Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person

A person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which they live.

After care services

Services provided by NGOs who have been contracted by a government agency responsible for the care and protection of young people.

Australian Resident

A permanent Australian resident is a person who resides in Australia and is either an Australian citizen or the holder of a permanent visa.

Formal Care

To be considered to have been in or to currently be in 'formal care' a young person must:

• Be the subject of a care and protection order that places them in the care and custody of someone who is not their parent; or
• Have been the subject of a care and protection order that placed them in the care and custody of someone who was not their parent and their order has ceased/expired because of their age.

Funding Agreement

The legal contract between DEEWR and the auspice body/service provider that outlines service delivery, accountability and reporting requirements.

Informal Care

To be considered to have been in, or to currently be in, 'informal care' a young person must:

• Have 'Independent Status' for Centrelink payments; and
• Currently be in, or formerly have been in, informal out-of-home care including SAAP services; and/or
• Currently be in, or formerly have been in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kinship care.

Informal out-of-home care

Informal out-of-home care is the care provided to a young person when they are unable to live with their immediate family. This arrangement for the young person to live away from the family home is an informal care arrangement, that is, the care is not state-ordered by a child protection authority. Young people who are directed to reside away from the parental home by a juvenile justice authority, including those leaving detention, are considered to be in informal out-of-home care. Other types of informal out-of-home care include that provided to a young person by an adult who may be a relative or family friend.

Indigenous kinship care

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander kinship care refers to the care provided to Indigenous young people when they are unable to live with their immediate family. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kinship care is an informal care arrangement, that is, it is not state-ordered by a child protection authority. Kinship care arrangements are made privately without orders being taken by a state or territory welfare department to authorise the care arrangements. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kinship care includes care provided to a young person by an adult and may include that provided by a relative or other significant members of a young person's community/kinship network.

Not-for-profit

An organisation where any profits generated are returned to further the work of the organisation , and not paid out to individuals or shareholders.

Organisation

Relates to the non-government sector.

Performance

The extent to which objectives or targets are achieved. The efficiency with which resources are allocated and the probity, equity and fairness with which outcomes are achieved.

Program

Refers to the youth program in this case TILA.

Service provider

The organisation (local government, community based, not-for-profit or for profit) funded by the Australian Government to provide a service to young people in accordance with a Funding Agreement.

Stakeholders

Individuals, organisations or networks that have or potentially have a relationship or interest in the work undertaken by the service provider.

Risk of an Unsuccessful Transition to Independent Living

TILA is primarily for those young people who face the greatest level of risk to their successful transition to independent living. This includes those who:

•  Have experienced multiple placements; and/or

•  Do not have stable/established social and support networks; and/or

•  Have high and/or complex needs; and/or

•  Will require a support service to assist their transition to independence.

TILA target group

A target group is a group of people with a particular characteristic or set of characteristics which a program or service seeks to assist.

Transition to Independent Living

For the purpose of TILA eligibility, ‘transitioning to independent living' means that the young person is moving, or has moved into circumstances where they will be independent of parental/parent-like relationships.