Our Reference: FOI 24/25-1544 (LEXD 63308)
a. The total number of access requests submitted to the NDIA – regardless of stated primary
disability.
Calendar Year
Total
2023
126,683
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
2023
31,260
c. Total access not met decisions for which the most recent primary disability is Autism
Calendar Year
Total
2023
712
d. Total access met decisions for which the most recent primary disability is Autism
Calendar Year
Total
2023
27,218
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
2023*
20,637
20,932
99%
1. 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)
2. 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.
*Performance against the service standards is not available for the December 2023 quarter due to the NDIA’s transition to its
new computer system. Reporting for the majority of PSGs wil be available in the March 2024 quarter.