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Annual Report 06–07
Output 1: Core Department—Performance—Voluntary referrals and Job Network
Over the past year, voluntary referrals from Centrelink to the Job Network for non-activity tested customers have been sustained at a high level. In 2006–07, a total of 83,024 people receiving Parenting Payment or Disability Support Pension were referred to the Job Network by Centrelink. Of these, 74,264 were in receipt of Parenting Payment and 8,760 were receiving Disability Support Pension. This reflects the ongoing efforts of the Core Department, with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) and Centrelink, to support people moving into work. Figure 8 shows the trends, on a monthly basis from December 2005 to June 2007, in the number of voluntary referrals from Centrelink to the Job Network. Figure 9 shows the cumulative total of voluntary referrals over the same period.
(Disability Support Pension, Parenting Payment Partnered and Parenting Payment Single)
(Disability Support Pension, Parenting Payment Partnered and Parenting Payment Single)
Data from DEWR shows that more than 53,000 Parenting Payment customers received jobs through Job Network in 2006–07. An additional 11,000 jobs were achieved for Disability Support Pension customers.