25665603-f4b0-43ce-906c-156e3331245d urn:uuid English UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2014-09-05T05:13:14 creation ISO 19115 2016 Income Support Customers a Statistical Overview Report - Financial Year Reports 25665603-f4b0-43ce-906c-156e3331245d The Department of Social Services (DSS) is the Australian Government’s preeminent source of advice on social policy and works in partnership with other government and non-government organisations to manage a diverse range of programs and services designed to support and improve the lives of Australians. DSS has whole of government responsibility * Families and Children * Housing Support * Seniors * Communities and Vulnerable People * Disability and Carers * Women's Safety * Mental Health * Settlement and Multicultural Affairs * Ageing and Aged Care * Review of Australia’s Welfare System >This statistical overview presents information about income support payments and customers administered by a number of Australian Government departments. > Unless otherwise indicated, the statistics relate to the relevant pay periods closest to 30 June. These periods will generally be within a fortnight either side of that date. > Key sections of the overview are: * payments for older people, * people with disability and * those caring for people with disability, severe medical conditions, * or those who are frail aged * student and labour market related payments * family assistance * other payments and services * pensioners paid overseas. >Payment and allowance information, including eligibility criteria, are included within each section. When The Department of Social Services was formed in September 2013 the publishing of the Statistical Paper series ceased. [The DSS Payments Demographic Data Set](https://data.gov.au/dataset/dss-payment-demographic-data) is updated quarterly and covers the majority of the information contained in the Statistical Paper series. Please contact the [Data Requests team](mailto:data.requests@dss.gov.au) if you have any questions in relation to this publication or the DSS Payment Demographic Data Set. >Further information to assist with the interpretation of statistics is available from the DSS and Human Services websites: > [Department of Human Services (DHS)](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/) > [Department of Social Services (DSS)](http://www.dss.gov.au). Whole of Australia 133.86443 133.86443 -23.70131 -23.70131 dss social policy Income support customers: a statistical overview 2013 (pdf) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2013 PDF Income support customers: a statistical overview 2013 (docx) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2013 DOCX Statistical Overview Reports Income Support Customers documentDigital Statistical Overview Reports Income Support Customers CSV Income support customers: a statistical overview 2012 (pdf) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2012 PDF Income support customers: a statistical overview 2012 (doc) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2012 DOCX Income support customers: a statistical overview 2011 (pdf) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2011 PDF Income support customers: a statistical overview 2011 (doc) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2011 DOC Income support customers: a statistical overview 2009 (pdf) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2010 (pdf) PDF Income support customers: a statistical overview 2010 (doc) documentDigital Income support customers: a statistical overview 2010 .doc