Assistance Animal statistics and data
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
I would like the following statistics provided please for the period to June 30, 2023:
How many assistance dog applications and dog guide applications has the NDIA received by year and state breakdown for the past five years?
How many were accepted and funded for full costs? How many were rejected?
How many were accepted for maintenance funding? How many were rejected?
How many applications for assistance animal funding were lodged at the AAT? How many of these were funded and how many declined prehearing? How many were funded on decision by the Member? How many were rejected at full hearing?
Supply the information by year and state/territory breakdown along with breakdown of dog guide and other assistance dog numbers please.
Has the NDIS received applications for non canine assistance animals? If so how many and what species?
Yours faithfully,
Lisa Robinson
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Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
I would like the following statistics provided please for the period to
June 30, 2023:
How many assistance dog applications and dog guide applications has the
NDIA received by year and state breakdown for the past five years?
How many were accepted and funded for full costs? How many were rejected?
How many were accepted for maintenance funding? How many were rejected?
How many applications for assistance animal funding were lodged at the
AAT? How many of these were funded and how many declined prehearing? How
many were funded on decision by the Member? How many were rejected at full
hearing?
Supply the information by year and state/territory breakdown along with
breakdown of dog guide and other assistance dog numbers please.
Has the NDIS received applications for non canine assistance animals? If
so how many and what species?
Yours faithfully,
Lisa Robinson
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-----Original Message-----
From: L Robbie <[FOI #10749 email]>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 7:48 PM
To: foi <[NDIA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Assistance Animal statistics and
data
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important at [7]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
I would like the following statistics provided please for the period to
June 30, 2023:
How many assistance dog applications and dog guide applications has the
NDIA received by year and state breakdown for the past five years?
How many were accepted and funded for full costs? How many were rejected?
How many were accepted for maintenance funding? How many were rejected?
How many applications for assistance animal funding were lodged at the
AAT? How many of these were funded and how many declined prehearing? How
many were funded on decision by the Member? How many were rejected at full
hearing?
Supply the information by year and state/territory breakdown along with
breakdown of dog guide and other assistance dog numbers please.
Has the NDIS received applications for non canine assistance animals? If
so how many and what species?
Yours faithfully,
Lisa Robinson
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