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.
Documents showing the gender segregated breakdown of the number of people with disability working in Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs). I would like to find out how many people working in ADEs for the previous and current financial year are women.
[Item 1] the department’s timeline(s) for finalising the 2018 tender and notifying successful and unsuccessful applicants;
[Item 4] any documents used by the Department to assess the tender applications (such as assessment criteria).
A copy of the 2013 Urbis Pty Ltd’s reports used by DSS to evaluate the HIPPY program.
a copy of the "Post Implementation Review of No Jab, No Pay 2015 Budget measure"
..documents on the funding for The Yiriman Project 2017-18
- The overall government funding for the Y4Y Youth Force Programme
- The breakdown of where that funding is going: how much is going to White Lion and how much is going to any employer partners
- If Deliveroo is in receipt of any government funding as part of the programme
- If there are any other employers in the task or “gig economy” which are participating and if so how much funding they are in receipt of
- How the overall spend is broken down: how much on training, equipment such as bicycles, etc
- How long the training lasts and what participants specifically get trained on
- How many participants have so far been taken on in the programme and from which cities
- How many participants have worked with Deliveroo so far
- How long participants stayed working with Deliveroo (on average)
- What their average hourly earnings were while working with Deliveroo
- A breakdown of any allowances, superannuation or other benefits participants received while working with Deliveroo
- An explanation of what insurance (to cover personal injury and workers compensation) they have while working with Deliveroo
- Any feedback or assessments which have been carried out on participants working for Deliveroo.
“…all documents held by the Department - other than documents already in the public domain - about the likely cost to providers of implementing the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Scheme.”
[Item 1] Procurement plans, work orders and inventory documents relating to the purchase of laptops for the department for the 2017-18 financial year.
[Item 2] Signed/Agreed support plans or Service Level Agreements with the vendors relating to Item 1
[Item 3] Options/advice papers provided to senior DSS executive about the purchase
Documents showing the amounts paid by salary and/or any additional payments/stipends/consultancy fees etc for each member of the Commission’s Independent Advisory Council on Redress.
Ministerial briefing documents, excluding drafts, prepared between 01 January 2015 and 23 November 2015 by the Department of Social Services with respect to: the abolition of belief-based exemptions, (both religious and conscientious); and, the narrowing of medical contraindication exemptions in Commonwealth legislation
A document showing:
The number of current age pensioners whose payment is determined under the asset test and who have an assessable amount for curtilage adjacent to their principal home on their record at 31 December 2017.
The number of age pensioners who have had their payment cancelled due to the application of the assets tests and at the time of cancellation had an assessable amount for curtilage on their record between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2017.
All documents on the file titled ‘briefing on the outcome of the Whole of Government Debt Strategy Review in September 2017 (EF17/35266)’
[Item 1] A copy of the summary checklist required for submission of requirements under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).
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 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.
All documents which relate to the decision of the Department of Social Services not to send a representative to the conference convened by AbilitySeer
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.
The gift register for the Department of Social Services for the previous five years.
Excluding staff names, contact details and signatures.
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.