas; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Keely; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Isabella; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Lucy
Cc: COLLINS, Jo; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Julian; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Ellen; media; redacted: s47F - personal privacy Shaun
Subject: RE: FOR URGENT CLEARANCE: data for SMH/Age [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date: Friday, 22 August 2025 6:30:40 PM
Appreciate it — thanks Enya.
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 6:29 PM
To: media ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Leonidas ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Keely ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Isabella ;
redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy
Cc: COLLINS, Jo ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Ellen ; media ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun
Subject: Re: FOR URGENT CLEARANCE: data for SMH/Age [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Cleared
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 5:34:53 PM
To: media media@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Leonidas
<redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Keely
<redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Isabella <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy
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Cc: COLLINS, Jo Jo.COLLINS@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Ellen <redacted>; media media@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun
Subject: Re: FOR URGENT CLEARANCE: data for SMH/Age [SEC=OFFICIAL]
We will come back asap
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From: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun <redacted> on behalf of media media@ndis.gov.au
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 5:27:58 PM
To: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Leonidas <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya
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Cc: COLLINS, Jo Jo.COLLINS@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Ellen <redacted> ; media media@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun
Subject: FOR URGENT CLEARANCE: data for SMH/Age [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi Lucy and Leon, See below cleared factual data responses for Natassia. She has asked for it back by 6pm. Can you please review and respond ASAP. Regards and thanks, Shaun
The Age/SMH has follow-up questions related to this response: In the 2024-25 financial year, the NDIS provided $1.8 billion in payments for participants aged 0-8 with developmental delay and mild to moderate autism.
Question:
- How many children does that involve (0-8)?
In the 2024-25 financial year, the NDIS provided $1.8 billion in payments for participants aged 0-8 with developmental delay and mild to moderate autism.
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- What are comparable figures (cost and total children) for the 9-14 age group? In the 2024-25 financial year, the NDIS provided $1.3 billion in payments for 94,421 participants aged 9-14 with developmental delay and mild to moderate autism.
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 2:58 PM
To: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Leonidas <redacted>;
media media@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun
<redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Keely
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Cc: COLLINS, Jo Jo.COLLINS@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Ellen <redacted>
Subject: FYI - follow-up questions from SMH/Age on children 0-8 Scheme costs [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi Lucy and Leon, See follow questions from Natassia. We’re seeking answers and will send through to you. Shaun
The Age/SMH has follow-up questions related to this response: In the 2024-25 financial year, the NDIS provided $1.8 billion in payments for participants aged 0-8 with developmental delay and mild to moderate autism.
Question:
- How many children does that involve (0-8)?
- What are comparable figures (cost and total children) for the 9-14 age group?
From: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy <redacted>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 1:39 PM
To: media media@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya
<redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Keely <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Isabella <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy <redacted>
Cc: COLLINS, Jo Jo.COLLINS@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Ellen <redacted>
Subject: Re: 1pm request: Response for SMH/Age enquiry on children 0-8 Scheme costs
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This is good to go thanks
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 11:55:35 AM
To: media media@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya
<redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Keely <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Lucy <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Isabella <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Lucy <redacted>
Cc: COLLINS, Jo Jo.COLLINS@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Ellen <redacted>
Subject: Re: 1pm request: Response for SMH/Age enquiry on children 0-8 Scheme costs
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Hey Shaun! Please just continue to hold fire for the moment. We’ll let you know when there are green lights from our end. Cheers, Leon
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On 22 August 2025 at 12:05:02 pm AEST, media <redacted> wrote:
Hi Lucy, Natassia is following up on this one – are you able to let me know thoughts by 1pm? Regards, Shaun
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Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 7:05 PM
To: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Keely
<redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Isabella <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Leon <redacted>;
redacted: s47F - personal privacy, lucy
Cc: COLLINS, Jo <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian <redacted>;
redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Ellen <redacted>; media <redacted>; redacted: s47F - personal privacy,
Shaun <redacted>
Subject: Response for SMH/Age enquiry on children 0-8 Scheme costs [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi Lucy, As foreshadowed, see cleared Agency factual response for Natassia Chrysanthos. I understand you’ll let me know thoughts in the morning. Regards, Shaun
| Media enquiry | |
|---|---|
| Journalist/outlet | Natassia Chrysanthos / SMH/Age |
| Enquiry topic | Scheme costs: “children with development delay or mild to moderate autism: |
| Background information | - Answering “children with development delay or mild to moderate autism”, not “early intervention” |
| Questions | As discussed, I’m keen to know how much of the scheme is spent on early intervention (Or alternatively children with mild to moderate development delay or autism, but I suspect that is more difficult). From what I can see in the quarterly report: * There are 173,466 children aged 0 to 8, with an average annual payment of $19,100 This would make a 2024-25 spend of $3.3 billion on that age group (under 9s) * I can also see, in another section, that active participant plans under early |
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| | intervention alone total 235,728 participants. But I can’t see the average annualised payment to that group
Let me know if your team has an appropriate figure on hand? Or if that $3.3 billion figure is too blunt to be accurate? |
| Response | On background
In the 2024-25 financial year, the NDIS provided $1.8 billion in payments for participants aged 0-8 with developmental delay and mild to moderate autism. |
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