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Removing barriers to employment for Carer Payment recipients

… period. Carer Payment Carer Payment is an income support payment paid at the same rate as the age pension for people who provide care for a person with disability or severe medical condition.  It is paid at the highest rate in recognition that individuals face significant barriers … ’ Budget measures, visit the Department of Social Services website ( dss.gov.au (Opens external website) ).  For information about the 2024-25 May …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Complaints service available to people with disability

… pay unsafe or poor employment conditions not being respected and valued at work abuse and neglect. All complaints are treated with understanding and … pay unsafe or poor employment conditions not being respected and valued at work abuse and neglect. All complaints are treated with understanding and …

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 …

PART C: Detailed Recommendations

… formula, nor will there be any greater complexity for the general public. At the present time, people can use a calculator on the Child Support Agency … most of the income is in the hands of one parent or both have well-paid jobs. This would be expressed as a sum above each parent’s self-support … a reduction in his or her child support obligations. Overtime and second jobs The Parliamentary Committee received many submissions arguing that …

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 …