Terminology

activity testing

Activities people on welfare payments must complete to continue receiving their payment. In Australia, activity testing is commonly referred to as mutual obligationsParticipation requirements welfare recipients must fulfil each month to continue…. Activity testing may also be referred to as participation requirements.

CDP

The Community Development ProgramThe Community Development Program is a racist variation of Work for the Dole tha… is a racist variation of Work for the DoleWork for the Dole is a program that applies to people in the mainstream Workforc… that operates in approximately 1500 regional and remote communities. Around 80% of participants are First …

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Commonwealth Employment Service

Until the privatisation of employment services in the 1990s, employment services were delivered by the public sector. The public employment services provider was called the Commonwealth Employment ServiceUntil the privatisation of employment services in the 1990s, employment services….

conditionality

A key feature of the welfare system is conditionalityA key feature of the welfare system is conditionality. This refers to requiremen…. This refers to requirements and restrictions on accessing income supportThe term income support payment refers to all government allowances, including a… payments. It includes activity testing, income controlThe term income control is used to …

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DES

Disability Employment Services is an employment services program targeted to disabled people. There are no minimum qualification requirements to work in DESDisability Employment Services is an employment services program targeted to dis… and no requirement for providers to provide training in working with disabled people. The vast majority of people in DES (around 80%) are …

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DEWR

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. DEWRDepartment of Employment and Workplace Relations. DEWR oversees Workforce Austra… oversees Workforce Australia, ParentsNextA “pre employment” program targeting single parents with children under the age … and the Transition to WorkThe targeted employment services program for people under 25. Visit the DEWR web… programs. Other employment services programs are …

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DSP

Disability Support Pension. The working age paymentParenting Payment, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment, Youth Allowance St… for people who have been able to meet strict criteria to demonstrate a permanent disability that significantly limits work capacity.

DSS

Department of Social Services (oversees welfare payments, Disability Employment Services and income controlThe term income control is used to indicate compulsory participation in cashless… programs). The social services minister is Amanda Rishworth.

employment services providers

Compliance with “mutual” obligations is enforced by outsourced employment services providersCompliance with “mutual” obligations is enforced by outsourced employment se…. Currently these providers operate a range of compulsory programs for the government aimed at different cohorts, giving them the power to cut off a person’s Centrelink payment. There are many other common terms for providers …

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ESAt

An Employment Services AssessmentAn Employment Services Assessment is conducted by Centrelink. In theory, it is t… is conducted by Centrelink. In theory, it is to measure how much work capacity a person has if they are disabled. It is used to determine the intensity of “mutual” obligations and identify whether a person should be in …

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income control

The term income control is used to indicate compulsory participation in cashless welfare programs such as the Cashless Debit CardThe term income control is used to indicate compulsory participation in cashless… (now Smart Card) and BasicsCard, described by the Australian Government as income management programs to invoke benign budgeting or financial counselling. A significant portion …

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