DSS Social Services portfolio
Department of Social Services
Develops policy on income support, families, carers and community services.
Releases by month
| Month | Releases |
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| Nov 2024 | 4 |
| Dec 2024 | 2 |
| Jan 2025 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | 7 |
| Apr 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 9 |
| Jun 2025 | 3 |
| Jul 2025 | 8 |
| Aug 2025 | 1 |
| Sep 2025 | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 2026 | 2 |
Latest releases
All 131 releases from DSS, with filters-
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Consultation reports on ending Compulsory Income Management (1 January 2023 – 1 January 2025)
This FOI release from the Department of Social Services concerns the consultation process on ending Compulsory Income Management, covering 2023 to 2025. It comprises consultation and thematic reports (including a Nous Group Income Management programs thematic analysis report…
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Community Services Ministers’ Meeting (July 2024 to July 2026) – List of Ministerial attendees from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory, or their proxies, and meeting…
This FOI release comprises a schedule of Community Services Ministers' Meeting records from July 2024 to July 2026, including RSVP lists and four meeting communiques (30 July 2024, 31 October 2025 draft, 20 February 2026, and 17 July 2026). Discussion covered Safe and Supported…
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Information Commissioner decision - ‘BBV’ and Department of Social Services (Freedom of information) [2026] AICmr 83 Additional policy research undertaken with Boston Consulting Group in relation to…
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Most recent version of the Department’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Case Register
This FOI release is the most recent version of the Department of Social Services' Artificial Intelligence Use Case Register, a spreadsheet listing 23 approved AI use cases. Most are Corporate and Enabling uses of GovAI, Microsoft Copilot Chat and Microsoft M365 Copilot for…
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Age Pension data for recipients outside Australia
This release is a set of point-in-time data tables from Services Australia administrative data showing Age Pension recipients living outside Australia, with snapshots for 4 December 2020, 31 December 2021, 30 December 2022, 31 December 2023, 31 December 2024 and 31 December…
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Ministerial diary of the Minister for Social Services for the period 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
This FOI release is the ministerial diary of the Minister for Social Services for the period 1 January to 30 June 2026, released as document 1 of FOI LEX 56752. It consists of weekly calendar pages listing appointments, meetings, parliamentary sitting commitments, caucus…
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Instrument under subsection 77(1) of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013, dated 18 August 2021
This release is a schedule to an internal instrument of delegation made under subsection 77(1) of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013, dated 18 August 2021 and identified as Instrument Number 11 of 2021. It sets out 14 functions and powers that the Department of Social…
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Copy of Chapter 8.3.3.50 of the Social Security Guide (version 1.220 released March 2016)
This FOI release is a copy of Chapter 8.3.3.50 of the Social Security Guide, version 1.220 released in March 2016, published by the Department of Social Services. The extracted text, however, contains only the release banner and a link to an archived public webpage hosting the…
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Daily staff absences by category between 22 June 2026 and 5 July 2026
This FOI release is a single table from the Department of Social Services recording daily workplace absences by category between 22 June and 5 July 2026, covering ten working days. For each day it shows counts of scheduled leave, unscheduled leave and a total number of leave…
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Reporting on numbers of subpoenas made to 1800 RESPECT
The release comprises 22 short operational meeting packs and RFI (request for information) updates between DSS and Telstra Health concerning 1800RESPECT, the national sexual assault and domestic family violence counselling service. Each pack covers a two-week reporting period…
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National Redress Scheme documents relating to issuing Requests for Information to Participating Institutions
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Total staff absences by category between 22 June 2026 and 5 July 2026
This single-page FOI release from the Department of Social Services is a table of workplace absences, titled "Total workplace absences by category", covering Monday 22 June to Sunday 5 July 2026. It records 4,215 leave requests in total: 2,080 scheduled and 2,135 unscheduled.…
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A list of the Department’s purchase orders created between 19 February 2026 and 7 August 2026
This FOI release is a single list of purchase orders raised by the Department of Social Services between 19 February and 7 August 2026, titled as a section 17 document. It records the vendor name and document date for roughly 120 entries, with no dollar values, descriptions of…
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DSS Submission to Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) scheme
This FOI release from the Department of Social Services contains DSS's draft or working submission to the Pride in Diversity Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for the Bronze Tier, covering 2023 to 2029. The submission responds to the scheme's criteria across HR policies…
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A schedule of meetings between the Minister for Social Services and lobbyists (5 May 2025 - 11 June 2026)
The release is a schedule of meetings between the Minister for Social Services and lobbyists covering 5 May 2025 to 11 June 2026, prepared under FOI reference LEX 56428. The extract is brief and lists only a handful of entries: a 30-minute meeting on 18 June 2025 at the QPAC…
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Assessment of Curtilage Policy Documents
The release comprises extracts from DSS social security guidance on the assets test treatment of "adjacent land" surrounding a principal home, including the private land use test, the extended land use test and the one title document rule. It sets out three exceptions allowing…
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Reimbursement Of Legal Fees Related To APSC Code Of Conduct Inquiry (robodebt)
DSS received an application for an act of grace payment (discretionary Commonwealth reimbursement) submitted on 31 March 2025 by legal firm HWL Ebsworth on behalf of "s 22" (a redacted party) to cover legal fees incurred in relation to an APSC Code of Conduct Inquiry connected…
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Grant Funding For Promoting Consent Initiative
DSS executed a Deed of Variation on 18 September 2025 with Teach Us Consent Global Limited to amend an existing Family Safety grant agreement for the Promoting Consent Initiative. The variation extended the Activity Completion Date to 30 June 2026 and the Agreement End Date to…
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Grant Funding For Promoting Consent Initiative
The Department of Social Services approved a $3.5 million grant to Teach Us Consent Global Limited for the Promoting Consent Initiative, running from March 2024 to September 2025. The program creates trauma-informed, age-appropriate social media and online resources focused on…
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LEX 55735 Third Party Correspondence Please Note That Some Material Has Been Removed In The Published Documents, Under Section 11c(1)(a) Of The Freedom Of Information Act 1982 (cth)
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