Our Reference: Response to FOI 21/22-0718
Scope
“…the percentage of all access requests that have been approved into the scheme over its lifetime and by year?”
Response
Table 1. Percentage of all access requests that have been approved into the scheme from July 2017-Dec 2021.
The table below sets out the percentage of access requests that have been successful in prior quarters. Access rates are higher in earlier quarters as there
was a greater proportion of participants who were transitioning across to the NDIS from existing Commonwealth or State/Territory defined programs.
Financial Year
Quarter
% Decision Rate*
2017-18
2017-18 Q1
91%
2017-18
2017-18 Q2
88%
2017-18
2017-18 Q3
83%
2017-18
2017-18 Q4
83%
2018-19
2018-19 Q1
86%
2018-19
2018-19 Q2
87%
2018-19
2018-19 Q3
86%
2018-19
2018-19 Q4
84%
2019-20
2019-20 Q1
83%
2019-20
2019-20 Q2
85%
2019-20
2019-20 Q3
86%
2019-20
2019-20 Q4
87%
2020-21
2020-21 Q1
84%
2020-21
2020-21 Q2
83%
2020-21
2020-21 Q3
79%
2020-21
2020-21 Q4
77%
2021-22
2021-22 Q1
77%
2021-22
2021-22 Q2
76%
Total percentage of all access decisions accepted – 85% (Quarterly Report 21/22 Q1, Appendix E, pg 128)
*statistics stated may differ from those calculated at the end of each prospective quarter as they were recalculated as of 19 January 2022. Multiple factors wil
have effected these numbers over time, for example individuals may have requested reviews of their access decisions and the outcome may have changed.
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