Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) exists to support the Government and, through their Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries, to deliver on a broad range of social policy outcomes. Their vision is a strong and fair society for all Australians. Their mission is to support their Minister by collaboratively developing and implementing excellent social policy.

http://www.fahcsia.gov.au

Outcome 1:
Families and Children – Improved child development, safety and family functioning through support services for all Australians, payments for low and medium income families with children and child support policy.

Outcome 2:
Housing – Access to affordable, safe housing through: payments and support services; and rental subsidies to low and moderate income households.

Outcome 3:
Community Capability and the Vulnerable – Improved capacity for vulnerable people and communities to participate economically and socially and to manage lifetransitions through payments, targeted support services and community capability building initiatives.

Outcome 4:
Seniors – An adequate standard of living and improved capacity to productively manage resources and life-transitions for senior Australians through the delivery of payments, concessions and information services.

Outcome 5:
Disability and Carers – An adequate standard of living, improved capacity to participate economically and socially and manage life-transitions for people with disability and/or mental illness and carers through payments, concessions, support and care services.

Outcome 6:
Women – Improved gender equality through coordinated whole of government advice and support for women’s economic security, safety and status.

Outcome 7:
Indigenous – Closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage with improved wellbeing, capacity to participate economically and socially and to manage life-transitions for Indigenous Australians through Indigenous engagement, coordinated whole of government policy advice and targeted support services.