Please see media release from the Ministers for the Department of Social Services.

The Albanese Labor Government is committed to a strong community sector and will today begin the process of rolling out the first increased indexation and supplementation payments to more than 700 Community Sector Organisations.

An additional $315.7 million over four years – including $25 million this financial year – will be paid to organisations providing essential community supports to help with higher costs due to inflation pressures. This is in addition to $257.7 million provided in the 2022-23 October Budget to directly assist with the increased costs of wages due to the Fair Work Commission’s decision regarding the minimum wage.

Funding will support these organisations to continue providing services including for people with disability, carer support services, initiatives to reduce violence against women and children, and other family and community supports.

The services provided by Community Sector Organisations touch the lives of many people around the country – particularly those experiencing poverty, disadvantage and hardship – and it is essential the Government continues to support their work in the community.

The indexation payments from the Social Services portfolio are among the first of $4 billion that the Government has provided over four years from 2023-24, as a result of updating the methodology for calculating indexation factors to better align with changes in economic conditions.

Indexation is applied each financial year to eligible grant programs ensuring financial estimates reflect projected economic conditions.

This additional indexation funding for Community Sector Organisations is on top of the indexation increase which would otherwise have been delivered in the 2023-24 Budget.

The entire media release can be viewed here.