Review of ACT Government Concessions

The Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services is undertaking a Review of ACT Government Concessions.

Review of ACT Government Concessions - Terms of Reference

The review will examine and report findings in relation to:

• the nature of, and access to, information available to the community about the ACT Concessions Program;
• models for the funding of concessions across the ACT Government'
• a comparative analysis of government concessions across Australia;
• consultation with the community, providers and other ACT Government Departments;
• financial modelling to analyse the "real value" of concessions to individuals and families;
• existing reimbursement and administrative arrangements, including their efficiency and the introduction of provider assessment fees;
• policy outcomes delivered by the ACT Government Concessions Program and those across the ACT Government;
• links between the ACT Government Concessions Program and the Financial and Material Aid Program;
• trends in high volume processing undertaken by providers and the Department; and
  proposals for cyclical administrative reviews of the ACT Government Concessions Program.

A report of the review will be tabled to the ACT Legislative Assembly in early 2008.