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Responding to the Disability Royal Commission
… Government Response to the Disability Royal Commission, visit www.dss.gov.au/DRC-Aus-Gov-Response (Opens external website) If you are deaf or … Government Response to the Disability Royal Commission, visit www.dss.gov.au/DRC-Aus-Gov-Response If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech …
More support for working families
… will help to reduce the gendered gaps present in superannuation balances at the time of retirement and signals that caring for babies is valued as … to make it easier for parents to understand how the scheme is changing at a cost of $1.4 million . Payment of Superannuation The Australian Tax … ’ Budget measures, visit the Department of Social Services website ( dss.gov.au (Opens external website) ). For information about the 2024-25 May …
National Standards for Disability Services
… National Standards for Disability Services At the 18 December 2013 meeting of the Standing Council on Disability Reform … endorsed the revised National Standards for Disability Services (NSDS). At the 18 December 2013 meeting of the Standing Council on Disability Reform … Questions about the Standards can be forwarded to QualityAssurance@dss.gov.au Sun, 2013-12-01 12:00 National standards for disability services …
Boosting workforce participation and strengthening the social security safety net
… the base rate of JobSeeker Payment. These recipients will benefit from at least an additional $54.90 a fortnight (including Energy Supplement). … freeze that began on 1 July 2022. The lower deeming rate will remain at 0.25 per cent and the upper rate will remain at 2.25 per cent until 30 … ’ Budget measures, visit the Department of Social Services website ( dss.gov.au (Opens external website) ). For information about the 2024-25 May …
9. Other issues
9. Other issues 9.1 Capacity to earn Determinations that a parent’s capacity to earn is higher than his or her actual income are amongst the most contentious of all Child Support Agency decisions. Either parent could, in principle, be caught by this provision, but in practice non-resident parents, mainly fathers, are …
Budget 2020-21: Improving programs that support older Australians
… offers a range of online and face-to-face learning options targeted at the needs of older Australians aged over 50 years. This can include group … stay connected with family and friends See the range of online resources at www.beconnected.esafety.gov.au (Opens external website) or find a network … visit the Department of Social Services (Opens external website) website ( dss.gov.au (Opens external website) ). For information about the Budget …
Abuse and neglect hotline available to people with disability and supporters
Abuse and neglect hotline available to people with disability and supporters If you have experienced or witnessed a person with disability being hurt, treated badly or neglected, you can report it to the National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline (the Hotline). The Hotline is free, independent and confidential and …
Safe and Supported: Outcomes Framework
Safe and Supported: Outcomes Framework The Safe and Supported: Outcomes Frameworks list the desired Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021-2031 (Safe and Supported) outcomes. A Theory of Change accompanies the Outcomes Framework. The Safe and Supported: Outcomes Frameworks …
Profile of young care leavers
… people aged between 18 and 25 years. These young people had been in care at some stage in their lives but were no longer in care. Of significant … of the young people on each pathway described in the AHURI report is at Attachment A . The findings from a 2009 survey of 471 young people aged 15 … Foundation and published in the CREATE Report Card 2009 indicated that, at the time of survey: 64 percent did not have a leaving care plan; 35 …
Budget 2020-21: Improving programs that support Australian families
… services for vulnerable Australian families and children, including at risk young parents and cohorts with additional or complex needs. This is … money will provide continued support for specific cohorts such as at-risk young parents or families with additional and complex needs. Support … visit the Department of Social Services (Opens external website) website ( dss.gov.au (Opens external website) ). For information about the Budget …