❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Department of Child Protection on referrals to Centrelink for income management, instances of repeated financial assistance requests, and assessments for income management referrals by district. The Department provides data on referrals but cannot link financial assistance recipients to income management assessments.
AnsweredQoN 6015Legislative Council
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(1) During the months of June 2012, July 2012 and August 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 June 2012 to 31 August 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 June 2012 to 31 August 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
16 October 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
34 days
(1) Centrelink data indicates that the Department referred the following number of clients to Centrelink in each of the following months, by district:
June 2012 - 114
Armadale - 12
Cannington - 3
East Kimberley - 44
Fremantle - 11
Joondalup - 4
Midland - 13
Mirrabooka - 6
Peel - 0
Perth - 4
Rockingham - 15
West Kimberley - 2
July 2012 - 29
Armadale - 6
Cannington - 3
East Kimberley - 2
Fremantle - 4
Joondalup - 1
Midland - 2
Mirrabooka - 3
Peel - 0
Perth - 1
Rockingham - 7
West Kimberley - 0
August 2012 - 42
Armadale - 5
Cannington - 1
East Kimberley - 4
Fremantle - 7
Joondalup - 7
Midland - 11
Mirrabooka - 3
Peel - 0
Perth - 1
Rockingham - 1
West Kimberley - 2
(2) Between 1 June 2012 to 31 August 2012, 70 distinct individuals with children have presented, seeking financial assistance on two or more occasions, to the same district of the Department for Child Protection. The break down by district is as follows:
Crisis Care - 7
East Kimberley - 1
Fremantle - 9
Goldfields - 1
Great Southern - 5
Joondalup - 1
Midland - 3
Mirrabooka - 7
Murchison - 6
Peel - 11
Perth - 3
Rockingham - 2
Southwest - 8
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 3
(3) This is unknown. 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 system.
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June 2012 - 114
Armadale - 12
Cannington - 3
East Kimberley - 44
Fremantle - 11
Joondalup - 4
Midland - 13
Mirrabooka - 6
Peel - 0
Perth - 4
Rockingham - 15
West Kimberley - 2
July 2012 - 29
Armadale - 6
Cannington - 3
East Kimberley - 2
Fremantle - 4
Joondalup - 1
Midland - 2
Mirrabooka - 3
Peel - 0
Perth - 1
Rockingham - 7
West Kimberley - 0
August 2012 - 42
Armadale - 5
Cannington - 1
East Kimberley - 4
Fremantle - 7
Joondalup - 7
Midland - 11
Mirrabooka - 3
Peel - 0
Perth - 1
Rockingham - 1
West Kimberley - 2
(2) Between 1 June 2012 to 31 August 2012, 70 distinct individuals with children have presented, seeking financial assistance on two or more occasions, to the same district of the Department for Child Protection. The break down by district is as follows:
Crisis Care - 7
East Kimberley - 1
Fremantle - 9
Goldfields - 1
Great Southern - 5
Joondalup - 1
Midland - 3
Mirrabooka - 7
Murchison - 6
Peel - 11
Perth - 3
Rockingham - 2
Southwest - 8
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 3
(3) This is unknown. 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 system.
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