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Stronger NDIS improving the lives of participants

15th August, 2025

15 August 2025

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is now supporting more than 739,000 Australians and their families.

The latest Quarterly Report by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) shows how the Scheme is helping sustainably improve the lives of participants, including by more than doubling the number of NDIS participants in work, aged 15-24 years.

The quarterly report also shows growth in costs has slowed, despite an additional 26,500 participants entering the scheme over the past quarter (June 2025).

The annual rate of growth sits at just over 10%, down from 12% projected in the NDIA’s Annual Financial Sustainability Report (AFSR) in June 2024.

This shows that the NDIS is making good progress towards the target set by National Cabinet to reduce annual cost growth to 8% by 1 July 2026.

The quality of relationships, community participation, daily living and all other domains has also improved across every age group.

81% of participants aged 15 and over report having greater choice and control in their lives, up from 67%.

Participation rates peak between the ages of 5-7, with 16% of boys and 7% of girls aged 6 in Australia now on the NDIS.

Find out more in the Quarterly Report.

Jenny McAllister, Minister for the NDIS said "the NDIS’s most important job is to give people with a disability the freedom to be more involved in Australian society. 

"People with a disability have the right to have choice and control over their daily lives, the NDIS continues to deliver this and that’s great news for all Australians.

 “Scheme growth is declining. That’s good news. We are getting closer towards the 8 per cent target, but we know there is more work to be done to reform the NDIS and make sure it is set up properly for the long term.

“The key takeaway here is that the government is delivering on its commitment to ensuring high-quality supports for Australians with disability but as the Independent NDIS Review found, the NDIS needs a broader ecosystem of disability supports outside the scheme to make sure it is sustainable for the long term.

“The Government is committed to working with states and territories to design and deliver foundational supports to meet the needs of all Australians with a disability. This is work which our government will do in partnership with people with disability and the disability community.”

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