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Dear Approved Participants

Update on progress for 2016-2017 payment processing

As of 2 June 2017, 47 Approved Participants have advised they are #ready for the 2016-2017 NRAS Year. The Department has commenced assessment on these statements of compliance and to date we have issued incentives to 26 Approved Participants of which 19 are complete and have been paid in full

All 2016-17 NRAS SOC’s are required to be submitted by 30 June 2017 unless an approved extension has been granted (maximum extension date is 30 September 2017). If you are unable to submit all your SOC’s by 30 June you MUST request an extension prior to 30 June 2017 otherwise you may be at risk of receiving no incentive payment.

Please remember to advise the Department you are #ready by sending an email to with #ready in the subject line. The Department will respond (usually within 48 hours) via email confirming the number of Statements of Compliance (SOC) that have been submitted.

Once you have advised #ready your SOC’s will be queued for assessment in order of receipt. Please note, the Department will not commence assessing your Statements of Compliance until you have advised #ready.

Below is a snapshot of the data as of 1 June 2017.

1 June 2017 – Update to 2016-17 payments processing

2015-2016 / Ready for assessment / Paid / Completed
May 17 / Number of approved participants / 47 / 26 / 19
Number of incentives / 14,074 / 3,542

Kind regards,

NRAS Helpdesk

Department of Social Services
E: | W: www.dss.gov.au/nras

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