Family and relationship services provide a range of psychological, emotional and physical benefits to Australians in need, with this review demonstrating a substantial return on investment.

Family and Relationship Services Australia (FRSA) commissioned the Centre for International Economics (CIE) to undertake this cost-benefit analysis of family and relationship services to quantify the value that these services provide to clients, and the wider community. This includes Family Law Services delivered by not-for-profit providers and funded by the Attorney-General’s Department as a sub-program under the Family Relationships Services Program, and in-scope services (sub-activities) under the Families and Children Activity, funded by the Department of Social Services.

This report builds on the already substantial body of evidence that supports the link between the provision of the suite of family and relationship services and improved health, safety, family functioning and development, social and community connectedness, and financial and economic benefits.