NDIS participant survey results revealed

Published 7th November 2022

The Summer Foundation conducted a national survey of NDIS participants in July 2022. The survey asked participants to respond to 3 questions about the NDIS: what works well, what would they change and how the NDIS has supported them to live an ordinary life.

In total, 477 NDIS participants or a family member or friend of a participant responded to the survey. Many participants reported that the NDIS has helped them to achieve important and transformative outcomes in their lives However, the survey also revealed that:

• Accessing and navigating the NDIS is difficult, time-consuming and stressful
• Participants fear that the improved quality of life resulting from NDIS funding could be taken away at short notice
• Participants worry that funding cuts could stem from a change in government, updated policy, or due to miscommunication and error at planning reviews.

The full survey results can be found here.