Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)
The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program is an Australian Government funded initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Job Seekers.
About CDEP
The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program strengthens and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote communities through community development and participation opportunities that develop skills, improve capacity, work readiness and employability and link with local priorities.
CDEP is one of the key Indigenous employment programs contributing to the Australian Government’s aim of halving the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous employment within a decade.
From 1 October 2011, CDEP participants in receipt of income support payments such as Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance as a Job Seeker, Parenting Payment (Partnered or Single) or Disability Support Pension will receive an Approved Program of Work Supplement of $20.80 per fortnight, for each fortnight they participate in the CDEP program.
CDEP participants in receipt of CDEP wages receive a CDEP Participant Supplement (CPS) of $20.80 per fortnight for taking part in the program. This supplement will continue to be available post 1 October 2011 to CDEP participants on CDEP wages.
CDEP Wages will be phased out from 1 April 2012 on a community by community basis and CDEP participants will transition to income support payments. The Transition from CDEP Wages to Income Support Payments is to ensure that all Job Seekers across Australia have the same payment and participation requirements while they are looking for a job. The Government has allocated a net $6.5 million over nine months to cover costs of the extension.
CDEP Approved Program of Work Supplement information
More Information
- Phone Centrelink on 13 6380.
- Contact your nearest Centrelink Customer Service Centre