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If the applicant is a resident in one of the 31 country with which Australia has an International Social Security Agreement, [29] residence in that country may count towards the minimum 10-year residence requirement. [28] The applicant may be entitled to other residency exemptions such as lodging the claim in an agreement country. [30]
The Department of Social Security (the DSS) was a government department in Australia, which administered the Social Security system between 1972 and 1998. [3] The department was one of several new departments established by the Whitlam government and was managed by the Minister for Social Security.
The department develops and implements social policy. The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Social Services, currently Michael Lye, [3] who reports to the Minister for Social Services. The head office of the department is located in the Australian Capital Territory suburb of Greenway.
Services Australia, formerly the Department of Human Services and before that the Department of Social Security, is an executive agency of the Australian Government, responsible for delivering a range of welfare payments, health insurance payments, child support payments and other support services to eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents. [6]
The Social Security Act 1991 (SSA) is an act passed by the Parliament of Australia in 1991 to provide for the payment, to eligible people in Australia, certain pensions, benefits and allowances, and for other related purposes. The SSA was enacted to replace the Social Security Act 1947.
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Total net social spending in terms of percent of GDP, takes into account public and private social expenditure, and also includes the effect of direct taxes (income tax and social security contributions), indirect taxation of consumption on cash benefits, as well as tax breaks for social purposes.
Medicare is the publicly funded universal health care insurance scheme in Australia operated by the nation's social security agency, Services Australia.The scheme either partially or fully covers the cost of most health care, with services being delivered by state and territory governments or private enterprises.