Department of Social Services (2013 - )

From

2013

Categories

Government Department

Alternative Names

• DSS

Location

Australia

The Department of Social Services (DSS) came into being in September 2013. Previously, it was called the Department for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (or FaHCSIA). Within DSS's programs and services are the Find and Connect services for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2012-2017) and the response to the recommendations of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into past forced adoption policies and practices, and the National Redress Scheme.

Timeline

2007 - 2013

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Australian government

2013 -

Department of Social Services