The Department of Social Services helps to support families and children through programs and services and benefits and payments. Further support is provided through grants and funding for organisations providing services for families. There’s help for household budgets, new parents (Paid Parental Leave and Dad and Partner Pay), young people leaving formal care (through Transition to Independent Living Allowance from 1 January 2014) and more.
The Department also helps to support Australians' mental health.
The Department has published the 2011 Review of the TILA Program and the 2015 Review of the Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA): An analysis of the 1 January 2014 reforms to TILA.
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On 28 April 2015, the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Social Services announced $246 million in funding over two years for the Interim Home Based Carer Subsidy Programme. Continue Reading
