{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260100626"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260100626","attributes":{"code":"DE260100626","administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","grant-summary":"Reducing gender inequalities for women with psychosocial disability. This research aims to address the pressing gender inequalities faced by women with psychosocial disability. Despite a higher prevalence of the disability in women, they are more likely to be rejected by the National Disability Insurance Scheme than men and receive little support elsewhere. This project expects to fill critical knowledge gaps on women’s inadequate access to support and the impact on their life outcomes. Expected outcomes include new evidence on how policy change can enable greater gender equality for this group. This should provide significant benefits by informing the reform of Australia’s support ecosystem for psychosocial disability, improving life outcomes, reducing social costs, and promoting fair social policies.","funding-current":528625.00,"funding-at-announcement":524478,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Yi","familyName":"Yang","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-7594-6373 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Yi","familyName":"Yang","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-7594-6373 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":false,"code":"420318","name":"People With Disability","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4206","name":"Public Health","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"420602","name":"Health Equity","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"420606","name":"Social Determinants of Health","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"200204","name":"Health Inequalities","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"200403","name":"Disability and Functional Capacity","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":[],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a significant social policy innovation designed to help people with disability live included lives. However, it has not worked as intended for women with psychosocial disability, who are frequently rejected by the NDIS. With the NDIS replacing other services, many women are left without support, increasing their risk of unemployment, poverty, homelessness, hospitalisation, and premature death. As the NDIS undergoes reform and governments recognise this policy gap, policymakers need strong evidence to ensure women with psychosocial disability receive adequate support to achieve better life outcomes. This project will analyse the National Disability Data Asset, newly available for research, to deliver insights into how policy change can enable greater gender equality for this group. The findings will also be relevant for closing inequalities for people with psychosocial disability of other genders who face similar barriers. This research will help shape policies to create a fairer and more effective support ecosystem, improving individual well-being while benefiting Australia’s economy by increasing productivity and reducing long-term social costs. Findings will be shared with key stakeholders including the National Disability Insurance Agency and the Department of Social Services in policy briefs to drive real-world impact, and made accessible publicly in plain language summary, Easy Read and Auslan translations."}}}