❓ Hon Sally Talbot asks about the Department of Child Protection's referrals to Centrelink for compulsory income management and financial assistance requests. The Department provides data on referrals and assistance requests but states it doesn't statistically link clients with income management assessments.
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(1) During the months of September 2012, October 2012 and November 2012, how many individuals did the Department of Child Protection refer to Centrelink for compulsory income management, by district?
(2) How many individuals with children have presented seeking financial assistance on two or more occasions to the department for the period 1 September 2012 to 30 November 2012, by district?
(3) How many of these individuals have been assessed for the purpose of referral to the income management program, by district?
(2) How many individuals with children have presented seeking financial assistance on two or more occasions to the department for the period 1 September 2012 to 30 November 2012, by district?
(3) How many of these individuals have been assessed for the purpose of referral to the income management program, by district?
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Answered
18 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
35 days
(1) Centrelink data indicates that the Department referred the following
number of clients to Centrelink in each of the following months, by
district:
September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 Armadale 2 4 3 Cannington 4 3 0 East Kimberley 3 1 8 Fremantle 5 6 6 Joondalup 3 2 6 Midland 6 5 7 Mirrabooka 1 3 4 Peel 0 0 1 Perth 1 1 0 Rockingham 7 12 13 West Kimberley 3 1 5 Total 35 38 53
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
Armadale
2
4
3
Cannington
4
3
0
East Kimberley
3
1
8
Fremantle
5
6
6
Joondalup
3
2
6
Midland
6
5
7
Mirrabooka
1
3
4
Peel
0
0
1
Perth
1
1
0
Rockingham
7
12
13
West Kimberley
3
1
5
Total
35
38
53
(2) Between 1 September 2012 and 30 November 2012, 47 distinct individuals
with children have presented, seeking financial assistance on two or more
occasions, to the same district of the Department for Child Protection and
Family Support. The breakdown by district is as follows:
District Number Fremantle 5 Goldfields 2 Great southern 5 Joondalup 1 Midland 2 Mirrabooka 4 Murchison 9 Peel 8 Perth 2 Pilbara 1 Rockingham 1 Southwest 6 Wheatbelt 1
District
Number
Fremantle
5
Goldfields
2
Great southern
5
Joondalup
1
Midland
2
Mirrabooka
4
Murchison
9
Peel
8
Perth
2
Pilbara
1
Rockingham
1
Southwest
6
Wheatbelt
1
(3) This is managed on an individual client basis. The Department does not
statistically link these clients with assessment for referral to income
management. Referrals for income management are recorded via Centrelink's
Unified Government Gateway, which is not a Department for Child Protection and
Family Support system.
number of clients to Centrelink in each of the following months, by
district:
September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 Armadale 2 4 3 Cannington 4 3 0 East Kimberley 3 1 8 Fremantle 5 6 6 Joondalup 3 2 6 Midland 6 5 7 Mirrabooka 1 3 4 Peel 0 0 1 Perth 1 1 0 Rockingham 7 12 13 West Kimberley 3 1 5 Total 35 38 53
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
Armadale
2
4
3
Cannington
4
3
0
East Kimberley
3
1
8
Fremantle
5
6
6
Joondalup
3
2
6
Midland
6
5
7
Mirrabooka
1
3
4
Peel
0
0
1
Perth
1
1
0
Rockingham
7
12
13
West Kimberley
3
1
5
Total
35
38
53
(2) Between 1 September 2012 and 30 November 2012, 47 distinct individuals
with children have presented, seeking financial assistance on two or more
occasions, to the same district of the Department for Child Protection and
Family Support. The breakdown by district is as follows:
District Number Fremantle 5 Goldfields 2 Great southern 5 Joondalup 1 Midland 2 Mirrabooka 4 Murchison 9 Peel 8 Perth 2 Pilbara 1 Rockingham 1 Southwest 6 Wheatbelt 1
District
Number
Fremantle
5
Goldfields
2
Great southern
5
Joondalup
1
Midland
2
Mirrabooka
4
Murchison
9
Peel
8
Perth
2
Pilbara
1
Rockingham
1
Southwest
6
Wheatbelt
1
(3) This is managed on an individual client basis. The Department does not
statistically link these clients with assessment for referral to income
management. Referrals for income management are recorded via Centrelink's
Unified Government Gateway, which is not a Department for Child Protection and
Family Support system.
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