Figure 14 the percentage of DSP recipients reported against the top three medical conditions for the years from June 2001 to June 2013. Figure 14 – Recipients by top 3 primary medical conditions – June 2001 to June 2013 As at June 2001, nearly two-thirds (65.2 percent) of DSP recipients had Musculoskeletal and connective tissue, Psychological/psychiatric or Intellectual/learning as primary medical condition. By June 2013 that figure was 69.7 percent. Of the three most common primary medical conditions, Psychological/psychiatric and Intellectual/learning have, in most years, been increasing in incidence while, Musculo-skeletal and connective tissue peaked at 34.0 percent of the recipient population in 2004 and has since had a decreasing representation. The number and proportion of DSP recipients with Psychological/psychiatric as their primary medical condition exceeded the number with Musculo-skeletal and connective tissue condition for the first time in 2011.
Table 26 details the number and proportion of each sex granted DSP, DSP rejections and total claims for each year for the years ending from 2006-07 to Table 26 – Finalised claims and grant rate – 2006-07 to 2012-13 Year Female grant count Female grant rate Male grant count Male grant rate Total grant count rate Female rejection count Male rejection Total rejection count Female total claim count Male total claim count Total claims count 28,669 63.2% 33,939 62.8% 62,608 63.0% 16,723 20,087 36,810 45,392 54,026 99,418 36,901 64.5% 37,778 63.7% 74,679 64.1% 20,296 21,555 41,851 57,197 59,333 116,530 41,830 65.0% 45,000 64.0% 86,830 64.5% 22,509 25,315 47,824 64,339 70,315 134,654 43,988 64.2% 47,143 63.6% 91,131 63.9% 24,557 27,021 51,578 68,545 74,164 142,709 43,072 59.8% 47,640 59.8% 90,712 59.8% 29,012 32,091 61,103 72,084 79,731 151,815 30,481 47.6% 34,568 49.3% 65,049 48.5% 33,614 35,494 69,108 64,095 70,062 134,157 26,052 42.2% 29,040 44.4% 55,092 43.3% 35,720 36,361 72,081 61,772 65,401 127,173
Table 30 details the DSP grants made from June 2012 to June 2013 by the top five primary medical conditions and age range. 30 – Grants by top 5 primary medical conditions and age range – 2012-13 Year Psychological/psychiatric count Psychological/psychiatric grants as a % of Total Psychological/psychiatric grants Musculo-skeletal & connective tissue grant count Musculo-skeletal & connective tissue grants as a % of Total Musculo-skeletal & connective tissue grants Intellectual/learning grant count Intellectual/learning grants as a % of Total Intellectual/learning grants Cancer/tumour grants count Cancer/tumour grants as a % of Cancer/tumour grants Circulatory system grant count Circulatory system grants as a % of Total Circulatory system grant count 16-24 3,175 18.3% 178 1.6% 129 2.3% 3,241 74.7% 442 13.5% 25-34 3,107 17.9% 497 4.4% 221 4.0% 394 9.1% 305 9.3% 35-44 4,336 25.0% 1,646 14.4% 537 9.7% 306 7.1% 498 15.2% 45-54 3,935 22.7% 3,171 27.8% 1,510 27.3% 280 6.5% 742 22.6% 55 & over 2,795 16.1% 5,922 51.9% 3,141 56.7% 117 2.7% 1,291 39.4% Total 17,348 100.0% 11,414 100.0% 5,538 100.0% 4,338 100.0% 2,851 100.0%
32 details the number and proportion of DSP rejections by top five rejection reasons and others for the years from 2006-07 to 2012-13. Table 32 – Rejections by main reasons – 2006-07 to 2012-13 Year Disability is short-term count Disability is short-term as a % of Total count Less than 20 points impaired count Less than 20 points impaired as a % of Total count Medical Condition Not Fully Diagnosed, Treated and Stabilised count Medical Condition Not Fully Diagnosed, Treated and Stabilised as a % of Total count Failed to Supply Information count Failed to Supply Information as a % of count Greater than 20 points impaired but can work 15+ hours per week count Greater than 20 points impaired but can work 15+ hours per week as a % of Total count Other rejection reasons count Other rejection reasons as a % of Total count Total count 2006-07 - - 10,178 27.7% 5,765 15.7% - - 10,517 28.6% 10,350 28.1% 36,810 2007-08 - - 18,338 43.8% 7,760 18.5% - - 5,876 14.0% 9,877 23.6% 41,851 2008-09 - - 23,341 48.8% 9,338 19.5% - - 4,388 9.2% 10,757 22.5% 47,824 2009-10 - - 27,628 53.6% 9,021 17.5% - - 4,221 8.2% 10,708 20.8% 51,578 2010-11 - - 19,632 32.1% 9,521 15.6% - - 20,912 34.2% 11,038 18.1% 61,103 2011-12 19,276 27.9% 20,447 29.6% 10,119 14.6% 1,414 2.0% 10,072 14.6% 7,780 11.3% 69,108 2012-13 27,715 38.4% 25,460 35.3% 8,668 12.0% 2,905 4.0% 1,841 2.6% 5,492 7.6% 72,081 Note: Significant fluctuations in counts for some rejection reasons are due to changes in rejection reason coding conventions.