Section 1: Agency overview and resources Following the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) of 18 September 2013, the Department of Social Services (DSS) assumed policy responsibility for: families and children; housing; community services; seniors; disability and carers; women; ageing and aged care; disability employment services; working age and student payments; settlement and multicultural services; and civil society and volunteering. See Figure 2 for further information (page 43). A transitional outcome structure comprising 11 outcomes reflects the core in which DSS operates: Families and Children Housing Community Capability and the Vulnerable Seniors Disability and Carers Women Indigenous Aged Care and Population Ageing Settlement Services Multicultural Affairs Disability Employment Services, and Working Age and Student Payments The Office for (a component of Outcome 6) and Indigenous functions (Outcome 7) have transferred to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). DSS continues to work closely with PM&C on tackling Indigenous disadvantage, advancing gender equality and improving the status and wellbeing of women in Australia. Updated outcome statements can be found in Section 2 of these Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES). DSS aspires to be the Australian Government’s lead agency in the development and delivery of social policy and is working to improve the lifetime wellbeing of people and families in Australia.
Section 1: Agency overview and resources Following the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) of 18 September 2013, the Department of Social Services (DSS) assumed policy responsibility for: families and children; housing; community services; seniors; disability and carers; women; ageing and aged care; disability employment services; working age and student payments; settlement and multicultural services; and civil society and volunteering. See Figure 2 for further information (page 43). A transitional outcome structure comprising 11 outcomes reflects the core in which DSS operates: Families and Children Housing Community Capability and the Vulnerable Seniors Disability and Carers Women Indigenous Aged Care and Population Ageing Settlement Services Multicultural Affairs Disability Employment Services, and Working Age and Student Payments The Office for (a component of Outcome 6) and Indigenous functions (Outcome 7) have transferred to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). DSS continues to work closely with PM&C on tackling Indigenous disadvantage, advancing gender equality and improving the status and wellbeing of women in Australia. Updated outcome statements can be found in Section 2 of these Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES). DSS aspires to be the Australian Government’s lead agency in the development and delivery of social policy and is working to improve the lifetime wellbeing of people and families in Australia.
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