❓ Question seeks data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with Intensive Family Support who vacated public housing. The Department claims the data isn't readily available and would require unreasonable manual review.
AnsweredQoN 1453Legislative Council
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I refer to the answer provided to part (d) (vii) of my question on notice 1313, and I ask: (a) How many of these children Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and nonTorres Strait Islander vacating public housing had “Intensive Family Support” files open at the Department of Communities when their public housing was terminated by the Department of Communities?
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Answered
20 June 2023
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
7 days
(1)(a) The Department for Communities (Communities) advise aggregated data is not available and would require a manual review of individual files which is not considered to be a reasonable use of resources.
Intensive Family Support (IFS) teams provide targeted, intensive in-home support to create safety and enable children or young people to remain with their family. They respond to the complex range of safety and wellbeing issues affecting families, including tenancy issues, through assessment, planning and assisting families to develop networks that can help them keep their children safe.
Communities advise in situations where there is an open case and information about a family is received from Housing regarding tenancy concerns, IFS teams will assess what supports (in addition to those available through Housing) could be provided to limit the likelihood of further strikes or eviction and liaise with the respective Housing team in relation to the best interests and safety of the child or children involved.
Intensive Family Support (IFS) teams provide targeted, intensive in-home support to create safety and enable children or young people to remain with their family. They respond to the complex range of safety and wellbeing issues affecting families, including tenancy issues, through assessment, planning and assisting families to develop networks that can help them keep their children safe.
Communities advise in situations where there is an open case and information about a family is received from Housing regarding tenancy concerns, IFS teams will assess what supports (in addition to those available through Housing) could be provided to limit the likelihood of further strikes or eviction and liaise with the respective Housing team in relation to the best interests and safety of the child or children involved.
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