Thank you for your email.

You have contacted the Freedom of Information (FOI) team of the Department
of Social Services (the Department).

If your email relates to a Freedom of Information application made under
the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), the Department
will respond to you as soon as practicable.

Further information about FOI is available on our website at:
[1]https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-departm...

This email address is for applications under the FOI Act only. The
Department is unable to respond to non-FOI related enquiries sent to this
email address. Any correspondence received that is not an information
access request will not be responded to or forwarded. Should you have a
query unrelated to FOI, please complete our [2]online feedback, enquiry or
compliment form on our website or direct your email to
[3][email address].  Alternatively you can contact the Department by
calling 1800 634 035.

With regards

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Freedom of Information

Legal Services Branch

Department of Social Services
E: [4][Department of Social Services request email]

The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.

We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present.

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Dear Tim

We refer to your correspondence to the Department of Social Services (the
Department) regarding access to documents under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

We understand that you are seeking:

How many social housing places are given to refugees ahead of those
citizens currently on the waiting list in a 12 month period and it's
effect on wait times?

Under the FOI Act requests can only be made for documents, but not
information generally.

As your request does not seek documents but instead seeks a response to a
question, it cannot be processed in its current state.

Additionally, the functional responsibility of social housing has moved to
the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury).

Should you wish to pursue your FOI request, we recommend revising your
request to seek documents and submitting to Treasury at
[1][email address].

Kind regards

FOI team

Information Law and Access

Legal, Audit and Assurance

Department of Social Services
E: [2][email address]
[3]National Relay Service

The Department of Social Services acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia and their continuing
connection to land, water, culture and community. We pay our respects to
the Elders both past and present.

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