Vulnerable children and their parents will have to jump through fewer hoops as part of an overhaul of $300 million in support payments.

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek announced on Thursday community organisations providing support payments to struggling families would benefit from a simpler process.

The government plans to replace five existing programs - Child and Parenting Support, Communities for Children, Family and Relationship Services, Specialised Family Violence Services and Family Mental Health Support Services - with one national program.

The reforms are designed to give providers more flexibility to tailor programs for different communities - an idea celebrated by children's charity The Smith Family, one of the partners in the Communities for Children program.

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