Hon Sue Ellery asks about the Department of Child Protection's referrals to Centrelink for income management and financial assistance requests. The Department provides data on referrals and assistance requests, but notes limitations in tracking assessment for income management referrals.

AnsweredQoN 4943Legislative Council
Asked
2 November 2011
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) During the months of September and October of 2011, 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 2011 to 31 October 2011 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
30 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
28 days
(1) Centrelink data indicates that the Department referred the following number of clients to Centrelink, by month:
September 2011
Armadale - 1
Cannington - 4
East Kimberley - 3
Fremantle - 2
Joondalup - 6
Midland - 3
Mirrabooka - 3
Perth - 4
Rockingham - 2
West Kimberley - 3
October 2011
Armadale - 3
Cannington - 0
East Kimberley - 3
Fremantle - 3
Joondalup - 2
Midland - 3
Mirrabooka - 1
Perth - 1
Rockingham - 2
West Kimberley - 8
(2) Between 1 September 2011 to 31 October, 46 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 breakdown by district is as follows:
Armadale - 0
Cannington - 0
Crisis Care - 3
East Kimberley - 6
Fremantle - 6
Goldfields - 0
Great Southern - 0
Joondalup - 1
Midland - 3
Mirrabooka - 8
Murchison - 3
Peel - 4
Perth - 2
Pilbara - 1
Rockingham - 2
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 0
Wheatbelt - 1
(3) The Department 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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