FOI 21/22-0803
FOI 21/22-0803 – Data relating to NDIS plan Budgets and Scheme exits
Scope
“…any documents or updates that relate to the number of NDIS participants who have
died of COVID.
I would also like an update to this data -
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/7876/response/23052/attach/4/FOI%2021.22%20
0295%20Decision%20Document%20Final.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1 - I would like the
same comparable data for the months of October 2021, November 2021 and to the date
of receipt for January 2021 (all mortality exits).
If you could break this down by state, that would be useful. Thank you.”
Response
Mortality exits
The following table lists total mortality exits, expressed as a percentage of active
participants, since 1 January 2018.
It should be noted that whilst the total count of participant deaths has increased over time,
the rate of participant mortality has remained relatively constant as a proportion of total
active (with a plan) participants.
Number of
Percentage
mortality
Total active
of active
Month
exits
participants
participants
Jan-18
109
137,909
0.08%
Feb-18
104
143,826
0.07%
Mar-18
96
151,970
0.06%
Apr-18
110
157,446
0.07%
May-18
116
165,869
0.07%
Jun-18
130
176,197
0.07%
Jul-18
123
184,677
0.07%
Aug-18
162
193,439
0.08%
Sep-18
128
202,137
0.06%
Oct-18
181
212,020
0.09%
Nov-18
144
222,647
0.06%
Dec-18
148
233,164
0.06%
Jan-19
227
243,282
0.09%
Feb-19
156
253,429
0.06%
Mar-19
150
265,651
0.06%
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Apr-19
185
273,646
0.07%
May-19
229
283,723
0.08%
Jun-19
225
293,504
0.08%
Jul-19
261
300,602
0.09%
Aug-19
247
310,189
0.08%
Sep-19
262
311,774
0.08%
3,493 from 1 January 2018 - 31 December
TOTAL
2019
Jan-20
304
346,875
0.09%
Feb-20
286
354,818
0.08%
Mar-20
303
364,879
0.08%
Apr-20
449
373,698
0.12%*
May-20
322
382,631
0.08%
Jun-20
295
391,999
0.08%
Jul-20
356
398,960
0.09%
Aug-20
294
405,733
0.07%
Sep-20
410
412,543
0.10%
Oct-20
303
419,224
0.07%
Nov-20
297
426,014
0.07%
Dec-20
228
432,649
0.05%
Jan-21
351
437,725
0.08%
Feb-21
325
443,397
0.07%
Mar-21
365
449,998
0.08%
Apr-21
303
455,313
0.07%
May-21
327
460,813
0.07%
Jun-21
369
466,619
0.08%
Jul-21
388
472,639
0.08%
Aug-21
423
478,951
0.09%
Sep-21
383
484,700
0.08%
Oct-21
395
489,616
0.08%
Nov-21
415
495,491
0.08%
Dec-21
347
502,413
0.07%
TOTAL
8,238 since 1 Jan 2020.
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* April 2020 is higher than other months because the NDIA received additional information on
participants who had died earlier – the higher rate of mortality in April 2020 was therefore not due to a
lot more participants dying that month.
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