Social Services Portfolio

Social Services Portfolio

Index to questions on notice (PDF 299KB)

Tabled Documents and additional information

Process review 2014-15 grants round, 24 August 2015, produced by NOUS Group, provided by the Department of Social Services as additional information, received 10 February 2016 (PDF 821KB)
Income management summary, provided by the Department of Social Services as additional information, received 21 October 2015 (PDF 177KB)
Membership of the Community Services Advisory Group, tabled by the Department of Social Services, 22 October 2015 (PDF 1,499KB)
Restructure of the Family Tax Benefit Part B Rates, tabled by the Department of Social Services, 22 October 2015 (PDF 444KB)
Media release by the Hon Scott Morrison, MP, 'Council on Federal Financial Relations', provided by the Department of Social Services as additional information, received 24 November 2015 (PDF 3,676KB)
Letter of clarification from Mr Andrew Whitecross, Branch Manager, Department of Social Services, regarding the Department's appearance at the Supplementary Estimates hearing on 22 October, 2015. (PDF 657KB)
Letter of clarification from Dr Tim Reddel, Group Manager, Department of Social Services, regarding the Department's appearance at the Supplementary Estimates hearing on 22 October, 2015. (PDF 233KB)
Letter of clarification from Ms Cath Halbert, Group Manager, Department of Social Services, regarding the Department's appearance at the Supplementary Estimates hearing on 22 October, 2015. (PDF 362KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

Responses to questions taken on notice at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearings are due on Friday 11 December 2015.

QoN No. Agency/ Outcome Senator Broad Topic Answer to QoN Date Answer Received
SQ15-000822 1 - Social Security Siewert Newstart Allowance for Older Unemployed (PDF 45KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000823 1 - Social Security Siewert Program of Support (PDF 28KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000824 5 - Disability and Carers Siewert Disability Employment Services (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000826 5 - Disability and Carers Siewert Disability Employment Services (PDF 33KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000827 1 - Social Security Siewert Characteristics of Income Support recipients (PDF 28KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000828 1 - Social Security Siewert Characteristics of Income Support recipients (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000831 0 - Cross Bilyk Secretary's Office Upgrades (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000832 0 - Cross Bilyk Secretary's Speeches to Staff (PDF 11KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000834 0 - Cross Bilyk Ministerial Functions (PDF 80KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000835 1 - Social Security Di Natale Immunisation (PDF 28KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000836 5 - Disability Siewert Disability Employment Services Providers (PDF 25KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000837 0 - Cross Ludwig Ministerial Personalised Stationery (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000839 0 - Cross Ludwig Departmental Rebranding (PDF 30KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000840 0 - Cross Ludwig Departmental Rebranding (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000841 0 - Cross Ludwig Departmental Rebranding (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000845 2 - Families Brown Discretionary Grants (PDF 26KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000847 5 - Disability Brown Discretionary Grants (PDF 42KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000849 4 - Housing Brown Discretionary Grants (PDF 87KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000852 1 - Social Security Siewert Four week waiting period (PDF 24KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000854 1 - Social Security Siewert Working Age Payments (PDF 38KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000855 1 - Social Security Siewert Working Age Payments (PDF 26KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000856 1 - Social Security Siewert Characteristics of Income Support recipients (PDF 61KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000858 1 - Social Security Siewert Characteristics of Income Support recipients (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000859 1 - Social Security Siewert Characteristics of Income Support recipients (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000860 5 - Disability Siewert NDIS – Funding for Merits Review (PDF 13KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000861 1 - Social Security Siewert Program of Support (PDF 78KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000862 1 - Social Security Siewert Program of Support (PDF 19KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000863 5 - Disability Siewert NDIS – KordaMentha Review (PDF 24KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000864 0 - Cross Siewert Third Action Plan of the National Framework for the Protection of Australia's Children
DSS funding
(PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000865 0 - Cross Siewert Third Action Plan of the National Framework for the Protection of Australia's Children
DSS funding
(PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000866 2 - Families Siewert Third Action Plan of the National Framework for the Protection of Australia's Children
DSS funding
(PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000867 1 - Social Security Siewert Family Assets and Actual Means Tests (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000868 1 - Social Security Siewert Family Assets and Actual Means Tests (PDF 40KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000869 1 - Social Security Siewert Family Assets and Actual Means Tests (PDF 27KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000870 1 - Social Security Siewert Family Assets and Actual Means Tests (PDF 29KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000871 1 - Social Security Siewert Working Age Payments (PDF 60KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000872 1 - Social Security Siewert Working Age Payments (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000873 1 - Social Security Siewert Duration on payments (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000874 5 - Disability Polley Younger onset dementia (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000875 2 - Families Polley Humanitarian Settlement Services (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000876 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Ministerial Expenditure (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000877 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Ministerial Expenditure (PDF 11KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000878 1 - Social Security Brown Child Support Scheme  (PDF 30KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000879 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Staffing (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000880 5- Disability and Carers Moore Carers Respite (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000881 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Ministerial Staffing (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000882 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Staffing (PDF 95KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000883 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Ministerial  Expenditure (PDF 34KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000884 4 - Housing Siewert Commonwealth Rent Assistance (PDF 23KB)
Attachment 1- (PDF 88KB)
11/12/2015
SQ15-000885 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Ministerial Expenditure (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000886 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Waste (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000887 2 - Families Siewert Income Management (PDF 61KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000888 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Consultants (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000889 2 - Families Siewert Vulnerable Welfare Recipients measure (PDF 48KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000890 2 - Families Siewert Income Management Exemptions (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000891 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Reviews (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000892 2 - Families Siewert Matched Savings Account (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000893 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Advertising (PDF 73KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000894 2 - Families Siewert Place-based Vulnerable Youth Income Management Measure (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000895 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Media (PDF 74KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000896 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Social Media (PDF 73KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000897 1 - Social Security Siewert Income Support Characteristics (PDF 55KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000898 1 - Social Security Moore FTB Supplement (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000900 1 - Social Security Moore FTB B (PDF 81KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000902 1 - Social Security Moore FTB Measures (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000903 1 - Social Security Moore Pensions Assets Test Changes (PDF 132KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000904 1 - Social Security Siewert Assets (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000905 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown DSS Discretionary Grants (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000906 1 - Social Security Siewert Assets (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000907 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown DSS Discretionary Grants (PDF 111KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000909 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown DSS Discretionary Grants (PDF 85KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000911 2 - Families and Communities Moore Cuts to Paid Parental Leave (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000912 5 - Disability and Carers McLucas NDIS (PDF 23KB)
Attachment 1- (PDF 103KB)
Attachment 2 - (PDF 125KB)
11/12/2015
SQ15-000914 5 - Disability and Carers McLucas NDIS (PDF 28KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000915 1 - Social Security Moore Young jobseekers (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000916 1 - Social Security Siewert Single Parents on Newstart Allowance (PDF 56KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000918 1 - Social Security Siewert Income Support for Seniors (PDF 23KB)
Attachment 1- (PDF 17KB)
11/12/2015
SQ15-000919 0 - Cross Portfolio Moore FOFMS (PDF 73KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000920 1 - Social Security Siewert Assets (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000921 5 - Disability and Carers Moore Carers Gateway  (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000922 5 - Disability and Carers Moore Carers Gateway  (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000923 5 - Disability and Carers Moore Carers Gateway  (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000924 5 - Disability and Carers Moore Carers Gateway  (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000925 5- Disability and Carers Moore Young Carers (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000926 5 - Disability Siewert DSP Medical Reviews (PDF 33KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000930 0 - Cross Portfolio Brown Ministerial Expenditure (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000932 0 - Cross Siewert Grants - Nous Report (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000933 0 - Cross Siewert Grants - Nous Report (PDF 23KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000934 0 - Cross Moore Grants - Nous Report (PDF 23KB)
Attachment 1- (PDF 517KB)
Attachment 2- (PDF 197KB)
Attachment 3- (PDF 188KB)
Attachment 4- (PDF 252KB)
11/12/2015
SQ15-000935 0 - Cross Siewert Grants - Nous Report (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000936 0 - Cross Siewert Grants - Nous Report (PDF 38KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000937 0 - Cross Siewert Grants - Nous Report (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000938 0 - Cross Moore Grants - Community Services Advisory Group (PDF 28KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000939 0 - Cross Moore Grants - Grants Directory (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000940 0 - Cross Moore Grants - ER Relief funding (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000941 0 - Cross Moore Funding Agreement  (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000942 1 - Social Security Smith Grandparent carers (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000943 1 - Social Security Moore Grandparent carers (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000944 1 - Social Security Peris Working Age Payments (PDF 103KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000945 1 - Social Security Siewert Investment Approach (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000946 1 - Social Security Moore FTB (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000947 2 - Families Polley National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children (PDF 29KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000948 2 - Families Polley National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000949 2 - Families Smith Grandparent carers (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000950 2 - Families Smith Grandparent carers (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000951 2 - Families Smith Grandparent carers (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000952 2 - Families/ Early Childhood Polley Minutes of meetings (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000953 2 - Families/ Early Childhood Polley Minutes of meetings (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000954 2 - Families Siewert Cashless Debit Card (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000955 2 - Families Moore FGM Grant (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000956 5 - Disability McLucas Community Based Mental Health Services (PDF 56KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000957 0 - Cross Moore Machinery of Government (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000958 0 - Cross Moore Organisation Chart (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000959 0 - Cross Moore Machinery of Government (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000960 0 - Cross Siewert Grants - Gap analysis (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000961 1 - Social Security Siewert FTB (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000962 1 - Social Security Moore FTBB (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000966 1 - Social Security Siewert Assets test (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000968 0 - Cross Smith Committee inquiry responses (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000969 2 - Families Siewert Third Action Plan of the National Framework for the Protection of Australia's Children  (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000970 2 - Families/ Early Childhood Polley Roundtable meetings (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000971 2 - Families/ Early Childhood Lindgren, Jo Family Safety (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000972 5 - Disability McLucas Sector Development Fund (PDF 91KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000973 5 - Disability McLucas Sector Development Fund (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000974 4 - Housing McLucas NPAH (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000975 4 - Housing McLucas NRAS (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000976 4 - Housing McLucas NAHA (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000977 4 - Housing Ludlam, Scott Homelessness (PDF 44KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000978 1 - Social Security Siewert Assets test (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000980 1 - Social Security Siewert FTB Debt (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000981 0 - Cross Brown Waste (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000982 0 - Cross Moore Grants - Grants Directory (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000983 1 - Social Security McKenzie Youth Allowance (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000984 1 - Social Security Siewert Newstart   (PDF 30KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000985 1 - Social Security Siewert Youth Allowance (Other) (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000986 1 - Social Security Siewert Liquid Assets waiting period (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000987 1 - Social Security Siewert Seasonal Work preclusion periods (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000989 0 - Cross Moore Gap Analysis (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000990 0 - Cross Moore Grants  (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000991 2 - Families Siewert Income Management (PDF 20KB) 11/12/2015
SQ15-000992 1 - Social Security Siewert Youth Allowance (PDF 46KB) 11/12/2015
NDIA SQ15-000129 NDIA Siewert Self-management (ATO) (PDF 7KB) 11/12/2015
NDIA SQ15-000130 NDIA Siewert Engagement Activity - ATO (PDF 7KB) 11/12/2015
NDIA SQ15-000131 NDIA Siewert Insurance Premiums (PDF 7KB) 11/12/2015
NDIA SQ15-000132 NDIA Siewert Intellectual Disability Reference Group (PDF 7KB) 11/12/2015
NDIA SQ15-000133 NDIA Siewert Intellectual Disability Reference Group (PDF 7KB) 11/12/2015
NDIA SQ15-000134 NDIA Siewert NDIS – Thalidomide survivors (PDF 12KB) 11/12/2015

For further information, contact:

Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3516
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au