Social inequalities in eligibility rates and use of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme, 2016–22: an administrative data analysis
Women and girls and applicants over 55 years of age or living in socio-economically disadvantaged areas with certain disability types are less likely to be deemed eligible for NDIS support than other applicants. Inequalities in plan allocation and use of personal NDIS budgets are less marked. Changes to NDIS eligibility processes could reduce these inequalities.
Authors
- George Disney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6321-3084)
- Helen Dickinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3852-8815)
- Alexandra Devine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-9876)
- Anne Kavanagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1573-3464)
- Yi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7594-6373)
- Peter Summers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7211-1891)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Health First (US)
- Living with Disability (GB)
- Centre for Health Equity Studies (SE)
- UNSW Canberra
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Medical Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2025-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52594
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 71.41
Funders
- Department of Social Services, Australian Government
- National Disability Insurance Agency