Income Management Ceduna Region Consultations Report (March 2014) What is this report about? As part of the study, Ninti One Ltd interviewed community members, service providers and key stakeholders, including The purpose of this report is to tell you the West Coast Alcohol and Substance what people said at the income Misuse Action Group. The findings from management consultations held in the the study showed community support for Ceduna region in February 2014. Some income management in the region. The people who attended the meetings were community also said they would like more keen to be provided information about information on income management. what everyone had said in the consultations. This report provides a short What did the Government summary of the conversations that took representatives talk about? place in over 50 meetings. When did the consultations take At the meetings in February 2014, the place? Government representatives talked about what income management is and how it works; and how income management From 3–27 February 2014, aims to help people who receive income representatives from the Department of support payments to pay for basic Social Services, the Department of the essentials such as food, accommodation, Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the electricity, clothing, medical care and Department of Human Services met with school items. The representatives also community members and organisations in talked about the different ways that people the Ceduna region to talk about income go onto income management: management and to find out whether people thought income management Voluntary Income Management – would be helpful for people living in the People who choose to go onto Ceduna region. income management. Child Protection Income Why did the consultations Management Child Protection – happen? authorities can help people to go onto income management to The Government had previously protect the wellbeing of children. In commissioned Ninti One Ltd to undertake South Australia this happens with a study in August 2013 in Ceduna and the the consent of the person. neighbouring communities of Oak Valley, Vulnerable Income Management – Scotdesco, Koonibba and Yalata to ask People who need help with money people what they thought about income and looking after themselves, or management. who are homeless or might soon be homeless, or young people
Income Management Ceduna Region Consultations Report (March 2014) What is this report about? The purpose of this report is to tell you what people said at the income management consultations held in the Ceduna region in February 2014. Some people who attended the meetings were keen to be provided information about what everyone had said in the consultations. This report provides a short summary of the conversations that took place in over 50 meetings. When did the consultations take place? From 3–27 February 2014, representatives from the Department of Social Services, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Department of Human Services met with community members and organisations in the Ceduna region to talk about income management and to find out whether people thought income management would be helpful for people living in the Ceduna region. Why did the consultations happen? The Government had previously commissioned Ninti One Ltd to undertake a study in August 2013 in Ceduna and the neighbouring communities of Oak Valley, Scotdesco, Koonibba and Yalata to ask people what they thought about income management. As part of the study, Ninti One Ltd interviewed community members, service providers and key stakeholders, including the West Coast Alcohol and Substance Misuse Action Group. The findings from the study showed community support for income management in the region. The community also said they would like more information on income management. What did the Government representatives talk about? At the meetings in February 2014, the Government representatives talked about what income management is and how it works; and how income management aims to help people who receive income support payments to pay for basic essentials such as food, accommodation, electricity, clothing, medical care and school items. The representatives also talked about the different ways that people go onto income management: Voluntary Income Management – People who choose to go onto income management. Child Protection Income Management – Child Protection authorities can help people to go onto income management to protect the wellbeing of children. In South Australia this happens with the consent of the person. Vulnerable Income Management – People who need help with money and looking after themselves, or who are homeless or might soon be homeless, or young people
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