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Annual Report 2008–2009 » Chapter 7: Outcome 2»Output Group 2.5
Output Group 2.5 contributes to Outcome 2 by increasing opportunities for women to live free of discrimination and violence and to participate fully in the economic, social and cultural life of Australian society.
FaHCSIA ensures that women are consulted on, and have input into, emerging policy that has a major impact on them. Vulnerable women, such as those at risk of or experiencing domestic violence, are helped through awareness raising, research and prevention. Leadership programs are aimed at increasing the number of women in leadership roles in society.
This administered item provides case management services to suspected trafficking victims who are able and willing to help in criminal investigations or prosecutions. Victims who have participated in the program have been predominately female, and have been trafficked into various industries, including the sex industry. The program has provided assistance to 131 people since its inception in January 2004. Support includes income assistance, access to accommodation, medical treatment, basic legal advice, counselling, training and social support.
| Percentage of clients receiving services within quality standards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 90% | No variance. |
| Actual | 90% | |
| Percentage of identified project stakeholders satisfied that the project was appropriate to the needs of the target group | ||
| Estimate | 90% | No variance. |
| Actual | 90% | |
| Number of clients assisted (per year) | ||
| Estimate | 90 clients | The variance is –31. The variance is because this program is demand driven. |
| Actual | 59 clients | |
Widow B Pension is paid to widowed, divorced and separated women who were aged 50 years and over on 1 July 1987, and women who were aged 45 years and over on 1 July 1987, who received Sole Parent Pension (or one of its forerunners) on or after that date. The payment was closed to new entrants from 20 March 1997.
| Number of people assisted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 700 | The variance is –63. The actual result is similar to the estimate. |
| Actual | 637 | |
| Percentage on part-rate due to means test | ||
| Estimate | 41% | The variance is +2%. The actual result is similar to the estimate. |
| Actual | 43% | |
The Wife Pension (Age) is a payment for female partners of recipients of the Age Pension who are not eligible in their own right for the Age Pension. The payment was closed to new entrants from 1 July 1995.
| Number of people assisted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 12,000 | The variance is –410. The actual result is similar to the estimate. |
| Actual | 11,590 | |
| Percentage on part-rate due to means test | ||
| Estimate | 20% | The variance is –3.4%. The variance is partly attributable to people moving from part-rate pension to full-rate pension due to global economic downturn impacts. |
| Actual | 16.6% | |
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Wife Pension (Disability Support Pension) provides income support for female partners of people receiving Disability Support Pension who are not eligible for pensions in their own right. The payment was closed to new entrants from 1 July 1995. This pension is income and assets tested and paid at the same rate as other social security pensions.
| Number of people assisted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 16,805 | The variance is –958. The variance can be attributed to more Wife Pension (Disability Support Pension) recipients transferring to Wife Pension (Age) than anticipated. |
| Actual | 15,847 | |
| Percentage on part-rate due to means test | ||
| Estimate | 17% | The variance is +10.5%. The variance is attributable to a change in the data source used to extract this information. |
| Actual | 27.5% | |
The Women's Leadership and Development Program funds initiatives to build women's capacity to take on leadership responsibilities; to communicate and consult with a variety of women's groups and organisations; and to fund research into relevant women's issues.
| Percentage of funded projects that delivered the milestones agreed with FaHCSIA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 90% | The variance is +10%. The variance is due to improved administrative procedures to track and monitor milestones. From a total of 53 projects (as at 30 June 2009): • 16 have been completed (8 grants and 8 sponsorships) • 17 extensions for completion later in 2009 have been negotiated • 20 are being implemented during 2009–10. |
| Actual | 100% | |
| Percentage of identified project stakeholders satisfied that the project was appropriate to the needs of the target group | ||
| Estimate | 90% | The variance is +10%. All 16 projects completed by the required date were positively evaluated by participants. |
| Actual | 100% | |
| Number of women's leadership and development projects funded | ||
| Estimate | 33 projects | The variance is +20. The variance is due to a number of applicants seeking smaller grants, which enabled more projects to be funded. The 53 projects consist of: • 25 grants allocated in 2007–08 for implementation in 2008–09 • 20 grants allocated in 2008–09 for implementation in 2009–10 • 8 sponsorships allocated and completed in 2008–09. |
| Actual | 53 projects | |
The Women's Safety Agenda works to improve the circumstances of women by increasing opportunities to live free of violence and reducing the prevalence of violence against women. The agenda incorporates the Government's election commitment to a National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women.
| Percentage of funded projects that deliver the milestones agreed with FaHCSIA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 90% | No variance. |
| Actual | 90% | |
| Number of women's safety agenda projects funded | ||
| Estimate | 12 | The variance is +7 The variance is attributable to additional projects being funded, as 6 projects received under $100,000 and 1 project outcome was achieved for $20,000. |
| Actual | 19 | |
| Percentage of identified project stakeholders satisfied the project was appropriate to the needs of the target group | ||
| Estimate | 90% | The variance is –5%. The variance is a result of each project being either externally or internally evaluated as part of the conditions of the funding agreement. Three organisations did not complete an evaluation. |
| Actual | 85% | |
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