Research and evaluation

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Latest research news

You can find our latest research news on the news section of our website. This includes our latest publications, research partnership announcements and upcoming webinars.

You can also view our previous research webinars.

What we do

Research and Evaluation is a core function of the National Disability Insurance Agency (the ‘Agency’). Our work supports positive participant outcomes by ensuring policies, practices and priorities are informed by trustworthy and robust evidence.

We partner with academic institutions and research bodies to drive and shape the national and international research agenda and develop insights that improve outcomes for people with disability.

Our research and evaluations help: 

  • inform policies and programs and contribute to the advancement of provider markets
  • participants become informed consumers, fully equipped with the information they need to get the most out of their plans
  • ensure participants receive best practice supports and services that help them pursue their goals
  • improve participants’ access to innovative supports.

You can read about our approach to research translation

You can read our Research and Evaluation Strategy 2022 to 2027 to learn more about the focus of our research and evaluations and how we use this evidence to improve the NDIS.

Resources for participants

We produce resources called Guides for understanding supports . These help participants, their families and carers think about what supports and services best meet their needs. These guides are grounded in high quality research evidence and we develop them in collaboration with participants, their families, carers, peak bodies and NDIA staff.

How participants, families and carers can get involved

We sometimes contact participants and providers directly to invite them to be involved in our research. We will always share information about these projects so that you can check that you are not being scammed.

You can also join Participant First to be notified of opportunities to be involved.

Support for researchers

We partner with academic institutions and research bodies to drive and shape the national and international research agenda and develop insights that improve outcomes for people with disability.

Find out more about partnering with us.

Our research

This page current as of
19 March 2024