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Child Support Scheme history History of the scheme The Child Support Scheme makes sure children get appropriate support from their parents following separation. The scheme began in 1988. It responded to concerns about child poverty in single parent families. Before this, separated parents needed a court order for …

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Assuring the integrity of the Targeted Compliance Framework The Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) announced decisions to pause some elements of the Targeted Compliance Framework (TCF). These decisions come following advice from ongoing reviews into the TCF.  These have identified …

Doing business with us Funding requirements   The following information will help organisations to meet funding requirements when doing business with us.   Fraud and corruption - outlines our definition of fraud and corruption and how to report.   Vulnerable persons, police checks and criminal offences (Opens external …

… Strategy Reviews and inquiries   Several reviews and inquiries looked at the National Disability Strategy 2010–2020 (original Strategy) … inquiries. … Reviews and inquiries   Several reviews and inquiries looked at the National Disability Strategy 2010–2020 (original Strategy) …

… and independent community sector Issues Paper is now available on the DSS Engage website (Opens external website) for feedback. The Issues Paper … longer term changes to the operation of community sector grants. Visit the DSS Engage website (Opens external website) to share your views and help … and independent community sector Issues Paper is now available on the DSS Engage website for feedback. … The stronger, more diverse and independent …

Budget 2019–20 Portfolio Budget Statements Portfolio Budget Statements 2019–20 - Social Services Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2019–20 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2019–20 Social Services Minister’s media release Guaranteeing essential social services Australians rely on (Opens external …

… We commissioned evaluations of the National Framework, one mid-way and one at its end. These informed the second half of the National Framework. They … We commissioned evaluations of the National Framework, one mid-way and one at its end. These informed the second half of the National Framework. They …

National Panel of Assessors About the National Panel of Assessors   The NPA program is a standing panel of independent assessment service providers who support the needs of people with disability in the workplace.   The NPA program provides the following assessment services:    Ongoing Support Assessments  for DES …

… our department or our programs, we want to know about it. You can email us at fraud@dss.gov.au . You can also report scams on the ScamWatch (Opens external … our department or our programs, we want to know about it. You can email us at fraud@dss.gov.au . You can also report scams on the ScamWatch website. …