Community Development Employment Projects

The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) was an initiative by the Australian Government for the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people[1]

On 23 July 2007 the Howard Government announced the abolition of the CDEP scheme in the Northern Territory. The scheme had an estimated 7,500 participants. The Government planned to progressively abolish projects in urban areas of Australia by July 2009, and in remote areas by July 2011.

In July 2009, CDEP was replaced with Job Services Australia in regions with “established economies”. In remote areas, new participants were redirected to income support direct from Centrelink.

References

  1. ↑ "Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)". Centrelink.gov.au. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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