| Recommendation: 9 | Use place-based approaches to address inter-generational and multi-dimensional disadvantage | Overall status: Underway |
| Thodey guidance | Status | Delivery on Thodey |
|---|---|---|
| Government to develop a framework for place-based investment, based on: joint decision-making with communities and other levels of government on designing and implementing policies and services flexibility, including through funding arrangements, to cater for the different needs and opportunities in particular communities use of data to support decision-making and measure progress, and clear accountability for outcomes, including shared ministerial accountability where appropriate. | Underway | The Government will provide $199.8 million over 6 years from 2023–24 to address entrenched community disadvantage, including through place-based approaches, engaging with philanthropy and promoting social impact investment. As part of this package, the Government has provided $7.8 million to put towards a whole-of-government framework to identify strategic objectives and key principles to guide how government works in partnership with communities and to support more impactful investment in initiatives that address disadvantage. |
| Government to pilot approach in communities with entrenched disadvantage or complex needs and strong community leadership. | Underway | The Government will provide $64 million over 6 years from 2023‑24 for place-based partnerships to extend the Stronger Places, Stronger People initiative. This initiative aims to enable community led change in partnership with 10 local communities and state and territory governments to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children and their families, and to enhance place-based initiatives in 6 of these communities. |
| Agencies to appoint regionally-based SES as APS Community Partners to work with local communities and other jurisdictions, with delegated authority for investment decisions where appropriate. | Under consideration | Regionally-based SES currently deliver a range of Government programs, including by making appropriate investment decisions. Establishment of a more formal program of APS Community Partners has not progressed. |
| Secretaries Board to ensure APS makes place-based data available to help understand local needs and opportunities and measure progress. | Underway | The Government will provide $16.4 million over 4 years from 2023-24 to the Australian Bureau of Statistics to implement the Life Course Data initiative to capture data insights to inform long term policy responses aimed at interrupting cycles of intergenerational disadvantage. The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development, Transport and Communications is developing a Regional Analysis Heatmap using place-based data. |