The Australian Government Department of Social Services wrote this.

We say DSS for short.

When you see the word we it means the DSS.

We wrote this in an easy to read way.

We use pictures to explain some ideas.

We have some words in bold.

This means the letters are thicker and darker.

These are important words.

This is an Easy Read summary of another document.

This means it has the most important ideas.

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• A friend
• Family members
• A support person.

We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the land we live on.

They were the first people to live on and use the

• Land
• Waters.