FOI 25/26-2441 Document 21
From: s47F - person, Shaun on behalf of media To: Natassia Chrysanthos; media Cc: media Subject: RE: SMH/Age inquiry for data [SEC=OFFICIAL] Date: Friday, 22 August 2025 6:32:07 PM
Hi Natassia, Sorry for delay. See response to your two follow-up question below. Shaun
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. ends From: Natassia Chrysanthos Sent: Friday, August 22, 2025 1:52 PM To: media 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 s47F - personal privacy x.x@x.x.x The Sydney Morning Herald
On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 at 1:49 pm, media <xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx > wrote:
Hi Natassia, See response below. Cheers, Shaun 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 <x.xxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 4:27 PM To: media <xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx > Subject: SMH/Age inquiry for data Hey Shaun
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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 – Natassia Chrysanthos | Federal politics reporter The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age s47F - personal privacy x.x@x.x.x The Sydney Morning Herald
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