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Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) Program is an Australian Government funded initiative for Indigenous job seekers. About CDEPCDEP provides community managed activities that develop participants' skills and employability in order to assist their move into employment outside CDEP. These activities also make a valuable contribution to the community and can lead to the development of business enterprises. The overall aim is to support Indigenous Australians to achieve economic independence. From 1 July 2009, the CDEP program will undergo some important changes. These changes will support the Government’s aim to halve the employment gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade. About the changesOn 19 December 2008, the Australian Government announced reforms to the CDEP program as part of a new integrated approach to employment services for Indigenous Australians. The reforms will see CDEP and the Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) working in partnership with Employment Services to provide greater support to Indigenous Australians in finding sustainable employment.
From 1 July 2009 CDEP will no longer operate in non-remote locations where the economy is well established. Instead, services for Indigenous job seekers will be provided by the new employment services and IEP. A new Community Support Program will be introduced to assist Indigenous Australians in those locations to access a range of services. This will be separate from the reformed CDEP. Current participants in remote areas will be able to access CDEP wages until 30 June 2011 to support their transition to the new arrangements. Current participants will be required to move to income support after 1 July 2009 if they take a break from CDEP for more than 2 weeks, excluding approved leave. From 1 July 2009 all new CDEP participants in remote locations will not be eligible to receive CDEP wages, instead they may be eligible to receive an Income Support Payment. CDEP Participation in the Torres Strait Islands will continue to be managed by the Torres Strait Regional Authority and is not affected by the CDEP Reforms. CDEP reforms at a glanceRemote Australia
Non-remote Australia
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