The newly created Office for the Not for Profit sector has released a guide to help not for profit organisations understand how the new budget affects them.

As well as detailing the Government’s reforms that affect the sector, the guide also includes details on an extensive range of program measures and grants that NFP organisations can access.

The guide details programs such as New Support for the Arts, Regional Legal Assistance Service, Better Start for Children with Disability, Emergency Relief Funding, More help for mature age worker, Protecting our Heritage – Community Heritage Grants and other programs which will affect the Not for Profit sector.

• View the Office for the Not for Profit Sector’s 10-page budget guide here [PDF].

Also related:

For your information, please find links below to two reports recently released by the Australian Council of Social Service, both are relevant to the Federal Budget:

• 'Beyond Stereotypes: Myths and facts about people of working age who receive social security', and
• 'Analysis of proposed changes to Family Tax Benefits'

'Beyond Stereotypes: Myths and facts about people of working age who receive social security' profiles social security recipients and contrasts stereotypes of who is on income support and statistics of payment recipients. This paper aims to move beyond the myths and stereotypes to take a closer look at who these two million people are and why it is that many have not found paid work, despite falling unemployment levels. Read more>>

'Analysis of proposed changes to Family Tax Benefits '  paper examines the Government's proposal to increase Family Tax Benefit for teenagers. ACOSS has argued for many years that family payments for teenagers aged 16 years and over are too low to enable low-income families to meet the rising cost of raising older children. ACOSS therefore supports the Government's intention to raise the Family Tax Benefit for older teenagers, but is concerned some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young Australians will miss out on proposed increases. The inflexibility of current participation requirements applied to Family Tax Benefit recipients means that up to 15,000 early school leavers may be deprived of a much needed increase in family assistance. Read more>>