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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders A note on language   The department acknowledges diversity and uses the terms ‘Indigenous’, ‘First Nations people’ and ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ interchangeably throughout our website. All terms are used with respect.    Workforce support and development   …

Income support payments About income support payments Income support payments and supplementary payments support people who can't fully support themselves by providing targeted payments and assistance as part of the social security safety net.  The payments listed on this page are provided by the Australian Government …

Social impact investing How it works   Social impact investing (SII) brings governments, service providers, investors, and communities together to address social policy issues.    Since 2017-18, $52.7 million has been committed to grow the SII market in Australia.   SII initiatives   The following trials inform the …

International Social Security Agreements About International Social Security Agreements Australia’s international social security agreements assist people to access certain pensions from Australia and/or an agreement country that they may not otherwise be able to access. They do this by allowing people to: lodge a …

Loans and savings Financial Resilience programs   Our Financial Resilience programs provide access to safe and affordable financial products including:    no interest loans   matched savings   small business loans.    These products are an alternative to other high risk, high interest products such as payday loans.   …

Corporate plans About our corporate plan  We publish an annual rolling 4-year corporate plan by 31 August every year. This in accordance with the  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Opens in a new tab/window) (Cth).  The plan sets out our purposes and frames our long-term strategic policy and …

Annual reports About our annual reports  Our annual reports provide:  an overview of our achievements and policy directions  the achievements and challenges faced delivering our programs and initiatives  details about finance, performance reporting, management and accountability.  The reports are prepared in …

Grant processes About grant processes   All grant rounds are advertised on the GrantConnect (Opens in a new tab/window) website. GrantConnect provides a central and consistent online grant application and management system for grant applicants. Applying for a grant What you need to do to apply for a grant. After you …

Budget and Additional Estimates Statements Current Budget Our Budget and Additional Estimates Statements explain what we expect to spend, how we will manage the spending and why it’s necessary. Budget 2024-25 Find statements, media releases, fact sheets and other information from the Budget 2024–25. Previous years …

Senate orders and legal services directions Senate order information Under Senate orders we must publish information about our appointments and vacancies, contracts, files and grants. We do this to be more open and transparent about what we do. File list (Senate order 12) All new and updated files from the last 12 …