This project aims to provide a better understanding of the circumstances of young people who receive transfer payments to support them in providing ‘informal’ care to people with disabilities and the frail aged. The main focus is on the 20,363 young people who were aged under 25 years at some point between September 2001 and...

An independent evaluation of the Paid Parental Leave scheme was completed over four phases between 2010 and 2014. Findings informed the Government about the outcomes of the scheme and they assessed the scheme’s likelihood of achieving its longer-term objectives.

The Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory National Partnership Agreement ceased on the 30 June 2012. Under this Agreement FaHCSIA ha d responsibility for the compilation and publication of the six monthly Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory monitoring reports. This will be the last Monitoring Report published under this agreement. The Stronger...

In 2011, Alzheimer’s Australia NSW (AlzNSW) was engaged by Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) to research the service and support requirements of people with younger onset dementia and their families in New South Wales. AlzNSW partnered with the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and UnitingCare Ageing to conduct the research. This report outlines the...

This literature review was commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). The aim of the review is to assess the current state of evidence about what interventions are most effective in working with young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.