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Freedom of Information

Legal Services Branch

Department of Social Services
E: [4][Department of Social Services request email]

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country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
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Dear Mr Stewart

I refer to your correspondence received by the Department of Social
Services (the Department) on 15 November 2023, in which you requested
access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) to:

·         quarterly statistics around both Jobseeker/Newstart applications
and Disability Support Pensions;

·         numbers that predate the pandemic, so would like any documents
or data about quarterly statistics that evidence;

o   Applications per quarter from 2019 to November, 2023;

o   The number of applications received versus the number of applications
declined for both DSP and Jobseeker;

·         mortality statistics for people who are on Jobseeker/DSP
(disaggregated data) for the same time periods.

The subject matter of your request more closely relates to the functions
of Services Australia. Services Australia has agreed to accept the
transfer and will contact you directly in relation to this matter. As
such, your request has been transferred to Services Australia under
paragraph 16(1)(b) of the FOI Act.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the
Department’s FOI Team at (02) 6146 8333 or [Department of Social Services request email].

Kind regards

DSS FOI Team

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Freedom of Information section

Legal Services Group

Department of Social Services
E: [1][Department of Social Services request email] T: (02) 6146 8333

The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present. 

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