Targeted Compliance Framework Data Tables for Workforce Australia and ParentsNext (1 April 2023 - 30 June 2023) Distribution

A combination of alphanumeric or special characters that identify a participant, as represented by a string.

The employment service program that a participant has been referred to, as represented by a label.

The Targeted Compliance Framework (TCF) zone that a participant is in.

The TCF is a framework that applies to job seekers in Australia receiving unemployment benefits. It is designed to deter deliberate and persistent non-compliance while providing safeguards for vulnerable job seekers/participants. The framework has three zones: Green, Warning, and Penalty, indicating different levels of compliance, with corresponding consequences for non-compliance.

The form of mutual obligations failure that a participant committed that caused a given non-compliance event, represented by a label. 

The number of demerits that a participant has accrued that are currently valid, represented by a total count. A demerit is a penalty given to a participant for committing a mutual obligation failure without providing a valid reason for that failure's occurrence. Demerits are active for 6 commenced months, after which they individually expire. If a participant’s Contract referral placement status is changed to paused or pending, their demerit's lifespan will also be paused until their status changes back to commenced.

Whether a non-compliance event has resulted in the application of a payment suspension due to a failure of a participant to meet their mutual obligation requirements, represented by a flag. A payment suspension will remain in place until a participant meets a re-engagement requirement as specified by their provider, at which their suspension ends and their payment for the suspension period will usually be back-paid to them. If the person does not meet their Reconnection/Re-engagement Requirement within 28 days of payment suspension notification, their payment may be cancelled.

Whether the participant that a given non-compliance event relates to has re-engaged with their employment service provider within four weeks of receiving a payment suspension also related to that non-compliance event, represented as a label. 

If a participant reengages with their provider, the suspension will end; if they do not reengage within those four weeks, their payment will usually be cancelled by Services Australia.

Whether a given non-compliance event has resulted in a demerit being applied to the participant it relates to, represented by the number of demerit points the participant has accrued as a result.

Whether the participant that a given non-compliance event relates to has taken corrective action to avoid payment suspension after committed a mutual obligations failure by contacting their employment service provider and providing a valid reason for the failure, represented by a label.

The combination of alphanumeric or special characters that identify a specific capability interview, represented by a string. 

The outcome of a capability interview conducted to determine whether the mutual obligation requirements in a participant's job plan are appropriate to the participant's circumstances and capability, represented by a label. 

The grounds or rationale given for why the participant that a given capability interview relates to has been judged as not capable of meeting their mutual obligation requirements.

The combination of alphanumeric or special characters that identify a specific capability assessment, represented by a string. 

The outcome of a capability assessment conducted to determine whether the mutual obligation requirements in a participant's job plan are appropriate to the participant's circumstances and capability, represented by a label. 

The grounds or rationale given for why the participant that a given capability assessment relates to has been judged as not capable of meeting their mutual obligation requirements, represented by a label.

Whether a non-compliance event has resulted in the participant that it relates to receiving a reduction or cancellation of their payment.

The form of financial penalty applied to a participant as a result of a given non-compliance event, represented by a label. 

The way in which a given participant identifies their masculine or feminine characteristics, as represented by the binary label most closely related to the individual's sense of gender. An individual's gender relates to their deeply held internal and individual sense of gender and is not always exclusively male or female. It may or may not correspond to their sex assigned at birth.

Where the participant falls within the age range groupings used in relation to the Workforce Australia employment service programs, represented by a label. A participant's age is calculated by the time elapsed between their date of birth and the reference date in completed years.

Where the participant falls within the age range groupings used in relation to the Transition to Work employment service program, represented by a label. A participant's age is calculated by the time elapsed between their date of birth and the reference date in completed years.

Where the participant falls within the age range groupings used in relation to the ParentsNext employment service program, represented by a label. A participant's age is calculated by the time elapsed between their date of birth and the reference date in completed years.

Whether a participant has been identified as culturally and ligustically diverse (CALD) as determined by whether their country of birth is a main-English-speaking Country, as represented by a flag.

The category of benefit that a given participant is receiving from an Australian Government entity, represented by a set of labels.

Whether a participant has undergone an evaluation and has been found to have either a physical, intellectual, or psychiatric condition that would prevent them from working 30 hours per week either temporarily or permanently, represented as a flag.

Whether a given participant has identified as holding parenting or guardianship responsibilities for one or more dependent children under the age of 16 in their care, as represented by a flag. In the context of employment services, this is determined by whether a participant is receiving a parenting payment or have parenting participation requirements.

Whether a participant has indicated to Services Australia that they have reported earnings or income in the last 28 days, as represented by a flag.

The highest level of academic qualification achieved by a given participant in relation to completed education, represented by the education group labels.

Whether an individual is required to meet mutual obligations requirements in order to receive a participation payment and is therefore compellable under social security legislation, represented a code. This is determined based upon Services Australia's assessment of several factors in line with social security legislation, including:

• their personal circumstances,
• the participation payment they are receiving, and
• they employment service program they are participating in.