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NDIS · 2024–25

What the NDIS paid

$46.04 billion

In 2024–25, the NDIA committed $60.68 billion in supports and paid 75.9% of that out to providers and participants.

Year to date · 31 March 2026 · $35.45 billion paid against $50.06 billion committed

Annual payments, 12 years

Paid (solid) and committed (dashed) each financial year since NDIS reporting began. The gap between the two lines is the portion committed but not paid out. The current partial year is marked “partial” and is not annualised.

By state and territory, 2024–25

NDIS payments by jurisdiction in 2024–25, the latest year published by the Productivity Commission. Population sizes vary, so larger states naturally show larger totals. The next section normalises for that, showing average payments per active participant in each state (not per head of population).

  1. New South Wales$14.16 billion

    30.9% of national total

  2. Victoria$11.45 billion

    25.0% of national total

  3. Queensland$9.83 billion

    21.4% of national total

  4. Western Australia$4.06 billion

    8.9% of national total

  5. South Australia$3.88 billion

    8.5% of national total

  6. Tasmania$1.10 billion

    2.4% of national total

  7. Northern Territory$686.1 million

    1.5% of national total

  8. ACT$670.1 million

    1.5% of national total

Average per participant, by state

How much the NDIS paid on average per active participant in each state and territory, plus a six-year national trend. Both underlying series (total payments and participant counts) are shown so the derivation is transparent.

Figure is total payments divided by active participants (everyone with an approved plan at 30 June), not per person who drew funding; the latter is not published by state. Values are real 2024-25 dollars. Methodology.

By state, 2024–25

National avg $62,013
  1. Northern Territory$104,956
  2. Tasmania$69,661
  3. New South Wales$64,967
  4. Western Australia$62,442
  5. Queensland$61,749
  6. South Australia$61,740
  7. Victoria$57,359
  8. ACT$55,679
Total payments, active participants, and average per participant by state, 2024–25.
StateTotal paidActive participantsPer participant
Northern Territory$686M6,537$104,956
Tasmania$1,103M15,831$69,661
New South Wales$14,157M217,918$64,967
Western Australia$4,064M65,083$62,442
Queensland$9,834M159,258$61,749
South Australia$3,875M62,763$61,740
Victoria$11,448M199,577$57,359
ACT$670M12,035$55,679
Australia$45,853M739,414$62,013

Northern Territory records $104,956 per participant, the highest of any state or territory, against a national average of $62,013.

National trend, 2019–20 to 2024–25

Average payment per active participant, Australia, in real 2024-25 dollars.

By support category, Q3 2025–26

Provider payments in Q3 2025–26 (the three months to 31 March 2026), split by the support categories NDIA uses to classify funded supports. Category names are NDIA’s own labels.

Core.
Everyday consumables, personal care, social and community participation, transport. The biggest bucket; funds the day-to-day.
Capacity Building.
Therapies and supports that build a participant’s independence and ability to manage their own life.
Capital.
One-off purchases like assistive technology (wheelchairs, communication devices) and home modifications.

Note: “Daily Activities” appears under both buckets. Core: Daily Activities funds someone helping the participant with daily tasks; Capacity Building: Daily Activities funds therapy that helps the participant do those tasks themselves. Bucket definitions follow the NDIA Operational Guidelines.

Core

Group total · $9.89 billion
  1. Daily Activities$6.56 billion
  2. Social and Civic$2.96 billion
  3. Transport$215.6 million
  4. Consumables$150.4 million

Capacity building

Group total · $2.16 billion
  1. Daily Activities$1.34 billion
  2. Support Coordination$293.2 million
  3. Relationships$254.3 million
  4. Choice and Control$159.4 million
  5. Social and Civic$62.2 million
  6. Employment$44.9 million
  7. Health and Wellbeing$5.6 million
  8. Home Living$418k
  9. Lifelong learning$82k

Capital

Group total · $368.4 million
  1. Assistive Technology$197.2 million
  2. Home Modifications$171.2 million

Fund management, Q3 2025–26

Each group’s total split by management type. Plan-managed is the largest share of both Core (63% of Core) and Capacity building (67% of Capacity building).

Core

$9.89 billion
NDIA managed: $2.87 billion (29.0%)Plan managed: $6.27 billion (63.5%)Self managed: $746.7 million (7.6%)

Capacity building

$2.16 billion
NDIA managed: $338.0 million (15.6%)Plan managed: $1.46 billion (67.4%)Self managed: $366.2 million (16.9%)

Capital

$368.4 million
NDIA managed: $141.8 million (38.5%)Plan managed: $188.8 million (51.3%)Self managed: $37.7 million (10.2%)

Plan-managed funds flow through a plan manager nominated by the participant rather than directly through the NDIA. ANAO No. 48 of 2024-25 reviewed NDIA management of claimant compliance and found it partly effective.

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Refreshed 31 May 2026 · Caveats · ANAO audit trail