Our Freedom of Information disclosure log
About the disclosure log
The Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log below sets out the documents released in response to prior FOI requests made to our department.
You can request any of the documents described below by sending an email to FOI@dss.gov.au. Make sure you include the reference number so we can help you.
Cost of implementing and managing the government’s trials of the Healthy Welfare Card (Ceduna and East Kimberley)
Access, for the purpose of review and research, to the minutes and materials, including materials provided to [the Child Support National Stakeholder Engagement Forum (the Forum)] members and submissions made by Forum members, of the meetings in which the changes [in the Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Budget And Other Measures) Bill 2010] were canvassed by the Forum.
The Debit Card Trial Services Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and Indue Limited
Documents regarding misuse of the cashless debit card in Ceduna, Kununurra and Wyndham regions.
Documents that address the possibility of false positives in drug testing of welfare recipients
The number of people who will not receive the Energy Supplement as a result of its abolition for new recipients, by State and by electorate, by 2020 and the number of people currently in the workforce who will be affected by increasing the pension eligibility age to 70.
The Method Report in relation to the Australian Priority Investment Approach to Welfare.
The total cost of the cashless debit card trials in Ceduna and the East Kimberley from the beginning until 31 August 2017 and the total projected cost of the rollout of the cashless debit card in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay and the Goldfields.
Documents such as reports, ministerial/ executive briefings and attachments, Senate Estimates briefings, internal correspondence involving the Department Secretary such as emails, since 1 January 2017, relating to drug testing of welfare recipients.
- FOI Request No. 17/18-019 Document 17 [PDF 639.99 KB]
- FOI Request No. 17/18-019 Document 18 [PDF 567.59 KB]
- FOI Request No. 17/18-019 Document 19 [PDF 717.48 KB]
- FOI Request No. 17/18-019 Document 20 [PDF 568.62 KB]
- FOI Request No. 17/18-019 Document 21 [PDF 710.58 KB]
- FOI Request No. 17/18-019 Document 22 [PDF 616.04 KB]
How many people currently reside in a postcode declared via instrument to be a trial area for the purposes of the cashless welfare card trails, collect a restrictable declared payment yet are not subjected to the welfare card.
National Rental Affordability Scheme documents relating to properties at 56, 58, 60, 62 1and 64 Church street Armadale (Strata Lots 5 to 1)
The number of DV incident reports made available to Orima Research for their evaluation of the Cashless Debit Card Trials
Correspondence between the OAIC and the Department of Social Services pertaining to the exposure of DSS staffs' personal information by contractor Business Information Services.
Item 1: A previous FOI request confirmed over 40 people are exempt from the cashless welfare card. What are the following demographics of those with current exemptions:
- Indigenous / Non Indigenous status
- Age
- Sex
- Payment type
- Housing status
Item 2: With over 40 people being granted exemption from the cashless welfare card trials, I would like to request the procedural guidelines for assessing this exemption.
Item 3: Please provide the procedure or guidelines used when assessing how rent assistance is paid to those who are subjected to the cashless welfare card, if rent assistance does form part of the 80/20 split please also provide evidence of rent assistance being included as a restrict-able payment within the allowing legislation or instrument.
The gift register for the Department of Social Services for the previous five years.
Excluding staff names, contact details and signatures.
All reports given to the Attorney-General, Attorney-General’s Department or Office of Legal Services Coordination regarding compliance with the Legal Services Directions, including but not limited to annual compliance certificates, for the period 1 July 2015 to present.
All documents which relate to the decision of the Department of Social Services not to send a representative to the conference convened by AbilitySeer
[Item 1] A copy of the impact assessment carried out by DSS and Business Information Services into the breach of DSS employee information identified in October, 2017 by Australian Signals Directorate.
Documents in the last twelve months on the demand for the Carer Adjustment Payment and the granting of such assistance.
[Item 1] A copy of the summary checklist required for submission of requirements under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).