Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Agency overview
Formed1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)
Preceding agency
Ministers responsible
  • Lizzie Blandthorn, Minister for Children (Coordinating Minister)
    Minister for Disability
  • Natalie Suleyman, Minister for Veterans
    Minister for Small Business
    Minister for Youth
  • Ros Spence, Minister for Agriculture
    Minister for Community Sport
    Minister for Carers and Volunteers
  • Natalie Hutchins, Minister for Jobs and Industry
    Minister for Treaty and First Peoples
    Minister for Women
  • Harriet Shing, Minister for Housing
    Minister for Water
    Minister for Equality
  • Vicki Ward, Minister for Prevention of Family Violence
    Minister for Employment
  • Ingrid Stitt, Minister for Mental Health
    Minister for Ageing
    Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Agency executive
  • Peta McCammon, Secretary
Websitewww.dffh.vic.gov.au
vic.gov.au/department-families-fairness-and-housing

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) is a department of the Government of Victoria. Formed from the splitting of Department of Health and Human Services in the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DFFH holds responsibility for child protection, housing and disability. It also incorporates functions formerly performed by the Department of Premier and Cabinet. These functions included veterans affairs, women and youth, multicultural affairs and LGBTQI+ equality.

DFFH commenced operations on 1 February 2021 with Sandy Pitcher as Secretary of the Department and Richard Wynne as the coordinating minister at the time.

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