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Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16

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Release Date: 05 Jun 2017
Topic: Disability services

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2015–16, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 07 July 2022.

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In 2015–16, over 330,000 people used disability support services funded under the National Disability Agreement (NDA). With the progressive roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across Australia, many existing NDA service users are expected to move to the NDIS over time

  • ISSN: 2205-5010 (PDF) 1446-9820 (Print)
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-120-0
  • Cat. no: AUS 212
  • Pages: 24
Findings from this report:
  • 6% of NDA service users were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people

  • More than half (59%) of all NDA service users were male

  • The average age of NDA service users was 35

  • Around 3,500 NDA service users transitioned to the NDIS during 2015–16

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