❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks the Department for Child Protection about referrals to Centrelink for income management, instances of families seeking repeated financial assistance, and assessments for income management referrals, broken down by district. The Department provides data on referrals and financial assistance requests but notes limitations in tracking assessment data.
AnsweredQoN 5144Legislative Council
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(1) During the months of December 2011, January 2012 and February 2012, how many individuals did the Department for 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 Dec 2011 to 29 February 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 Dec 2011 to 29 February 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
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
56 days
(1) Centrelink data indicates that the Department referred the following number of clients to Centrelink in each of the following months, by district:
December 2011 - 42
Armadale - 3
Cannington - 1
East Kimberley - 7
Fremantle - 2
Joondalup - 4
Midland - 8
Mirrabooka - 2
Peel - 3
Perth - 2
Rockingham - 6
West Kimberley - 4
January 2012 - 41
Armadale - 0
Cannington - 0
East Kimberley - 4
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 6
Midland - 15
Mirrabooka - 1
Peel - 0
Perth - 0
Rockingham - 2
West Kimberley - 5
February 2012 - 49
Armadale - 2
Cannington - 0
East Kimberley - 15
Fremantle - 2
Joondalup - 6
Midland - 18
Mirrabooka - 2
Peel - 0
Perth - 1
Rockingham - 2
West Kimberley - 1
(2) Between 1 December 2011 to 29 February 2012, 115 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:
Armadale - 0
Cannington - 8
Crisis Care - 10
East Kimberley - 8
Fremantle - 12
Goldfields - 2
Great Southern - 3
Joondalup - 0
Midland - 8
Mirrabooka - 2
Murchison - 12
Peel - 9
Perth - 2
Pilbara - 6
Rockingham - 1
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 17
Wheatbelt - 2
(3) The Department for Child Protection does not statistically link these clients with assessment for referral to income management, as this assessment process is not able to be captured electronically. Referral statistics to income management are recorded via Centrelink's Unified Government Gateway, which is not a departmental system.
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December 2011 - 42
Armadale - 3
Cannington - 1
East Kimberley - 7
Fremantle - 2
Joondalup - 4
Midland - 8
Mirrabooka - 2
Peel - 3
Perth - 2
Rockingham - 6
West Kimberley - 4
January 2012 - 41
Armadale - 0
Cannington - 0
East Kimberley - 4
Fremantle - 8
Joondalup - 6
Midland - 15
Mirrabooka - 1
Peel - 0
Perth - 0
Rockingham - 2
West Kimberley - 5
February 2012 - 49
Armadale - 2
Cannington - 0
East Kimberley - 15
Fremantle - 2
Joondalup - 6
Midland - 18
Mirrabooka - 2
Peel - 0
Perth - 1
Rockingham - 2
West Kimberley - 1
(2) Between 1 December 2011 to 29 February 2012, 115 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:
Armadale - 0
Cannington - 8
Crisis Care - 10
East Kimberley - 8
Fremantle - 12
Goldfields - 2
Great Southern - 3
Joondalup - 0
Midland - 8
Mirrabooka - 2
Murchison - 12
Peel - 9
Perth - 2
Pilbara - 6
Rockingham - 1
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 17
Wheatbelt - 2
(3) The Department for Child Protection does not statistically link these clients with assessment for referral to income management, as this assessment process is not able to be captured electronically. Referral statistics to income management are recorded via Centrelink's Unified Government Gateway, which is not a departmental system.
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