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Friday, 23 November 1979


Senator Grimes asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs, upon notice, on 8 November 1 979:

(   1 ) How many Community Youth Support Schemes are operating in Australia.

(2)   How many unemployed people attend these centres on a monthly basis.

(3)   What percentage of the unemployed do they represent.

(4)   What is the age limit for participants in the Community Youth Support Scheme.

(5)   How much money is allocated per annum to such schemes.


Senator Durack - The Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's questions:

(1)   At 30 June 1979 there were 331 Community Youth Support Scheme Projects operating in Australia.

(2)   In 1978-79 the average number of people who attended all CYSS projects, the number of which varied throughout the year, was approximately 15,000 during the course of any month.

(3)   Because individuals are eligible to attend more than one CYSS project in a month it is not possible to provide a precise answer.

(4)   24 years.

(5)   Annual expenditure by CYSS since its inception has been: 1976- 77-$0.57m 1977- 78-$5.74m 1978- 79-$10.71m $ 10m was allocated to CYSS in the 1 979-80 Budget.







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