FOI 25/26-2441 Document 18
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Subject: RE: SMH/Age enquiry on developmental delay and autism data - supplementary questions [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date: Friday, 22 August 2025 5:10:43 PM
Hi Shaun,
We just shared the cleared response at 5.02pm.
Best regards,
ADA Request team
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Sent: Friday, 22 August 2025 4:53 PM
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Subject: Re: SMH/Age enquiry on developmental delay and autism data - supplementary
questions [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi ADA,
Just checking an eta on this one.
Regards,
Shaun
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 2:29:00 PM
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Subject: Re: SMH/Age enquiry on developmental delay and autism data - supplementary
questions [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Thanks Joey - much appreciated.
Shaun.
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Subject: RE: SMH/Age enquiry on developmental delay and autism data -
supplementary questions [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi Shaun,
We acknowledge this urgent request and are looking into it.
We will get back to you as soon as the result is ready.
Best regards,
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ADA Request team
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Actuary and Director
Participant Experience and Executive reporting
Actuarial Insights and Monitoring Branch
Analytics, Data and Actuarial
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Subject: SMH/Age enquiry on developmental delay and autism data - supplementary
questions [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Hi ADA, 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?
Are you able to get back with a response by 4pm?
Regards and many thanks, Shaun
From: Natassia Chrysanthos <redacted>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 1:52 PM
To: media <redacted>
Subject: Re: SMH/Age inquiry for data [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Thanks Shaun - are there numbers for how many children that involved?
And would there be a comparable figure for the 9-14 age group?
Natassia Chrysanthos | Federal politics reporter
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
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On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 at 1:49 pm, media <redacted> wrote:
Hi Natassia, See response below. Cheers, Shaun
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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.
From: Natassia Chrysanthos <redacted>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 4:27 PM
To: media <redacted>
Subject: SMH/Age inquiry for data
Hey Shaun 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 by 6pm would be excellent if possible.
Many thanks Natassia
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Natassia Chrysanthos | Federal politics reporter
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
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