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From: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya 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] Date: Friday, 22 August 2025 6:29:17 PM

Cleared

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From: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 5:34:53 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]

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From: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun on behalf of media Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 5:27:58 PM To: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Leonidas ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya ; 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: 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 120,444 participants aged 0-8 with developmental delay and mild to moderate autism.

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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From: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun On Behalf Of media Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 2:58 PM To: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Lucy ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Leonidas ; media ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun ; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Enya ; 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 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.

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Shaun

Question:

How many children does that involve (0-8)?
What are comparable figures (cost and total children) for the 9-14 age group?

Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 1:39 PM To: 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 <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 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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

Sent from Workspace ONE Boxer On 22 August 2025 at 12:05:02 pm AEST, media media@ndis.gov.au wrote:

Hi Lucy, Natassia is following up on this one – are you able to let me know thoughts by 1pm? Regards, Shaun

Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 7:05 PM

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To: redacted: s47F - personal privacy, lucy <redacted> Cc: COLLINS, Jo Jo.COLLINS@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Julian <redacted>; Ellen <redacted: s47F - personal privacy>; media media@ndis.gov.au; redacted: s47F - personal privacy, Shaun 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 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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