❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding referrals to Centrelink for compulsory income management and repeated requests for financial assistance from the Department for Child Protection and Family Support.
AnsweredQoN 2909Legislative Council
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(1) During the months of December 2014, January 2015 and February 2015, by district, how many individuals did the Department for Child Protection and Family Support (DCPaFS) refer to Centrelink for compulsory income management? (2) By district, how many individuals with children have presented seeking financial assistance on two or more occasions to the DCPaFS, for the period 1 December 2014 to 28 February 2015?
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Answered
7 May 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
50 days
(1) During the months of December 2014, January 2015 and February 2015, the Department for Child Protection and Family Support referred the following number of individuals, by district, to the Department of Social Services (Centrelink) for compulsory income management.
December 2014
Armadale 0
Cannington 0
Fremantle 1
Joondalup 5
Midland 0
Mirrabooka 0
Peel 1
Perth 0
Rockingham 8
West Kimberley 4
East Kimberley 1
Laverton Shire and
Ngaanyatjarra Lands 0
January 2015
Armadale 4
Cannington 7
Fremantle 6
Joondalup 2
Midland 3
Mirrabooka 1
Peel 0
Perth 0
Rockingham 10
West Kimberley 4
East Kimberley 6
Laverton Shire and
Ngaanyatjarra Lands 0
February 2015
Armadale 1
Cannington 0
Fremantle 0
Joondalup 3
Midland 9
Mirrabooka 1
Peel 1
Perth 0
Rockingham 5
West Kimberley 0
East Kimberley 3
Laverton Shire and
Ngaanyatjarra Lands 0
(2) Between 1 December 2014 and 28 February 2015, 11 individuals with children sought financial assistance on two or more occasions from the Department in the following districts:
Crisis Care - 7
East Kimberley - 2
Goldfields - 1
Great Southern - 1.
December 2014
Armadale 0
Cannington 0
Fremantle 1
Joondalup 5
Midland 0
Mirrabooka 0
Peel 1
Perth 0
Rockingham 8
West Kimberley 4
East Kimberley 1
Laverton Shire and
Ngaanyatjarra Lands 0
January 2015
Armadale 4
Cannington 7
Fremantle 6
Joondalup 2
Midland 3
Mirrabooka 1
Peel 0
Perth 0
Rockingham 10
West Kimberley 4
East Kimberley 6
Laverton Shire and
Ngaanyatjarra Lands 0
February 2015
Armadale 1
Cannington 0
Fremantle 0
Joondalup 3
Midland 9
Mirrabooka 1
Peel 1
Perth 0
Rockingham 5
West Kimberley 0
East Kimberley 3
Laverton Shire and
Ngaanyatjarra Lands 0
(2) Between 1 December 2014 and 28 February 2015, 11 individuals with children sought financial assistance on two or more occasions from the Department in the following districts:
Crisis Care - 7
East Kimberley - 2
Goldfields - 1
Great Southern - 1.
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