FaHCSIA's Social Policy Research Paper series superseded the previous Department of Social Security (DSS) Policy Research series, Policy Discussion series and Technical series.
Produced on an irregular basis, the series enables FaHCSIA to disseminate information, data and analysis that stem from major research projects and evaluations. The primary purpose of the research papers is to publish detailed project findings for public use.
All contributions to the series are subject to a peer review process.
More information on additional copies and subscription to the FaHCSIA research publications are available online
- Number 46 - Do residual benefits induce Disability Support Pension leavers to return to income support?
- Number 44 - Parent and child wellbeing and the influence of work and family arrangements: a three cohort study
- Number 43 - The costs of caring and the living standards of carers
- Number 42 - Parental divorce and adult family, social and psychological outcomes: the contribution of childhood family adversity
- Number 41 - Asset rich, but income poor: Australian housing wealth and retirement
- Number 40 - Child care and early education in Australia - The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
- Number 39 - Longing to belong: personal social capital and psychological distress in an Australian coastal region
- Number 38 - Young carers in Australia: understanding the advantages and disadvantages of their care giving
- Number 37 - Factors associated with relationship dissolution of Australian families with children
- Number 36 - How well are Australian infants and children aged 4 to 5 years doing?
- Number 35 - Marriage breakdown in Australia: social correlates, gender and initiator status
- Number 34 - Parenting and families in Australia
- Number 33 - The structure and distribution of household wealth in Australia: cohort differences and retirement issues
- Number 32 - Contemporary Australian archetypes: different people, different needs
- Number 31 - Intergenerational reliance on income support: psychosocial factors and their measurement
- Number 30 - Mothers and fathers with young children: paid employment, caring and wellbeing
- Number 29 - Income poverty, subjective poverty and financial stress
- Number 28 - Exploring the economic and social value of present patterns of volunteering in Australia
- Number 27 - The causes of changes in the distribution of family income in Australia, 1982 to 1997–98
- Number 26 - Communities, social capital and public policy: literature review
- Number 25 - Effects of child care demands and policies on household labour supply in Australia
- Number 24 - Understanding and improving data quality relating to low-income households
- Number 23 - Household monies and decision-making
- Number 22 - Men's uptake of family-friendly employment provisions
- Number 21 - Estimating the prevalence of mental disorders among income support recipients: approach, validity and findings
- Number 20 - Child poverty: a review
- Number 19 - Patterns of economic and social participation among FaCS customers
- Number 18 - The impact of social policy initiatives on labour supply incentives: a review of the literature
- Number 17 - Some issues in home ownership
- Number 16 - Cost–benefit analysis of portability policy
- Number 15 - Jobs in a new labour market: changes in type and distribution
- Number 14 - The dynamics of participating in Parenting Payment (Single) and the Sole Parent Pension
- Number 13 - The policy-maker's guide to population ageing: key concepts and issues
- Number 12 - How do income support recipients engage with the labour market?
- Number 11 - A meta-analysis of the impact of community-based prevention and early intervention action
- Number 10 - The duration of unemployment benefit spells: a comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons
- Number 9 - Means-tested benefits, incentives and earnings distributions
- Number 8 - Social indicators for regional Australia
- Number 7 - Updating Australian budget standards costs of children estimates
- Number 6 - Trends in the incomes and living standards of older people in Australia
- Number 5 - Structural ageing, labour market adjustment and the tax/transfer system
- Number 4 - Social policy directions across the OECD region: reflections on a decade of change
- Number 3 - Estimates of the costs of children in Australian families, 1993–94
- Number 2 - Parents, the labour force and social security
- Number 1 - The Australian system of social protection: an overview