Services Australia

Services Australia
Agency overview
Formed	26 May 2019
Preceding agencies	Department of Human Services; Department of Social Security;
Jurisdiction	Australia
Headquarters	Forrest, Australian Capital Territory
Employees	34,294 (at September 2021)
Minister responsible	Bill Shorten, Minister for Government Services;
Agency executive	David Hazlehurst, Chief Executive Officer ;
Parent department	Department of Social Services
Child agencies	Medicare; Centrelink; Hearing Australia; Child Support Agency;
Website	servicesaustralia.gov.au
Agency ID	NAA CA 9610

Services Australia, formerly the Department of Human Services and before that the Department of Social Security, is an executive agency of the Australian Government, responsible for delivering a range of welfare payments, health insurance payments, child support payments and other support services to eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents. Services Australia delivers social services through the government programs Centrelink, Medicare, the PBS and the Child Support Agency. Eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents can access many of these services through a myGov account.

The head of the agency is the Chief Executive Officer, currently David Hazlehurst, who is responsible to the Minister for Government Services, currently Bill Shorten.

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