Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP):Indigenous community organisations are funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Torres Strait Regional Authority to run CDEPs in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. CDEPs relate to each community's needs. Activities develop participant's work and employment skills. CDEPs also act as a stepping stone into the mainstream labour market. CDEP participants can qualify for the $20.80 CDEP Participant Supplement (CPS). Allowee and pensioner recipients remain qualified for income support when they join a CDEP scheme and become a CDEP scheme participant. Allowees need to claim the CPS to ensure they do not lose qualification. CDEP in the Northern Territory - Emergency ResponseTo support the Northern Territory emergency response, CDEP in the Northern Territory will progressively be replaced with real jobs, training and mainstream employment programs such as Structured Training and Employment Projects (STEP) and Work for the Dole. CDEP participants are being assisted with moving from the CDEP program and into work or onto income support. The changes are being implemented on a community-by-community basis from September 2007. How do I find out more information on CDEPs?
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