The assessment criteria You will need to address all of the following assessment criteria in your application/s. The amount of detail and supporting evidence you provide in your application/s should be relative to the project size, complexity and grant amount requested. Criterion 1: Describe your organisation and its capacity to deliver Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability services in the target area (relevant SA4/SA2s). Your response should include information about: your organisation and what services it delivers (i.e. type of services, outlet locations, hours of operation, proximity to transport, size) the relevant capabilities (experience, skills and qualifications) of staff who are directly and indirectly delivering Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability services development and training you will be providing to staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, qualifications and support to deliver services to people under financial stress. Criterion 2: Explain how your organisation will deliver Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability services to people in financial crisis. Your response must include information about how your organisation will: assess clients to determine they are eligible (see eligibility information under 1.4) to receive services under Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability assist clients to address their financial problems, make informed choices and build longerterm capability to budget and manage their money. leverage other sources of funding, resources and/or support to address the need for Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability services. Criterion 3: Explain how your organisation will work to recognise and support vulnerable people with complex needs (including collaboratively with other services). Your response must include information about how your organisation will: maintain or develop strong collaborative relationships with local support services (ie family relationship services, job active providers, refugee services, domestic violence services, mental health, housing programs and other financial wellbeing and capability services) provide effective referral pathways internally and/or with local support services to address underlying causes of financial stress (ie mental health, housing, substance abuse, gambling). All assessment criteria are given equal weighting.
you provide the information with an understanding that it will stay confidential. The grant agreement will include any specific requirements about special categories of information collected, created or held under the grant agreement. Freedom of information All documents in the possession of the Australian Government, including those about the Program, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). The purpose of the FOI Act is to give members of the public rights of access to information held by the Australian Government and its entities. Under the FOI Act, members of the public can seek access to documents held by the Australian Government. This right of access is limited only by the exceptions and exemptions necessary to protect essential public interests and private and business affairs of persons in respect of whom the information relates. All Freedom of Information requests must be referred to the Freedom of Information Coordinator in writing. By mail: Freedom of Information Coordinator The Department of Social Services Government and Executive Services Branch GPO Box 9820 Canberra ACT 2601 By email: Consultation In January 2017, the Department commenced a consultation process for the redesign of the Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity. This included releasing a discussion paper in February 2017. Additionally, some face-to-face meetings were held with selected peak organisations. The Department received around 100 submissions on the discussion paper, mostly from Financial Wellbeing and Capability funded organisations. All submissions were analysed and considered in the development of the redesign.