Department of Human Services

The Department of Human Services (DHS) delivers strategies, programs and services that improve the wellbeing and safety of South Australians.

Chief Executive: Sandy Pitcher

DHS organisation chart

Services

Applications

• Aged care sector employment checks
  
• Apply for a Companion Card
  
• Apply for a screening check
  
• Apply for surplus government computers
  
• Birth certificates
  
• Check the progress of your application
  
• Continue an application
  
• Employer Working with Children Check applications
  
• General employment probity checks
  
• NDIS worker checks
  
• Screening checks
  
• Verify an existing check
  
• Vulnerable person-related employment checks
  
• Working with Children Checks
  

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Calculators and tools

• Check eligibility for public transport concessions
  
• Concession finder
  
• Make a power of attorney
  

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Complaints, feedback and appeals

• Community Visitor Scheme
  

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Concessions, rebates and grants

• Apply for surplus government computers
  
• Apply or update details for household concessions
  
• Check eligibility for public transport concessions
  
• Concessions for asylum seekers
  
• Cost of living concession
  
• Emergency services levy (fixed property) remission
  
• Energy bill concessions
  
• Funeral AssistanceSA
  
• GlassesSA
  
• Medical heating and cooling concession
  
• Personal Alert AssistanceSA
  
• Residential park resident concessions
  
• Water and sewerage rate concession
  

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Notifications and reporting

• Restrictive practices system
  

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