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Portfolio Budget Statements 201617 Budget Related Paper No. 1.15a

Social Services Portfolio

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The Hon Christian Porter MP

Minister for Social Services

PARLIAMENT HOUSE

CANBERRA 2600

President of the Senate

Australian Senate

Parliament House

CANBERRA ACT 2600

Speaker

House of Representatives

Parliament House

CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Mr President

Dear Mr Speaker

I hereby submit Portfolio Budget Statements in support of the

201617 Budget for the Social Services portfolio.

These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the Parliament, as a

statement on the outcomes for the portfolio.

I present these statements to provide accountability to the Parliament and, through it,

the public.

Yours sincerely


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Abbreviations and conventions

The following notations may be used:

NEC/nec not elsewhere classified

– nil

.. not zero, but rounded to zero

na not applicable (unless otherwise specified)

nfp not for publication

$m $ million

$b $ billion

Figures in tables and in the text may be rounded. Figures in text are generally rounded

to one decimal place, whereas figures in tables are generally rounded to the nearest

thousand. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components are due

to rounding.

Inquiries

Should you have any enquiries regarding this publication, please contact Scott Dilley,

Chief Finance Officer, Department of Social Services on 1300 653 227.

Links to Portfolio Budget Statements (including Portfolio Additional Estimates

Statements and Portfolio Supplementary Additional Statements) can be located on the

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USER GUIDE TO THE

PORTFOLIO BUDGET STATEMENTS

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USER GUIDE

The purpose of the 201617 Portfolio Budget Statements (PB Statements) is to inform

Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to

government outcomes by entities within the portfolio. Entities receive resources from

the annual appropriations acts, special appropriations (including standing

appropriations and special accounts), and revenue from other sources.

A key role of the PB Statements is to facilitate the understanding of proposed annual

appropriations in Appropriation Bills (No. 1 and No. 2) 201617 (or Appropriation

(Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 201617 for the parliamentary departments).

In this sense the PB Statements are Budget related papers and are declared by the

Appropriation Acts to be ‘relevant documents’ to the interpretation of the Acts

according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

The PB Statements provide information, explanation and justification to enable

Parliament to understand the purpose of each outcome proposed in the Bills.

As required under section 12 of the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998, only entities

within the general government sector are included as part of the Commonwealth

general government sector fiscal estimates and produce PB statements where they

receive funding (either directly or via portfolio departments) through the annual

appropriation acts.

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CONTENTS

Portfolio overview ......................................................................................................... 1

Social Services Portfolio Overview ................................................................................. 3

Entity resources and planned performance ............................................................... 7

Department of Social Services ........................................................................................ 9

Australian Institute of Family Studies .......................................................................... 117

National Disability Insurance Agency .......................................................................... 139

Glossary ..................................................................................................................... 162

Abbreviations ............................................................................................................ 167

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PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW

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SOCIAL SERVICES PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW

This document provides information about the changes within the Social Services

Portfolio since the publication of the 201516 Portfolio Additional Estimates

Statements.

Ministers and portfolio responsibilities

The minister and assistant ministers responsible for the portfolio and its entities are:

The Hon Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Services

The Hon Craig Laundy MP, Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs

The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Disability Services

Structure of the portfolio

Under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), the

portfolio comprises two non-corporate Commonwealth entities (one Department of

State and one listed entity) and one corporate Commonwealth entity. Refer to Figure 1

for further information on the portfolio’s structure.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) is administered separately to the

Department of Social Services (DSS). For information on DHS, refer to DHS’

201617 Portfolio Budget Statements.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

DSS was formed in September 2013 and is subject to the PGPA Act. DSS is a critical

source of social policy advice for the Australian Government. It works in partnership

with other government and non-government organisations, particularly with DHS, to

ensure the effective development, management and delivery of a diverse range of

policies, programs and services that are focused on improving the lifetime wellbeing of

people and families in Australia.

DSS has four active outcomes, with an additional outcome for which all functions

transferred to the Department of Health as a result of the Administrative

Arrangements Order (AAO) changes of 30 September 2015. This additional outcome is

temporarily retained to enable DSS to report the part-year financial impact for which it

had responsibility.

Portfolio Overview

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES

The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is a statutory body established under

the Family Law Act 1975. Its role is to increase understanding of factors affecting how

Australian families function by conducting research and disseminating findings.

AIFS’ work provides an evidence base for developing policy and practice relating to

the wellbeing of families in Australia. AIFS is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity

under the PGPA Act.

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE AGENCY

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is a statutory authority established

under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 to deliver the

National Disability Insurance Scheme. It provides individual control and choice in the

delivery of reasonable and necessary care and supports to improve the independence,

and the social and economic participation of eligible people with disability, their

families and carers. NDIA will also play a key role in building community awareness

and understanding of disability matters to reduce the barriers to community inclusion

for people with disability, their families and carers. NDIA is a corporate

Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act.

For information on resourcing across the portfolio, please refer to Part 1: Agency

Financial Resourcing in Budget Paper No. 4: Agency Resourcing.

Portfolio Overview

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Figure 1: Social Services portfolio structure and outcomes

Minister for Social Services


Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs

The Hon Craig Laundy MP

Assistant Minister for Disability Services

The Hon Jane Prentice MP

Department of Social Services

Secretary: Mr Finn Pratt AO PSM

Outcome 1: Social Security

Financial support for individuals and families who are unable to fully support themselves by providing a sustainable payments and concessions system.

Outcome 2: Families and Communities1

Stronger families and more resilient communities by developing civil society and by providing family and community services.

Outcome 3: Disability and Carers

Improved independence of, and participation by, people with disability, including improved support for carers, by providing targeted support and services.

Outcome 4: Housing

Increased housing supply, improved community housing and assisting individuals experiencing homelessness through targeted support and services.

Former Outcome 3: Ageing and Aged Care2

Improved wellbeing for older Australians through targeted support, access to quality care and related information services.

Australian Institute of Family Studies

Director: Ms Anne Hollonds

Outcome 1:

Increased understanding of factors affecting how families function by conducting research and communicating findings to policy-makers, service providers and the broader community.

National Disability Insurance Agency

Chief Executive Officer: Mr David Bowen

Outcome 1:

To implement a National Disability Insurance Scheme that provides individual control and choice in the delivery of reasonable and necessary care and supports to improve the independence, social and economic participation of eligible people with disability, their families and carers, and associated referral services and activities.

1 Functions relating to child care and early childhood development transferred to the Department of Education and Training as a result of the AAO of 21 September 2015. DSS reports the partyear financial impact for which it had responsibility.

2 All ageing and aged care functions transferred to the Department of Health as a result of the AAO of 30 September 2015. This outcome is temporarily retained to enable DSS to report the part-year financial impact for which it had responsibility.

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ENTITY RESOURCES AND

PLANNED PERFORMANCE Department of Social Services .................................................................................... 9

Australian Institute of Family Studies ..................................................................... 117

National Disability Insurance Agency ..................................................................... 139

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Entity resources and planned performance

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Section 1: Entity overview and resources ................................................................ 13

1.1 Strategic direction statement ................................................................................... 13

1.2 Entity resource statement ....................................................................................... 16

1.3 Budget measures .................................................................................................... 20

Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance ..................................................... 25

2.1 Budgeted expenses and performance for Outcome 1 ............................................ 26




2.5 Budgeted expenses and performance for Former Outcome 3 ............................... 95

Section 3: Budgeted financial statements .............................................................. 104

3.1 Budgeted financial statements .............................................................................. 104

3.2 Budgeted financial statements tables ................................................................... 107

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Section 1: Entity overview and resources

1.1 STRATEGIC DIRECTION STATEMENT

The Department of Social Services’ (DSS or the Department) mission is to improve the

lifetime wellbeing of people and families in Australia by responding to need across

people’s lives, encouraging independence and participation and supporting a cohesive

society.

DSS’ outcomes reflect four core areas in which the Department seeks to assist people.

1. Social Security

2. Families and Communities

3. Disability and Carers

4. Housing

Note: Since the 201516 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, DSS’ Outcome

Structure has changed. The previous Outcome 5 (Disability and Carers) has moved to

Outcome 3, with the previous Outcome 3 (Ageing and Aged Care) being temporarily

retained for reporting purposes and referred to as the Former Outcome 3.

Key priorities for 2016-17

The 2016-17 Budget builds on the Australian Government’s commitment to support

the safety and wellbeing of families, particularly women and children, those living

with disability, and the most vulnerable in our society. There is a clear need to address

disadvantage while promoting participation in the workforce and the broader

community. This Budget recognises that the welfare system needs to be simpler and

sustainable to ensure we can support all Australians into the future.

Department of Social Services Budget Statements

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Forward contributions to the National Disability Insurance Scheme

The Government is committed to improving the wellbeing of people with disability

and their carers, as well as improving and advancing their social and economic

participation.

The Government therefore remains fully committed to the long term future of the

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). To ensure ongoing funding, $2.1 billion

will be committed to the Government’s recently announced NDIS Savings Fund

Special Account this year. The key savings contributing to the future financial

sustainability of the NDIS include: the closure of carbon tax compensation for new

recipients; and undertaking additional medical reviews for Disability Support Pension

(DSP) recipients to make sure only those people with genuine need are able to access

DSP.

A focus on safety and wellbeing

The safety and wellbeing of communities, families, women and children in Australia

remains a priority for the Government. The Government will invest $100 million

towards initiatives to break the cycle of violence against women and their children.

The Government’s initiatives will support the Third Action Plan of the National Plan

to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 20102022. This will go towards

preventing domestic, family and sexual violence before it happens, giving women and

their children greater choice to access services, providing support to diverse groups

of women – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, and holding

perpetrators to account for their behaviour.

Better targeted and sustainable support to those who are vulnerable also remains a

Government priority. A further investment of $10.9 million will help to build

social cohesion by supporting newly arrived humanitarian entrants and migrants to

connect with their communities and improve employment pathways.

As part of the Commonwealth’s commitment to the Third Action Plan under the

National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 20092020, the Government

will invest $5.1 million over four years in two early intervention and prevention trials

to reach vulnerable people, improve their future economic and social outcomes and

reduce the likelihood of people requiring costly support services later in life. The first

three-year trial will build parenting skills in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life,

focusing on vulnerable families where parents have mental health issues, are in jail,

or face significant disadvantage. The second trial will support young people in the

child protection system as they move into adulthood. Personal advisers will assist

care-leavers to gain skills for independent living and to access housing, education,

training, employment and specialist support and services, as required.


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The Government will expand the trial of the Cashless Debit Card to a third location in

mid-2016. This is similar to the current trial in Ceduna and the East Kimberley, but will

test the card in a regional community with different demographics. Expanding the trial

will provide further evidence of the ability of the Cashless Debit Card to disrupt

behaviours such as drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence that contribute to

high unemployment, low participation, long-term welfare dependency and

intergenerational disadvantage among vulnerable Australians.

Funding to support Financial Counselling for Problem Gamblers will be extended for

12 months until 30 June 2017. These Financial Counsellors are trained to identify and

support problem gamblers and their families.

Investing in long term approaches to welfare

The Government is committed to ensuring there is a sustainable welfare system into

the future. Building on the recommendations from the McClure Review into the

welfare system, the Government is prepared to invest in new approaches to welfare.

The Government’s $96.1 million Try, Test and Learn Fund measure is part of the

Australian Priority Investment Approach to Welfare. The Fund will test policy

interventions, try new approaches and gather the evidence base for the Government

on what works and what does not work to reduce lifetime welfare costs, increase

people’s independence from welfare and reduce the risk of intergenerational welfare

reliance.

Under the Try, Test and Learn Fund, proposals will be tested for effectiveness. If they

are found to be ineffective they will cease and funding will be re-directed.

This analysis will also identify groups with a high risk of long-term welfare

dependency. The aim will be to implement policy interventions that promote

independence and employment, thus breaking the welfare cycle. These new policy

interventions will be developed with the Education and Training, Health, Social

Services and Employment portfolios, and the non-government and not-for-profit

sector will be able to bid for funding for social programs designed to decrease welfare

dependency, including social impact bond style programs.


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1.2 ENTITY RESOURCE STATEMENT

Table 1.1 shows the total resources from all sources available to the entity for its

operations and to deliver programs and services on behalf of the government.

The table summarises how resources will be applied by outcome (government strategic

policy objectives) and by administered (on behalf of the government or the public) and

departmental (for the entity’s operations) classification.

For more detailed information on special accounts and special appropriations, please

refer to Budget Paper No. 4: Agency Resourcing.

Information in this table is presented on a resourcing (i.e. appropriations/cash

available) basis, whilst the ‘Budgeted expenses by Outcome X’ tables in Section 2 and

the financial statements in Section 3 are presented on an accrual basis.


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Table 1.1: Department of Social Services resource statement – Budget estimates for 201617 as at Budget May 2016

201516 201617

Estimated Estimate

actual

$'000 $'000

Departmental

Annual appropriations - ordinary annual services

Prior year appropriations available1 172,960 144,034

Departmental appropriation2 475,322 394,619

s 74 Retained revenue receipts3 85,800 37,497

Departmental capital budget4 40,133 14,763

Annual appropriations - other services - non-operating5

Equity injections 50,853 34,003

Total departmental annual appropriations 825,068 624,916

Total departmental resourcing 825,068 624,916

Administered

Annual appropriations - ordinary annual services2

Outcome 1 13,564 31,277

Outcome 26 781,564 756,168

Outcome 3 1,768,466 1,639,642

Outcome 4 73,571 86,423

Former Outcome 37 674,361 –

Payments to corporate entities8 565,896 1,598,466

Annual appropriations - other services - non-operating

Payments to corporate entities 57,756 116,197

Non–appropriated revenue 13,502 10,926

Total administered annual appropriations 3,948,680 4,239,099

Note: All figures are GST exclusive. 1 Estimated adjusted balance carried forward from previous year for annual appropriations. 2 Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2016-17. 3 Estimated retained revenue receipts under section 74 of the PGPA Act. 4 Departmental capital budgets are not separately identified in Appropriation Bill (No. 1) and form part of

ordinary annual services items. Please refer to Table 3.5 for further details. For accounting purposes, this amount has been designated as a 'contribution by owner'.

5 Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2016-17. 6 Child care policy and programs and coordination of early childhood development policy transferred to the

Department of Education and Training as a result of the AAO of 21 September 2015. DSS reports the 2015-16 part-year financial impact for which it had responsibility.

7 All ageing and aged care functions transferred to the Department of Health as a result of the AAO of 30 September 2015. This outcome is temporarily retained to enable DSS to report the part-year financial impact for which it had responsibility.

8 ‘Corporate entities' are corporate Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies as defined under the PGPA Act.


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Table 1.1: Department of Social Services resource statement – Budget estimates for 201617 as at Budget May 2016 (continued)

201516 201617

Estimated Estimate

actual

$'000 $'000

Special appropriations

Aged Care Act 1997 2,945,528 –

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 88,110,884 90,721,528

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 22,903,930 19,385,628

National Health Act 1953 – s 12 63,623 –

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 2,043,299 1,750,486

Student Assistance Act 1973 329,020 340,637

Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Act 2015

9 nfp nfp

Total administered special appropriations 116,396,284 112,198,279

Special accounts

Opening balance 309,787 203,770

Appropriation receipts10

266,928 325,061

Non–appropriated receipts 9,079 1,700

Total special accounts receipts 585,794 530,531

less administered appropriations drawn from annual/special appropriations and credited to special accounts 266,928 325,061

less payments to corporate entities from annual/special appropriations 623,652 1,714,663

Total administered resourcing 120,040,178 114,928,185

Total resourcing for DSS 120,865,246 115,553,101

2015-16 2016-17

Average staffing level (number) 2,379 2,035

Note: All figures are GST exclusive. 9 The provision set aside for the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme is

not for publication (nfp) so as not to prejudice the Commonwealth in relation to legal claims brought against it.

10 Amounts credited to the special accounts from DSS annual and special appropriations.


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Table 1.1: Department of Social Services resource statement – Budget estimates for 201617 as at Budget May 2016 (continued)

Third-party payments from and on behalf of other entities

201516 201617

Estimated Estimate

actual

$'000 $'000

Payments made by DSS on behalf of the Department of Education and Training:

Special Appropriation – A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

11 905,477 –

Special Account – Early Years Quality Fund 446 –

Payments made by the Department of Human Services on behalf of DSS:

Special appropriations – A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 21,830,897 20,802,323

Special appropriations – Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 89,819,268 92,178,364

Special appropriations – Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 2,046,093 1,764,011

Special appropriations – Student Assistance Act 1973 334,559 348,032

Special appropriations – Aged Care Act 1997 2,945,528 –

Special appropriations – National Health Act 1956 - Continence Aids Assistance Scheme 63,623 –

Annual appropriations – Compensation and Debt Relief 198 198

Annual appropriations – Ex-Gratia and Act of Grace Payments 3,769 3,766

Payments made by the Department of Veterans' Affairs on behalf of DSS:

Special appropriations – A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 1,348 1,302

Special appropriations – Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 49,807 48,397

Payments made to other entities for the provision of services:

Australian Taxation Office 590 586

Department of Veterans' Affairs 194 192

Payments made to corporate entities within the Portfolio:

National Disability Insurance Agency12

623,652 1,714,663

Note: All figures are GST exclusive. 11

Payments made by DSS for Child Care programs on behalf of the Department of Education and Training. 12

Funding under Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2016-17 is appropriated to DSS and then paid to NDIA. All appropriations paid to the NDIA are considered to be departmental for all purposes.


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1.3 BUDGET MEASURES

Budget measures in Part 1 relating to DSS are detailed in Budget Paper No. 2 and are

summarised below.

Table 1.2: Department of Social Services 201617 Budget measures

Part 1: Measures announced since the 201516 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Program $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Expense Measures Reversal of Decision to Remove Backdating of Veterans' Disability Pension Claims

1

1.6, 1.8, 1.9

Administered expenses – (242) (240) (245) (253)

Departmental expenses – – – – –

Total – (242) (240) (245) (253)

Disability Support Pension – amending portability rules for para-athletes preparing for the Paralympic Games

1.8

Administered expenses – 249 9 – 245


Total – 249 9 – 245

Mobility Allowance – transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme

1.8

Administered expenses – 689 3,447 13,134 19,228


Total – 689 3,447 13,134 19,228

Revised Social Security Agreement with New Zealand

1.8

Administered expenses – nfp nfp nfp nfp

Departmental expenses – nfp nfp nfp nfp

Total – nfp nfp nfp nfp

Youth Employment Package – Work for the Dole – reform

2

1.10

Administered expenses – (14,526) (11,896) (12,619) (12,593)


Total – (14,526) (11,896) (12,619) (12,593)

Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis. Figures displayed as a negative (-) represent a decrease in funds and a positive (+) represent an increase in funds.


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Part 1: Measures announced since the 201516 MYEFO (continued)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Program $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Expense Measures (continued)

Simplifying Student Payments 1.10,

1.11, 1.12

Administered expenses – (11) (20) (21) (25)

Departmental expenses – 174 – – –

Total – 163 (20) (21) (25)

Investment Approach to Welfare – Try, Test and Learn Fund

1.10, 1.12

Administered expenses – 26,713 27,357 21,195 4,361

Departmental expenses – 4,269 3,598 2,732 2,957

Total – 30,982 30,955 23,927 7,318

Countering Violent Extremism – community support and advice services

3

2.1

Administered expenses (5,000) – – – –


Total (5,000) – – – –

Domestic and Family Violence – new initiatives to break the cycle of violence

2.1

Administered expenses – 33,333 33,333 33,334 –


Total – 33,333 33,333 33,334 –

Strengthening Communities Grants – redesign

2.1

Administered expenses – – – – –


Total – – – – –

Building Social Cohesion for Recently Arrived Migrants

2.1, 2.8

Administered expenses – 3,275 3,211 3,149 –

Departmental expenses – 513 297 422 –

Total – 3,788 3,508 3,571 –

Cashless Debit Card – third trial site 2.1, 2.8

Administered expenses – nfp nfp – –

Departmental expenses – nfp nfp – –

Total – nfp nfp – –



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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Program $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Expense Measures (continued) National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children – Third Action Plan 2015-18

2.1, 2.8

Administered expenses – 1,602 1,352 1,302 331

Departmental expenses – 184 110 110 111

Total – 1,786 1,462 1,412 442

Supporting the Financially Vulnerable – financial counselling for problem gamblers

2.1, 2.8

Administered expenses – 6,522 – – –


Total – 7,144 – – –

Investing in Child Care – ICT System

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2.8



Total – – – – –

Australian Disability Enterprises – wage supplementation

3.1

Administered expenses (19,300) (38,700) (3,200) 41,196 20,000


Total (19,300) (38,700) (3,200) 41,196 20,000

Compulsory Rent Deduction Scheme – establishment

4.2



Total – – – – –



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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Program $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Cross-Outcome A Streamlined Pathway to Permanent Residence for New Zealand Citizens

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Outcome 1 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.10

Administered expenses – – (9,717) (23,867) (32,894)


Outcome 2 2.2

Administered expenses – – – (954) (1,466)


Outcome 3 3.1

Administered expenses – – – – 119


– – (9,717) (24,821) (34,241)

National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Fund

Outcome 1

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9,

1.10, 1.11, 1.12

Administered expenses – (140,835) (372,511) (544,489) (694,133)

Departmental expenses – 147 (479) (566) (570)

Outcome 2 2.1

Administered expenses (21,912) – – – –


Outcome 3 3.1, 3.2

Administered expenses (38,477) (6,561) (3,461) (18,213) (50,054)


Total (60,389) (147,249) (376,451) (563,268) (744,757)



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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Program $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Cross-Outcome (continued) Youth Employment Package – Youth Jobs PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire)

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Outcome 1 1.12



Outcome 3 3.1

Administered expenses – 341 1,364 1,364 1,364


Total – 463 1,364 1,364 1,364

Total Expense Measures

Administered (84,689) (128,151) (330,972) (485,734) (745,770)

Departmental – 6,031 3,526 2,698 2,498

Total (84,689) (122,120) (327,446) (483,036) (743,272)

Capital Measures Investment Approach to Welfare – Try, Test and Learn Fund

1.12

Administered Capital – – – – –

Departmental Capital – 703 466 875 880

Total – 703 466 875 880

Total Capital Measures

Administered Capital – – – – –

Departmental Capital – 703 466 875 880

Total – 703 466 875 880

Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis. Figures displayed as a negative (-) represent a decrease in funds and a positive (+) represent an increase in funds. 1 The lead entity for the measure Reversal of Decision to Remove Backdating of Veterans’ Disability Pension Claims is the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. A full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper No. 2 under the Veterans’ Affairs portfolio.

2 The lead entity for the measure Youth Employment Package – Work for the Dole – reform is the Department of Employment. A full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper No. 2 under the Employment portfolio.

3 The lead entity for the measure Countering Violent Extremism – community support and advice services is the Attorney-General’s Department. A full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper No. 2 under the Attorney-General’s portfolio.

4 The lead entity for the measure Investing in Child Care – ICT System is the Department of Education and Training. A full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper No. 2 under the Education and Training portfolio.

5 The lead entity for the measure A Streamlined Pathway to Permanent Residence for New Zealand Citizens is the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. A full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper No. 2 under the Immigration and Border Protection portfolio.

6 The lead entity for the measure Youth Employment Package – Youth Jobs PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire) is the Department of Employment. A full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper No. 2 under the Employment portfolio.


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Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance

Government outcomes are the intended results, impacts or consequences of actions by

the Government on the Australian community. Commonwealth programs are the

primary vehicle by which government entities achieve the intended results of their

outcome statements. Entities are required to identify the programs which contribute to

government outcomes over the Budget and forward years.

Each outcome is described below together with its related programs. The following

provides detailed information on expenses for each outcome and program, further

broken down by funding source.

Note:

From 1 July 2015, performance reporting requirements in the PB Statements sit

alongside those required under the enhanced Commonwealth Performance

Framework. It is anticipated that the performance criteria described in PB Statements

will be read with broader information provided in an entity’s corporate plan and

annual performance statements – included in Annual Reports from October 2016 – to

provide an entity’s complete performance story.


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2.1 BUDGETED EXPENSES AND PERFORMANCE FOR OUTCOME 1


Financial support for individuals and families who are unable to fully support

themselves by providing a sustainable payments and concessions system.

Linked programs

Department of Education and Training

Program

Program 2.4 – Higher Education Loan Program

Contribution to Outcome 1 made by linked program

This linked program contains eligibility requirements in connection with some of the payments and concessions that fall under this Outcome.

Department of Employment

Program

Program 1.1 – Employment Services


Mutual obligation requirements and compliance frameworks for various payments under this Outcome are stipulated in this linked program.

Department of Health

Program

Program 5.3 – Immunisation


The Department of Health has policy responsibility for the National Immunisation Program. Eligibility for the Family Tax Benefit Part A Supplement that falls under this Outcome is contingent on satisfying requirements for age-related immunisation.

Department of Human Services

Programs

Program 1.1 – Services to the Community – Social Security and Welfare

Program 1.3 – Child Support

Contribution to Outcome 1 made by linked programs

Various payments, concessions and the Child Support Scheme under this Outcome are delivered through the above linked programs administered by the Department of Human Services.


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Linked programs (continued)

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Programs

Program 2.1 – Indigenous Advancement – Jobs, Land and Economy

Program 2.2 – Indigenous Advancement – Children and Schooling


Mutual exclusion provisions are shared between scholarships administered by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and scholarships administered under this Outcome.

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Program

Program 1.1 – Veterans’ Income Support and Allowances


Various payments and concessions under this Outcome are delivered through the above linked program administered by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.


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Table 2.1.1: Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1

This table shows how much the entity intends to spend (on an accrual basis) on

achieving the outcome, broken down by program, as well as by administered and

departmental funding sources.


201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward

actual Estimate Estimate Estimate

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 1.1: Family Tax Benefit

Administered expenses


A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 20,890,607 19,335,301 18,469,546 18,449,233 18,666,948

Administered Total 20,890,607 19,335,301 18,469,546 18,449,233 18,666,948

Total expenses for Program 1.1 20,890,607 19,335,301 18,469,546 18,449,233 18,666,948

Program 1.2: Child Payments



Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 3,518 3,791 3,937 4,100 4,255

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 51,182 50,327 32,880 20,523 13,015

Student Assistance Act 1973 71,478 73,529 75,794 78,012 80,520

Administered Total 126,178 127,647 112,611 102,635 97,790

Total expenses for Program 1.2 126,178 127,647 112,611 102,635 97,790

Program 1.3: Income Support for Vulnerable People






Program 1.4: Income Support for People in Special Circumstances


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 1,369 1,366 1,366 1,362 1,369






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Table 2.1.1: Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1 (continued)


201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 1.5: Supplementary Payments and Support for Income Support Recipients


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 8,997 – – – –





Program 1.6: Income Support for Seniors



Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 43,243,256 45,408,252 46,875,674 49,554,399 51,864,898



Program 1.7: Allowances and Concessions for Seniors






Program 1.8: Income Support for People with Disability






Program 1.9: Income Support for Carers








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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 1.10: Working Age Payments


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 398 27,111 27,755 21,593 4,759





Program 1.11: Student Payments







Program 1.12: Program Support for Outcome 1

Departmental expenses

Departmental appropriation 113,587 104,487 93,748 92,263 91,320

s 74 Retained revenue receipts

1 13,412 5,916 5,856 5,899 5,903

Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year

2 13,467 14,636 13,036 12,236 11,892

Departmental Total 140,466 125,039 112,640 110,398 109,115



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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Outcome 1 Totals by appropriation type



Special appropriations 109,343,125 110,263,376 111,667,135 116,834,345 121,520,059





1 13,412 5,916 5,856 5,899 5,903


2 13,467 14,636 13,036 12,236 11,892

Departmental Total 140,466 125,039 112,640 110,398 109,115

Total expenses for Outcome 1 109,497,155 110,419,692 111,811,696 116,970,498 121,638,102

201516 201617

Average staffing level (number) 507 474

Note: Departmental appropriation splits and totals are indicative estimates and may change in the course of the budget year as Government priorities change.

1 Estimated expenses incurred in relation to receipts retained under section 74 of the PGPA Act.

2 ‘Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year’ is made up of depreciation, amortisation expenses and makegood expenses.


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Table 2.1.2: Program components of Outcome 1

Program 1.1: Family Tax Benefit

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920


actual estimate estimate estimate

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.1.1 - Component 1 (Family Tax Benefit Part A)



Total component 1 expenses 14,338,511 15,004,916 14,504,770 14,591,513 14,775,498

1.1.2 - Component 2 (Family Tax Benefit Part B)




1.1.3 - Component 3 (Schoolkids Bonus)


A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

1 1,148,928 5 2 1 1

Total component 3 expenses 1,148,928 5 2 1 1

Total Program expenses 20,890,607 19,335,301 18,469,546 18,449,233 18,666,948 1 The Schoolkids Bonus will cease at the end of 2016. Residual expenses beyond this date relate to bad and

doubtful debts for general interest charges.


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Table 2.1.2: Program components of Outcome 1 (continued)

Program 1.2: Child Payments

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.2.1 - Component 1 (Single Income Family Supplement)



Total component 1 expenses 49,087 48,166 30,638 18,202 10,616

1.2.2 - Component 2 (Stillborn Baby Payment)




1.2.3 - Component 3 (Double Orphan Pension)




1.2.4 - Component 4 (Assistance for Isolated Children)




Total Program expenses 126,178 127,647 112,611 102,635 97,790


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Program 1.3: Income Support for Vulnerable People

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.3.1 - Component 1 (Special Benefit)





Program 1.4: Income Support for People in Special Circumstances

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.4.1 - Component 1 (Payments under Special Circumstances)

Annual administered expenses

Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 1,369 1,366 1,366 1,362 1,369


1.4.2 - Component 2 (Bereavement Allowance)






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Program 1.5: Supplementary Payments and Support for Income Support Recipients

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.5.1 - Component 1 (Reimbursement to Great Southern Rail for Concessional Fares)


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 8,997 – – – –

Total component 1 expenses 8,997 – – – –

1.5.2 - Component 2 (Low Income Supplement)


Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 2,500 2,500 – – –

Total component 2 expenses 2,500 2,500 – – –

1.5.3 - Component 3 (Essential Medical Equipment Payment)




1.5.4 - Component 4 (Utilities Allowance)






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Program 1.6: Income Support for Seniors

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.6.1 - Component 1 (Age Pension)




1.6.2 - Component 2 (Widow B Pension)




1.6.3 - Component 3 (Wife Pension (Age))




Total Program expenses 43,243,256 45,408,252 46,875,674 49,554,399 51,864,898


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Program 1.7: Allowances and Concessions for Seniors

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.7.1 - Component 1 (Seniors Supplement)





Program 1.8: Income Support for People with Disability

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.8.1 - Component 1 (Disability Support Pension)




1.8.2 - Component 2 (Mobility Allowance)






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Program 1.9: Income Support for Carers

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.9.1 - Component 1 (Ex-Gratia Payments to Unsuccessful Applicants of Carer Payment (Child))




1.9.2 - Component 2 (Carer Allowance (Adult))




1.9.3 - Component 3 (Carer Allowance (Child))




1.9.4 - Component 4 (Carer Payment)




1.9.5 - Component 5 (Carer Supplement)





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Program 1.9: Income Support for Carers (continued)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.9.6 - Component 6 (Child Disability Assistance Payment)




1.9.7 - Component 7 (Wife Pension (DSP))






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Program 1.10: Working Age Payments

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.10.1 - Component 1 (Compensation and Debt Relief)


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 198 198 198 198 198

Total component 1 expenses 198 198 198 198 198

1.10.2 - Component 2 (Investment Approach to Welfare - Evaluation)


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 200 26,913 27,557 21,395 4,561

Total component 2 expenses 200 26,913 27,557 21,395 4,561

1.10.3 - Component 3 (Newstart Allowance)




1.10.4 - Component 4 (Parenting Payment Partnered)


Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 1,006,107 972,663 945,701 1,008,528 1,061,835

Total component 4 expenses 1,006,107 972,663 945,701 1,008,528 1,061,835

1.10.5 - Component 5 (Parenting Payment Single)





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Program 1.10: Working Age Payments (continued)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.10.6 - Component 6 (Partner Allowance Benefit)




1.10.7 - Component 7 (Partner Allowance Pension)




1.10.8 - Component 8 (Pensioner Education Supplement)


Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 69,592 20,032 – – –


1.10.9 - Component 9 (Sickness Allowance)




1.10.10 - Component 10 (Widow Allowance)




1.10.11 - Component 11 (Youth Allowance (Other))


Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 974,995 1,489,147 1,582,351 1,874,586 1,903,026

Total component 11 expenses 974,995 1,489,147 1,582,351 1,874,586 1,903,026



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Program 1.11: Student Payments

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.11.1 - Component 1 (ABSTUDY - Secondary)




1.11.2 - Component 2 (ABSTUDY - Tertiary)




1.11.3 - Component 3 (Austudy)




1.11.4 - Component 4 (Youth Allowance (student))




1.11.5 - Component 5 (Student Start-up Loan - ABSTUDY)


Student Assistance Act 1973 615 2,365 3,333 3,516 3,731

Total component 5 expenses 615 2,365 3,333 3,516 3,731

1.11.6 - Component 6 (Student Start-up Loan)






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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

1.12.1 - Component 1 (Departmental DSS - Outcome 1)

Annual departmental expenses

Program support1 126,999 110,403 99,604 98,162 97,223


2 13,467 14,636 13,036 12,236 11,892



Note: Departmental appropriation items and totals by Outcome are indicative estimates and may change in the course of the budget year as Government priorities change.

1 Program support combines ‘Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1)’ and ‘Revenue from independent sources (s 74)’.



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Cash projections for Rent Assistance1

Cross-Program: Rent Assistance

201516 201617

Estimated Budget

actual

$'000 $'000

DSS: A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

Family Tax Benefit 1,931,118 1,994,305

DSS: Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Age Pension 736,762 795,544

Austudy 49,771 45,053

Bereavement Allowance 88 80

Carer Payment 97,830 109,817

Disability Support Pension 688,276 720,128

Newstart Allowance 551,900 515,015

Parenting Payment (Partnered) 1,400 1,506

Parenting Payment (Single) 30,471 34,023

Partner Allowance 73 63

Sickness Allowance 7,576 7,577

Special Benefit 4,451 6,225

Widow Allowance 14,300 12,116

Widow Pension B 4 4

Wife Pension (Age) 1,041 997

Wife Pension (DSP) 1,112 991

Youth Allowance 215,515 238,425

DSS: ABSTUDY (Student Assistance Act 1973) 18,045 20,357

DVA: Veterans' Entitlements Act 19862 33,069 32,192

Total cash projections 4,382,802 4,534,418

1 Rent Assistance is not a discrete sum of money separately payable under the law, but is a supplementary payment included in the calculation of the primary income support payment, Family Tax Benefit (FTB) or service pension. This table provides cash projections for the Rent Assistance component included in the primary income support payment, FTB or service pension.

2 Rent Assistance is paid to eligible service pension and income support supplement recipients.


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Table 2.1.3: Performance Criteria for Outcome 1

Table 2.1.3 below details the performance criteria for each program associated with

Outcome 1. It also summarises how each program is delivered and where

201617 Budget measures have created new programs or materially changed existing

programs.

Outcome 1 – Financial support for individuals and families who are unable to fully support themselves by providing a sustainable payments and concessions system.

Program 1.1 – Family Tax Benefit – To make payments to assist low and medium income families with the direct and indirect costs of raising dependent children.

Delivery DSS administers the program as part of the social security system

Payments are made through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of the family assistance law

Performance information

Year Performance criteria Targets

201516 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services for the delivery of the payments/ programs below:

Family Tax Benefit Part A (FTB Part A)

Family Tax Benefit Part B (FTB Part B)

Child Support Scheme

Schoolkids Bonus

Agreement is in place

Reduction of Family Tax Benefit Part A as a result of maintenance income test

Percentage and number of estimated population of families with children under 16 years of age receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A

Percentage and number of families in receipt of Family Tax Benefit Part A within income test categories

Percentage and number of children who meet the Family Tax Benefit immunisation requirements by age check point (Family Tax Benefit Part A Supplement)

Percentage and number of children who meet the Family Tax Benefit health check requirements (Family Tax Benefit Part A Supplement)

Payment accuracy (Family Tax Benefit Part A)

Percentage and number of estimated population of families with children under 16 years of age receiving Family Tax Benefit Part B)

Percentage and number of families in receipt of Family Tax Benefit Part B within income test categories

Payment accuracy (Family Tax Benefit Part B)

Due to the nature of this payment, where assistance is provided to all those that are eligible, targets are not reported. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Outputs:

For FTB Part A and FTB Part B:

Total number of eligible customers

Administered outlays

Proportion of all customers paid by instalment

Proportion of all customers paid by lump sum

Proportion of instalment and lump sum entitlement

Percentage of all customers who had a qualification debt raised

Percentage of all customers whose qualification debt remains outstanding


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Table 2.1.3: Performance Criteria for Outcome 1 (continued)


201516 (continued) Reduction of Family Tax Benefit as a result of maintenance income test (Child Support Scheme)

Percentage of all customers who had a debt raised following reconciliation

Percentage of all customers whose reconciliation debt remains outstanding

Percentage of all customers who had a non-lodger debt raised

Percentage of all customers whose non-lodger debt remains outstanding

Child Support Scheme:

Number of cases

Total value of annual assessments

Total value of child support assessments raised using Child Support Collect in the past financial year and percentage collected

Schoolkids Bonus:

Number of recipients


201617 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services to provide assurance that the delivery of the payments/programs below are made in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and guidelines:

Family Tax Benefit Part A (FTB Part A)

Family Tax Benefit Part B (FTB Part B)

Child Support Scheme


Due to the nature of this program, where assistance is provided to all those that are eligible, targets are not reported. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Outputs:


Number of eligible children


Payment accuracy

201718 and beyond As per 201617 As per 201617

Purpose Financial support for individuals and families who are unable to fully support themselves by providing a sustainable payments and concessions system

Material changes to Program 1.1 resulting from the following measures: NIL


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Program 1.2 – Child Payments – To make payments to families in certain circumstances to assist with the costs of children.


Double Orphan Pension is paid through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of social security law

Single Income Family Supplement is paid through the Department of Human Services to eligible families under the provisions of the family assistance law

Stillborn Baby Payment is made through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of the family assistance law

Assistance for Isolated Children is paid through the Department of Human Services to eligible families. The appropriation for payments is in the Student Assistance Act 1973



201516 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services for the delivery of the below payments:

Double Orphan Pension

Single Income Family Supplement

Stillborn Baby Payment

Assistance for Isolated Children



Outputs:



Number of children (Double Orphan Pension)

201617 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services to provide assurance that payments below are made in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and guidelines:

Double Orphan Pension

Single Income Family Supplement

Stillborn Baby Payment

Assistance for Isolated Children



Outputs:


Number of children (Double Orphan Pension)






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Program 1.3 – Income Support for Vulnerable People – To make payments to financially assist eligible people in severe financial hardship who do not have any other means of support.


Payments are made through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of social security law



201516 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services for the delivery of Special Benefit


Average (mean) duration on payment by payment type

Average (mean) duration on income support

Percentage and number of recipients on part rate due to the means test by means test type

Percentage and number of recipients reporting employment income

Percentage of activity tested recipients who are undertaking activities as a condition of receiving payment

Percentage of activity tested recipients who exit income support within 3/6/12 months

Payment accuracy


Outputs:




Special Benefit



Outputs:



Payment accuracy





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Program 1.4 – Income Support for People in Special Circumstances – To make payments to financially assist eligible people in severe financial hardship who do not have any other means of support. To make payments to Australians in circumstances beyond their control to support them in overcoming those circumstances and maintaining their financial wellbeing.


Bereavement Allowance payments are made through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of social security law

Payments under Special Circumstances are made to eligible claimants under the provisions of social security law and the PGPA Act



201516 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services for the delivery of Bereavement Allowance and Payments under Special Circumstances



Outputs:




Bereavement Allowance

Payments under Special Circumstances



Outputs:







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Program 1.5 – Supplementary Payments and Support for Income Support Recipients – To make payments and subsidise services to certain income support recipients and low income households to assist them financially and to help them continue to participate economically and socially.


Low Income Supplement, Utilities Allowance and Essential Medical Equipment Payment payments are made through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of social security law

Great Southern Rail is under agreement to provide concessional fares on its services for eligible passengers. This agreement will cease on 30 June 2016



201516 Number of recipients (Low Income Supplement)

Number of recipients (Utilities Allowance)

Number of recipients (Great Southern Rail for Concessional Fares)

Number of journeys (Great Southern Rail for Concessional Fares)

Number of payments (Essential Medical Equipment Payment)


Outputs:



Low Income Supplement

Utilities Allowance

Essential Medical Equipment Payment


Outputs:

Number of recipients (Low Income Supplement, Utilities Allowance)

Number of payments (Essential Medical Equipment Payment)






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Program 1.6 – Income Support for Seniors – To make payments to senior Australians to assist them financially in a manner that encourages them to productively manage resources and life transitions.





201516 Agreements are in place with the Department of Human Service for the delivery of Age Pension, Widow B Pension and Wife Pension (Age)

Agreements are in place

Percentage and number of recipients on part rate due to the means test by means test type (Age Pension)

Ratio of assessed income of pensioners to their total income (Age Pension)

Percentage and number of senior Australians who receive payment (Age Pension)

Percentage and number of recipients with employment income (Age Pension)

Percentage and number of new entrants with employment income (Age Pension)

Percentage and number of recipients on part rate due to the means test by means test type (Widow B Pension)

Percentage and number of recipients on part rate due to the means test by means test type (Wife Pension (Age))

Payment accuracy (Age Pension)


Outputs:




Age Pension

Widow B Pension

Wife Pension (Age)



Outputs:



Payment accuracy (Age Pension)





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Program 1.7 – Allowances and Concessions for Seniors – To make payments and provide services to senior Australians to assist with household expenses, enabling them to maintain their standard of living.





201516 Number of recipients Due to the nature of this program, where assistance is provided to all those that are eligible, targets are not reported. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Outputs:



Allowances and Concessions for Seniors


Outputs:







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Program 1.8 – Income Support for People with Disability – To make payments to eligible people with disability who are unable to support themselves to achieve financial independence.





201516 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services for the delivery of Disability Support Pension and Mobility Allowance


Duration on payment


Percentage and number of recipients reporting employment income

Percentage of estimated population of people with disability who receive Disability Support Pension

Percentage of the total Australian working age population who receive the Disability Support Pension.

Payment accuracy


Outputs:




Disability Support Pension

Mobility Allowance



Outputs:



Payment accuracy





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Program 1.9 – Income Support for Carers – To make payments and allowances to financially assist eligible carers of people with disability or a severe medical condition.



Ex-gratia payments to unsuccessful applicants of Carer Payment (Child) (Carer Adjustment Payment) are paid under the provisions of the PGPA Act



201516 Agreements are in place with the Department of Human Services for the delivery of Carer Payment, Carer Allowance (Adult) and (Child), Carer Supplement, Child Disability Assistance Payment and Wife Pension (DSP)


Percentage and number of recipients on part rate due to the means test by means test type (Carer Payment)

Percentage and number of recipients reporting employment income (Carer Payment)

Percentage and number of primary carers who are receiving payment (Carer Payment)

Percentage and number of primary carers who are receiving payment (Carer Allowance (Adult) and (Child))

Percentage and number of recipients on part rate due to the means test by means test type (Wife Pension (DSP))

Percentage and number of recipients reporting employment income (Wife Pension (DSP))

Payment accuracy (Carer Payment)

Payment accuracy (Carer Allowance (Adult) and (Child))


Outputs:




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Carer Payment

Carer Allowance (Adult) and (Child)

Carer Supplement

Child Disability Assistance Payment

Wife Pension (DSP)



Outputs:



Payment accuracy (Carer Payment, Carer Allowance (Adult) and (Child))





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Program 1.10 – Working Age Payments –To assist people who are temporarily unable to support themselves through work or have a limited capacity to work due to disability or caring responsibilities for young children.





201516 Agreement is in place Agreement is in place

Average (mean) duration on payment by payment type

Average (mean) duration on income support by current income support payment (Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance (Other), Sickness Allowance and Parenting Payments)


Percentage and number of recipients reporting employment income by payment type

Percentage of activity tested recipients who are undertaking activities as a condition of receiving a payment (Newstart Allowance and Youth Allowance (Other))

Percentage of activity tested recipients who exit income support within 3/6/12 months of grant (Newstart Allowance and Youth Allowance (Other))

Payment accuracy by payment type


Outputs:




Newstart Allowance

Youth Allowance (Other)

Sickness Allowance

Parenting Payment

Partner Allowance

Widow Allowance

Agreement is in place.


Outputs:



Payment accuracy





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Program 1.11 – Student Payments – To achieve growth in skills, qualifications and productivity through providing income support and other financial assistance to students to assist them to undertake further education and training. To increase access and participation by Indigenous Australian students in school education, vocational education and training and higher education and accelerate their educational outcomes.


Payments and other financial assistance are made through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of social security and student assistance law



201516 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services for the delivery of ABSTUDY, Austudy and Youth Allowance (student)



Percentage and number of recipients reporting employment income by payment type

Percentage of student payment recipients who are not receiving income support within 3/6/12 months after exiting student payment

Payment accuracy by payment type

Due to the nature of this program, where assistance is provided to all those that are eligible and apply, targets are not reported. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Outputs:

Number of recipients by payment type; by sector

Administered outlays by payment type

201617 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services to provide assurance that payments and other financial assistance below are made in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and guidelines:

ABSTUDY

Austudy

Youth Allowance (student)

Student Startup Loans



Outputs:



Payment accuracy





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Program 1.12 – Program Support for Outcome 1 – To provide departmental funding for the annual operating costs of DSS to achieve agency objectives.

Delivery Departmental funding



201516 Total departmental funding for Outcome 1 Funding is expended on activities that contribute to agency outcomes

201617 As per 201516

As per 201516





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Cross-Program – Rent Assistance – To make payments to low and moderate income Australians receiving income support or family payments to assist with the costs of renting private and community housing.


Rent Assistance payments are made through the Department of Human Services to eligible claimants under the provisions of the social security law and family assistance law



201516 Proportion of Rent Assistance recipients in rental stress before and after receiving Rent Assistance

Proportion of Rent Assistance recipients paying enough rent to receive the maximum rate of assistance

Proportion of clients assisted who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander


Outputs:

Average rent paid by Rent Assistance recipient by number of recipients, primary payment type and income unit type

Average Rent Assistance paid to Rent Assistance recipients by number of recipients, primary payment type and income unit type


Rent Assistance


Output:

Number of income units


Purposes Financial support for individuals and families who are unable to fully support themselves by providing a sustainable payments and concessions system

Increased housing supply, improved community housing and assisting individuals experiencing homelessness through targeted support and services

Material changes to Cross-Program: Rent Assistance resulting from the following measures: NIL


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Outcome 2: Families and Communities

Stronger families and more resilient communities by developing civil society and by

providing family and community services.

Linked programs

Attorney-General’s Department

Programs

Program 1.1 – Attorney-General’s Department operating expenses – Civil justice and legal services

Program 1.4 – Justice Services

Program 1.5 – Family Relationships

Program 1.6 – Indigenous Legal and Native Title Assistance


The Attorney-General’s Department has policy responsibility for improving access to justice for Indigenous people and for family matters, including Family Law Services. These linked programs provide payments for services to support this responsibility, and are administered by DSS under this Outcome.


Program



The administrative aspects of Income Management and payments under Paid Parental Leave Scheme and the Transition to Independent Living Allowance that fall under this Outcome are delivered by the Department of Human Services through the above linked program.

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Programs

Program 2.2 – Indigenous Advancement – Children and Schooling

Program 2.3 – Indigenous Advancement – Safety and Wellbeing

Program 2.5 – Indigenous Advancement – Remote Australia Strategies


These linked programs contribute to this Outcome by supporting Indigenous families and communities to enjoy similar levels of physical, emotional and social wellbeing enjoyed by other Australians, supporting families to give children a good start in life and by supporting remote strategic investments and remote housing strategies.


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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 2.1: Families and Communities




Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 8 8 – – –

Special Accounts Other Services - Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys 10,080 9,862 3,586 3,495 3,495

Administered total 598,305 765,789 652,504 646,071 588,177


Program 2.2: Paid Parental Leave


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) – 249 254 – –

Special appropriations Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 2,043,299 1,750,486 1,640,248 1,731,395 1,785,292

Administered total 2,043,299 1,750,735 1,640,502 1,731,395 1,785,292


Program 2.3: Social and Community Services


Special Accounts

Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account 261,563 319,929 381,773 447,217 509,921




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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 2.4: Support for the Child Care System¹



Special Accounts

Early Years Quality Fund Special Account 3,342 – – – –

Administered total 136,093 – – – –

Total expenses for Program 2.4 136,093 – – – –

Program 2.5: Child Care Benefit¹



A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 1,051,279 – – – –

Administered total 1,051,279 – – – –

Total expenses for Program 2.5 1,051,279 – – – –

Program 2.6: Child Care Rebate¹



A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 910,862 – – – –


Total expenses for Program 2.6 910,862 – – – –

Program 2.7: Child Care Subsidy¹


Total expenses for Program 2.7 – – – – –





2 48,504 22,756 22,792 22,761 22,761


3 26,176 26,747 23,778 22,271 21,662

Departmental total 273,019 228,489 205,454 200,928 198,756



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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000




Special appropriations 4,005,448 1,750,494 1,640,248 1,731,395 1,785,292

Special Accounts 274,985 329,791 385,359 450,712 513,416





2 48,504 22,756 22,792 22,761 22,761


3 26,176 26,747 23,778 22,271 21,662



Movement of administered funds between years

4 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Outcome 2:

Program 2.1: Families and Communities (61,725) 57,725 – – –

Total movement of administered funds (61,725) 57,725 – – –

201516 201617

Average staffing level (number) 1,035 963 Note: Departmental appropriation splits and totals are indicative estimates and may change in the course of

the budget year as Government priorities change. 1

Programs 2.4 to 2.7 relate to early childhood and child care functions which transferred to the Department of Education and Training under the AAO of 21 September 2015.


3 ‘Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year’ is made up of depreciation, amortisation expenses, and makegood expenses.

4 Figures displayed as a negative (-) represent a decrease in funds and a positive (+) represent an increase in funds.


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Program 2.1: Families and Communities

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2.1.1 - Component 1 (Civil Society)




2.1.2 - Component 2 (Families and Children)




2.1.3 - Component 3 (Families and Communities Services Improvement)




2.1.4 - Component 4 (Financial Wellbeing and Capability)




2.1.5 - Component 5 (National Initiatives)




2.1.6 - Component 6 (Settlement Services)





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Program 2.1: Families and Communities (continued)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2.1.7 - Component 7 (Strengthening Communities)




2.1.8 - Component 8 (Transition to Independent Living Allowance)




2.1.9 - Component 9 (Income Management Balancing Appropriation)


Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 8 8 – – –

Total component 9 expenses 8 8 – – –

2.1.10 - Component 10 (Other Services - Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys)

Special Account expenses

Other Services - Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys 10,080 9,862 3,586 3,495 3,495




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Program 2.2: Paid Parental Leave

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2.2.1 - Component 1 (Paid Parental Leave - communication and evaluation)


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) – 249 254 – –

Total component 1 expenses – 249 254 – –

2.2.2 - Component 2 (Dad and Partner Pay)


Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 100,805 105,276 109,523 113,507 117,356


2.2.3 - Component 3 (Parental Leave Pay)


Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 1,942,494 1,645,210 1,530,725 1,617,888 1,667,936



Program 2.3: Social and Community Services

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2.3.1 - Component 1 (Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account)


Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account

1 261,563 319,929 381,773 447,217 509,921


Total Program expenses 261,563 319,929 381,773 447,217 509,921 1 The funding for the Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account is directly appropriated through the Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account Act 2012.


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Program 2.4: Support for the Child Care System

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2.4.1 - Component 1 (Child Care Services Support)




2.4.2 - Component 2 (Jobs Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance (JETCCFA))




2.4.3 - Component 3 (Child Care Subsidy Communications Campaign)


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 205 – – – –

Total component 3 expenses 205 – – – –

2.4.4 - Component 4 (Early Years Quality Fund Special Account)


Early Years Quality Fund Special Account 3,342 – – – –


Total Program expenses 136,093 – – – –

Note: Programs 2.4 to 2.7 were transferred to the Department of Education and Training as a result of the AAO of 21 September 2015. The 2015-16 estimated actuals represent the part-year funding for which DSS has responsibility. The remainder of the expenses for 2015-16 is reported in the Department of Education and Training’s 2016-17 PB Statements.


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Program 2.5: Child Care Benefit

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2.5.1 - Component 1 (Child Care Benefit)


A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 1,051,279 – – – –

Total component 1 expenses 1,051,279 – – – –

Total Program expenses 1,051,279 – – – –

Program 2.6: Child Care Rebate

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2.6.1 - Component 1 (Child Care Rebate)


A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 910,862 – – – –



Program 2.7: Child Care Subsidy

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Annual expenses

Child Care Subsidy – – – – –

Total Program expenses – – – – –

Note: Programs 2.4 to 2.7 were transferred to the Department of Education and Training as a result of the AAO of 21 September 2015. The 2015-16 estimated actuals represent the part-year funding for which DSS has responsibility. The remainder of the expenses for 2015-16 is reported in the Department of Education and Training’s 2016-17 PB Statements.


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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000



Program support1 246,843 201,742 181,676 178,657 177,094


2 26,176 26,747 23,778 22,271 21,662







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programs.

Outcome 2 – Stronger families and more resilient communities by developing civil

society and by providing family and community services.

Program 2.1 – Families and Communities – To strengthen relationships, support families, improve wellbeing of children and young people, reduce the cost of family breakdown, strengthen family and community functioning and facilitate the settlement of migrants and humanitarian entrants into the community.

Delivery Assist organisations through a program of grants, procurements and subsidies targeting families, children, young people, volunteers, multicultural communities, humanitarian entrants, migrants and other individuals with special circumstances



201516 Percentage of clients with improved family functioning, including child wellbeing, safety and development (Families and Children)

Percentage of clients with improved knowledge, skills, behaviours and engagement with services (Families and Children)

Percentage of clients from priority groups (Families and Children)

Percentage of clients from disadvantaged or targeted communities (Families and Children)

Percentage of clients with improved financial wellbeing, capability and resilience (Financial Wellbeing and Capability)

Percentage of clients achieving individual goals related to financial counselling, capability and resilience (Financial Wellbeing and Capability)

Percentage of clients from priority groups (Financial Wellbeing and Capability)

Standard of delivery is performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of organisations’ contracts and agreements with DSS. No quantifiable targets as programs are demand driven. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Outputs:

Number of clients assisted (Families and Children)

Number of individuals engaged with income management (Welfare Conditionality)

Number of clients assisted by service type (Settlement Services)


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201516 (continued) Percentage of clients from disadvantaged or targeted communities (Financial Wellbeing and Capability)

Number of individuals with reduced exposure to goods and services associated with social harm (Welfare Conditionality)

Percentage and number of individuals from Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (Strengthening Communities)

Percentage and number of individuals reporting improved skills and confidence (Strengthening Communities)

Percentage and number of individuals participating in education or training activities (Strengthening Communities)

Percentage and number of individuals satisfied with service provision (Strengthening Communities)

Milestones and timelines specified in funding agreements for grants are met (Strengthening Communities)

Percentage of clients assisted with improved settlement outcomes (Settlement Services)

Percentage of clients assisted (Settlement Services)

NAATI provides a high quality credentialing service supported by Members (Settlement Services)

Administer the payment for the provision of fee-free language services for eligible clients (Settlement Services)

Extent of expansion of giving, volunteering and corporate social responsibility (Civil Society)

Extent of stakeholders satisfaction with leadership and representation (Families and Communities Service Improvement)

Extent of national leadership and representation (Families and Communities Service Improvement)

Number of service instances/episodes by service type (Settlement Services)

Percentage and number of contacts for 1800RESPECT – the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Services (telephone and online) – who are women (National Initiatives)

Number of young people supported by Transition to Independent Living Allowance (Transition to Independent Living Allowance)

Number of individual clients assisted (Financial Wellbeing and Capability)


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201617 Delivery by organisations is in accordance with specified requirements, which may include service level standards, of the contracts and agreements between organisations and DSS. Agreements and contracts require:

support and capacity building that contribute to strengthening individual and family functioning and communities; or

national leadership and representation for services to build capacity within the families and community sector that works to strengthen family and community functioning.


Outputs:

Number of organisations contracted or receiving grant funding

Number of individuals and families assisted



Purpose Stronger families and more resilient communities by developing civil society and by providing family and community services



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Program 2.2 – Paid Parental Leave – To provide financial support to parents to help them take time off work following the birth or adoption of a child.

Delivery The Department administers the program as part of the social security system

The Department of Human Services either funds employers to provide Parental Leave Pay to eligible employees, or provides Parental Leave Pay directly to eligible parents and other persons, according to the provisions of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

Dad and Partner Pay is paid by the Department of Human Services directly to eligible fathers or partners in accordance with the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010



201516 Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services (Parental Leave Pay)

Strategies are in place to ensure that requirements are fulfilled under agreements with the Department of Human Services (Parental Leave Pay)

Agreement is in place with the Department of Human Services (Dad and Partner Pay)

Strategies are in place to ensure that requirements are fulfilled under agreements with the Department of Human Services (Dad and Partner Pay)


Strategies are in place

Percentage and number of mothers for whom Parental Leave Pay has been paid as a proportion of all mothers in the same year (Parental Leave Pay)

Percentage and number of parents paid government-funded Parental Leave Pay by employers (Parental Leave Pay)

Due to the nature of this payment, where assistance is provided to all those that are eligible and apply, targets are not reported. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Outputs:

Percentage and number of families who have taken the full 18 weeks of Parental Leave Pay

Percentage and number of dads and other partners who have taken the full two weeks of Dad and Partner Pay


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Parental Leave Pay

Dad and Partner Pay

Due to the nature of this payment, where assistance is provided to all those who are eligible and apply, targets are not reported. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Output:





Program 2.3 – Social and Community Services – To set aside funding for the implementation period of Fair Work Australia’s Social, Community and Disability Services Industry Equal Remuneration Order.

Delivery Funds are issued to eligible service providers to meet the Australian Government’s share of the pay increases

Funds are issued to other government agencies to meet the Australian Government’s share of the pay increases for their eligible service providers



201516 The funds appropriated to the Department are issued to meet the Australian Government’s share of the pay increases

Payments made as described

201617 Delivery complies with relevant legislation

The funds appropriated to the Department are issued to meet the Australian Government’s share of the pay increases

Payments made as described





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Note: Programs 2.4 to 2.7 from the 201516 Portfolio Budget Statements, early

childhood and child care functions, transferred to the Department of Education and

Training under the AAO of 21 September 2015. For further information see the

Department of Education and Training’s 2016-17 PB Statements.




Year Performance criteria

Targets


201617 As per 201516 As per 201516





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Improved independence of, and participation by, people with disability, including

improved support for carers, by providing targeted support and services.

Linked programs

Department of Employment

Program

Program 1.1 – Employment Services


This Outcome benefits from this linked program as it encourages individuals to support themselves through mutual obligation requirements and compliance frameworks.

Department of Health

Programs

Program 2.1 – Mental Health

Program 4.1 – Medical Benefits

Program 6.1 – Access and Information

Program 6.2 – Home Support and Care

Program 6.3 – Residential and Flexible Care

Program 6.4 – Aged Care Quality


This Outcome benefits from these linked programs as they also seek to improve the independence of, and participation by, people with disability and carers. In particular, the Department of Health manages two programs that will have partial or full funding transition to the NDIS and a continuity of support program for people aged 65 and over currently in state disability programs who are not eligible for the NDIS. The Department of Health also has policy responsibility for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items in relation to disability and mental health.


Program



Various payments and concessions under this Outcome are delivered through the above linked program administered by the Department of Human Services.


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Linked programs (continued)

National Disability Insurance Agency

Programs

Program 1.1 – Reasonable and necessary care and support participants

Program 1.2 – Community inclusion and capacity development grants

Program 1.3 – Agency costs


These linked programs provide for the delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.


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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 3.1: Disability Mental Health and Carers


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 999,806 1,071,783 1,116,792 1,091,088 1,045,709



1 nfp nfp nfp nfp nfp

Special Accounts

National Disability Special Account 1,815 2,643 1,795 320 –



Program 3.2: National Disability Insurance Scheme









2 15,448 7,973 8,000 7,980 7,974


3 12,023 12,736 11,302 10,596 10,302




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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000



Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 1,590,991 1,639,642 1,632,879 1,495,886 1,361,154

Special appropriations1 nfp nfp nfp nfp nfp

Special Accounts 1,815 2,643 1,795 320 –





2 15,448 7,973 8,000 7,980 7,974


3 12,023 12,736 11,302 10,596 10,302



201516 201617



1 The provision set aside for the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme is not for publication (nfp) so as not to prejudice the Commonwealth in relation to legal claims brought against it.


3 ‘Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year’ is made up of depreciation, amortisation expenses, and makegood expenses.


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Program 3.1: Disability Mental Health and Carers

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

3.1.1 - Component 1 (Community Mental Health)




3.1.2 - Component 2 (Disability and Carer Support)




3.1.3 - Component 3 (Disability Employment)




3.1.4 - Component 4 (Disability Service Improvement and Sector Support)




3.1.5 - Component 5 (Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme)



1 nfp nfp nfp nfp nfp

Total component 5 expenses nfp nfp nfp nfp nfp

1 The provision set aside for the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme is not for publication (nfp) so as not to prejudice the Commonwealth in relation to legal claims brought against it.


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Program 3.1: Disability Mental Health and Carers (continued)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

3.1.6 - Component 6 (National Disability Special Account)

Special Account Expenses:

National Disability Special Account 1,815 2,643 1,795 320 –

Total component 6 expenses 1,815 2,643 1,795 320 –


Program 3.2: National Disability Insurance Scheme

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

3.2.1 - Component 1 (National Disability Insurance Scheme Transition)




3.2.2 - Component 2 (National Disability Insurance Scheme)


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 1,929 2,034 – – –


3.2.3 - Component 3 (Sector Development Fund)


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No.1) 28,756 45,000 37,462 – –

Total component 3 expenses 28,756 45,000 37,462 – –



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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000



Program support1 113,372 96,072 86,359 85,003 84,221


2 12,023 12,736 11,302 10,596 10,302







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programs.

Outcome 3 – Improved independence of, and participation by, people with

disability, including improved support for carers, by providing targeted support and

services.

Program 3.1 – Disability Mental Health and Carers – To provide support and community-based initiatives for people with disability, mental illness and carers, so they can develop their capabilities and actively participate in community and economic life.

Delivery Assist organisations through a program of grants, procurements and subsidies targeting support to people with disability, carers and people with, or at risk of, mental illness



201516 Proportion of job seekers in employment three months following participation in Employment Services by employment service type (Disability Employment – Disability Management Service)

Estimated actual: 45%

Proportion of job seekers in employment three months following participation in Employment Services by employment service type (Disability Employment – Employment Support Service)

Estimated actual: 40%

Number of commencements (Disability Employment)

Estimated actual: 95,000 commencements

Total job placements achieved (Disability Employment)

Estimated actual: 65,000 placements

Number of people with disability provided with direct advocacy support (Disability and Carer Support)

Estimated actual: 11,200

Other Disability Employment including assistance and services incorporating Wage Subsidy Scheme, Supported Wage System and Employment Assistance Fund

Estimated actual: 16,500

Number of job vacancies generated (National Disability Recruitment Coordinator)

Estimated actual: 300 job vacancies


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201516 (continued) Percentage of participants maintaining progress against relevant goals (Community Mental Health)

Percentage of participants who report that they are satisfied that the service they received was appropriate to their needs (Community Mental Health)

Percentage and number of participants from – Indigenous backgrounds (Community Mental Health)

Percentage and number of participants from – Culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (Community Mental Health)

Targets are no longer applicable due to a shift from using targets to the use of benchmarking for new grants under this program

Outputs:

Number of people whose lives are affected by mental illness accessing support services

Number of participants in youth employment support trials (Community Mental Health)

201617 Delivery by organisations is in accordance with specified requirements which may include service level standards of the contracts and agreements between organisations and DSS. Agreements and contracts require services that contribute to developing capabilities and active participation:

employment assistance and other services to people with disability

direct advocacy support to people with disability

support to carers

support though community based initiatives to assist people with, or at risk of, mental illness


Outputs:

Number of organisations contracted or receiving grant funding

Number of individuals assisted



Purpose Improved independence of, and participation by, people with a disability, including improved support for carers, by providing targeted support and services



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Program 3.2 – National Disability Insurance Scheme – To improve the wellbeing and social and economic participation of people with disability, and their families and carers, by building a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that delivers individualised support through an insurance approach. This program also includes funding from existing Commonwealth programs that are transitioning into the Scheme in a phased approach and the Sector Development Fund.

Delivery Negotiate National Disability Insurance Scheme agreements, policy settings and financial arrangements with states and territories for the transition to full scheme

Through a program of grants for disability sector improvement, assist people with disability, people with severe mental illness, carers and service providers, to transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme



201516 Timely and effective policy advice is provided on full scheme roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including on the implications of the workforce (National Disability Insurance Scheme)

Timely and effective policy advice is provided as required

Agreements with states and territories for transition to full scheme roll-out are in place (National Disability Insurance Scheme)

Agreements are in place with states and territories

Percentage and number of individuals, parents and carers who report that they were assisted to access choices and options that enabled them to manage their needs (NDIS Transition)

Number of eligible children with disability from Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds receiving early intervention services (NDIS Transition)

Number of children with disability receiving early intervention services (NDIS Transition)

Number of parents/carers who access information and support services (NDIS Transition)

Percentage and number of clients from Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (NDIS Transition)

Percentage of clients reporting that the services received were appropriate to their needs as parents/carers (NDIS Transition)

Percentage of clients satisfied that the services they received were appropriate to their needs as carers (NDIS Transition)

Parents, carers and families of eligible children have access to information and support (NDIS Transition)

Targets are not appropriate as programs are demand driven and transitioning to the National Disability Insurance Agency. Estimates are provided below and actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Outputs:

Eligible children registered to access early intervention services (estimate 26,834)

Number of carers of people with severe or profound disability assisted with short-term or immediate respite (estimate 5,100)

Number of clients receiving Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability services (estimate 1,700)

Number of young carers at risk of not completing secondary education assisted with respite services (target 3,000)


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201516 (continued) Number of supported employees assisted by Australian Disability Enterprises (estimate 19,000)

Percentage and number of supported employees/clients likely to have reduced reliance on income support payments (sufficient income to affect the Disability Support Pension) (NDIS Transition)

Targets are not appropriate as program is in transition to the National Disability Insurance Agency. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual report.

Increase the capacity of people with disability and their families to exercise choice and control, both in engaging with the NDIS, and in purchasing supports in an open market in order to realise their aspirations (Sector Development Fund)

Number of projects funded to assist people with disabilities and their families to exercise choice and control

Develop a market capable of providing the necessary supports required for full scheme (Sector Development Fund)

Number of projects funded to assist market capability

Increased mix of support options and innovative approaches to provision of support (Sector Development Fund)

Number of projects funded to increase supports and innovation

Increase the disability services workforce, making it more diverse and better equipped to meet the needs of people with disability (Sector Development Fund)

Number of projects funded to address disability workforce issues

Develop an evidence base to inform an insurance approach to disability support (Sector Development Fund)

Number of projects funded to develop the evidence base

Amendments to design are made as necessary during National Disability Insurance Scheme trials

Amendments made as required

Evaluation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme trials has commenced to inform full scheme roll-out

Evaluation commenced

201617 Policy, financial and partnership arrangements are in place to create an effective and sustainable National Disability Insurance Scheme including:

developing and implementing policy settings for full scheme

implementing funding mechanisms for transition

Timely and effective policy advice (including Quality and Safeguards) is provided for full scheme

Appropriate management of the National Disability Insurance Scheme cash flow

Negotiations of bilateral agreements are undertaken


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201617 (continued) negotiating and implementing agreements with states and territories for transition to full scheme

Strategic implementation issues are identified and resolved

Outputs:

Value of Commonwealth program funding transitioned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Value and number of Sector Development grants supporting the expansion and diversification of the market, sector and workforce







Year Performance criteria

Targets


201617 As per 201516 As per 201516





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Outcome 4: Housing

Increased housing supply, improved community housing and assisting individuals

experiencing homelessness through targeted support and services.

Linked programs

The Treasury

Programs

Program 1.8 – Assistance to the States for affordable housing

Program 1.9 – National Partnership Payments to the States


National Partnership Payments to the States under the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH), and the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) are made by the Treasury. Annual incentives under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) are provided through tax offsets by the Australian Taxation Office.


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Outcome 4: Housing

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 4.1: Housing and Homelessness



Administered total 1,339 1,358 – – –

Total expenses for Program 4.1 1,339 1,358 – – –

Program 4.2: Affordable Housing









1 3,961 2,052 2,049 2,057 2,059


2 3,143 3,327 2,938 2,772 2,702




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Outcome 4: Housing

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000








1 3,961 2,052 2,049 2,057 2,059


2 3,143 3,327 2,938 2,772 2,702


Total expenses for Outcome 4 106,087 114,849 112,724 113,915 111,243

201516 201617

Average staffing level (number) 134 124 Note: Departmental appropriation splits and totals are indicative estimates and may change in the course of

the budget year as Government priorities change. 1 Estimated expenses incurred in relation to receipts retained under section 74 of the PGPA Act.



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Program 4.1: Housing and Homelessness

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

4.1.1 - Component 1 (Housing and Homelessness Service Improvement and Sector Support)




Total Program expenses 1,339 1,358 – – –

Program 4.2: Affordable Housing

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

4.2.1 - Component 1 (National Rental Affordability Scheme)






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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000



Program support1 29,640 25,099 22,451 22,238 22,085


2 3,143 3,327 2,938 2,772 2,702







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programs.

Outcome 4 – Increased housing supply, improved community housing and

assisting individuals experiencing homelessness through targeted support and

services.

Program 4.1 – Housing and Homelessness – To provide support for housing and homelessness research which will build the evidence base for effective policy that addresses homelessness and housing affordability over the long term.

Delivery Research and evidenced-based policy advice to the Government on housing and homelessness issues



201516 Development of an evidence base on housing and homelessness

Achieved

201617 As per 201516 As per 201516

201718 and beyond Not applicable (funding ceases from 1 July 2017)

Not applicable

Purpose Increased housing supply, improved community housing and assisting individuals experiencing homelessness through targeted support and services



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Program 4.2 – Affordable Housing – To improve the supply of affordable rental housing to low and moderate income households.

Delivery Provide National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) incentives in accordance with statutory criteria to approved participants



201516 Timely provision of incentives for eligible NRAS dwellings

No target specified in 2015-16 PB Statements. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

201617 Delivery complies with relevant legislation to ensure that incentives are issued accurately to approved participants who comply with the regulations, so NRAS dwellings are made available at reduced rents for eligible low and moderate income households

Incentives are only issued when compliance to the regulations has been adhered to. It is also demand driven in terms of approved participants needing to submit a Statement of Compliance in order to be eligible to receive an incentive. Actual performance will be reported in the DSS Annual Report.

Number of incentives issued for the relevant NRAS year (Cash payments and Refundable Tax Offsets (RTO))

Participant compliance (%) for the relevant NRAS year









201617 As per 201516 As per 201516





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2.5 BUDGETED EXPENSES FOR THE FORMER OUTCOME 3

Former Outcome 3: Ageing and Aged Care

Improved wellbeing for older Australians through targeted support, access to quality

care and related information services.

The AAO of 30 September 2015 resulted in the transfer of aged care policy and

programs to the Department of Health. DSS reports the partyear financial impact for

which it had responsibility. Further information can be found in the Department of

Health’s 201617 PB Statements.


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Table 2.5.1: Budgeted expenses for the Former Outcome 3

This table shows how much the entity intends to spend (on an accrual basis on




201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Estimated Budget Forward Forward Estimated

actual estimate estimate expenses

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former Program 3.1: Access and Information




Total expenses for Former Program 3.1 42,474 – – – –

Former Program 3.2: Home Support





Former Program 3.3: Home Care




Aged Care Act 1997 349,497 – – – –

Administered total 349,644


Former Program 3.4: Residential and Flexible Care




Aged Care Act 1997 2,596,031 – – – –


Total expenses for Former Program 3.4 2,627,686 – – – –


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Table 2.5.1: Budgeted expenses and resources for Former Outcome 3 (continued)


201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former Program 3.5: Workforce and Quality





Former Program 3.6: Ageing and Service Improvement




National Health Act 1953 - s 12 63,623 – – – –



Former Program 3.7: Program Support for Former Outcome 3


Departmental appropriation 36,793 – – – –


1 5,675 – – – –


2 4,504 – – – –

Departmental total 46,972 – – – –



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Table 2.5.1: Budgeted expenses and resources for Former Outcome 3 (continued)


201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former Outcome 3 Totals by appropriation type



Special appropriations 3,009,151 – – – –



Departmental appropriation 36,793 – – – –


1 5,675 – – – –


2 4,504 – – – –

Departmental total 46,972 – – – –

Total expenses for Former Outcome 3 3,735,501 – – – –

201516 201617

Average staffing level (number) 192 –

Note: As a result of the AAO of 30 September 2015, all programs in this outcome transferred to the Department of Health. The estimated actual for 201516 represents the partyear funding for which DSS has responsibility. The remainder of the actual expenses for 201516 is reported in the Department of Health’s 201617 PB Statements.





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Table 2.5.2: Program components of Former Outcome 3

Former Program 3.1: Access and Information

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former 3.1.1 - Component 1 (Access and Information)





Former Program 3.2: Home Support

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former 3.2.1 - Component 1 (Home Support)






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Table 2.5.2: Program components of Former Outcome 3 (continued)

Former Program 3.3: Home Care

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former 3.3.1 - Component 1 (Home Care)



Total component 1 expenses 147 – – – –

Former 3.3.1 - Component 2 (Home Care Packages)


Aged Care Act 1997 349,497 – – – –




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Former Program 3.4: Residential and Flexible Care

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former 3.4.1 - Component 1 (Residential and Flexible Care)




Former 3.4.2 - Component 2 (Zero Interest Loans)




Former 3.4.3 - Component 3 (Flexible Care Subsidies)


Aged Care Act 1997 74,679 – – – –


Former 3.4.4 - Component 4 (Residential Care Subsidies)


Aged Care Act 1997 2,521,352 – – – –

Total component 4 expenses 2,521,352 – – – –

Total Program expenses 2,627,686 – – – –


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Former Program 3.5: Workforce and Quality

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former 3.5.1 - Component 1 (Workforce and Quality)





Former Program 3.6: Ageing and Service Improvement

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former 3.6.1 - Component 1 (Ageing and Service Improvement)




Former 3.6.2 - Component 2 (Continence Aids Payment Scheme)


National Health Act 1953 - s 12 63,623 – – – –




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Former Program 3.7: Program Support for Former Outcome 3

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Former 3.7.1 - Component 1 (Departmental DSS - Former Outcome 3)


Program support1 42,468 – – – –


2 4,504 – – – –







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Section 3: Budgeted financial statements

Section 3 presents budgeted financial statements which provide a comprehensive

snapshot of entity finances for the 201617 Budget year, including the impact of Budget

measures and resourcing on financial statements.

3.1 BUDGETED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3.1.1 Differences in agency resourcing and financial statements

Table 3.1 recognises revenue on an accrual basis.

3.1.2 Explanatory notes and analysis of budgeted financial statements

Budgeted statements of income and expenditure, assets and liabilities, and cash flows

have been included for the financial years 201516 to 201920. These statements are

prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Government's

financial budget and reporting framework.

Amounts in these statements are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.

Departmental and Administered Items

Departmental revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are those which are controlled

by DSS. Departmental expenses include employee and supplier expenses and other

administrative costs which are incurred by DSS in providing its goods and services.

Administered items are revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities which are managed

by DSS on behalf of the Government, according to set government directions.

Administered expenses include subsidies, grants, personal benefit payments and

suppliers.

Asset Valuation

All assets are initially recorded at cost. Property, plant and equipment and other

infrastructure assets are periodically revalued to fair value.


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Commentary – Financial Statements

Intangibles (Departmental)

Intangibles represent computer software at cost.

Employee provisions (Departmental)

Employee provisions consist of accrued leave entitlements, accrued salary and wages

and superannuation payments that are owed to employees at the end of the financial

year.

Receivables (Administered)

Administered receivables represent amounts owing to the Australian Government for

overpayments to benefit recipients. The figure presented in the financial statements is

net of provisions recognised for bad and doubtful debts.

Non-Financial Assets – Other (Administered)

Other non-financial assets relate to estimated administered prepayments at the end of

the financial year.

Personal benefits payable (Administered)

Personal benefits payable relates to special appropriation amounts recognised as

payables due to the timing of payments to benefit recipients at the end of the financial

year.

Departmental

Income and expenses

DSS is budgeting for a balanced operating result in 201617 before allowing for

unfunded depreciation expenses of $57.4 million. Under net cash funding

arrangements, asset replacement is funded through capital appropriations.

Total operating revenue for 201617 is estimated at $433.3 million while expenditure is

estimated to be $490.8 million, inclusive of $57.4 million of unfunded depreciation.

These budgeted amounts are lower than in 201516, primarily due to the full year effect

in 2016-17 of the Administrative Arrangements Orders (AAOs) of

21 and 30 September 2015 and Australian Government decisions and measures.

Balance sheet

DSS’ budgeted net asset position for 201617 is expected to be $179.4 million,

$8.7 million lower than 201516.


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Administered

Income and expenses

DSS will administer the collection of non-taxation revenue estimated at $55.6 million in

201617, higher than 201516 mainly due to general interest charges associated with

special appropriations.

DSS will administer programs totalling $116.5 billion in 201617, lower than in 201516

due to the full year effect in 2016-17 of the AAOs of 21 and 30 September 2015, and

demographic changes and policy initiatives.

Balance sheet

Total assets administered on behalf of the Australian Government are expected to be

$4.9 billion, $0.7 billion higher than in 201516.

Total liabilities administered on behalf of the Australian Government are expected to

be $6.7 billion, lower than 201516 primarily due to reduced personal benefits

provisions.


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3.2 BUDGETED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TABLES

Table 3.1: Comprehensive income statement (showing net cost of services) for the period ended 30 June

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

EXPENSES

Employee benefits 331,251 283,353 258,289 247,290 246,593

Supplier 224,113 145,644 127,279 132,251 129,511

Depreciation and amortisation 59,313 57,446 51,054 47,875 46,558

Other expenses 3,958 4,319 4,522 4,519 4,519

Total expenses 618,635 490,762 441,144 431,935 427,181

LESS:

OWN-SOURCE INCOME

Own-source revenue

Sale of goods and rendering of services 79,235 30,932 30,932 30,932 30,932

Other revenue 6,565 6,565 6,565 6,565 6,565

Total own-source revenue 85,800 37,497 37,497 37,497 37,497

Gains

Other gains 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200

Total gains 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200

Total own-source income 87,000 38,697 38,697 38,697 38,697

Net cost of/(contribution by) services 531,635 452,065 402,447 393,238 388,484

Revenue from Government 475,322 394,619 351,393 345,363 341,926

Surplus/(deficit) attributable to the Australian Government (56,313) (57,446) (51,054) (47,875) (46,558)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) (56,313) (57,446) (51,054) (47,875) (46,558)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to the Australian Government (56,313) (57,446) (51,054) (47,875) (46,558)

Prepared on Australian Accounting Standards basis.


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Table 3.1: Comprehensive income statement (showing net cost of services) for the period ended 30 June (continued)

Note: Impact of Net Cash Appropriation Arrangements

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Total comprehensive income/(loss) excluding depreciation/amortisation expenses previously funded through revenue appropriations 3,000 – – – –

less depreciation/amortisation expenses previously funded through revenue appropriations

1 59,313 57,446 51,054 47,875 46,558

Total comprehensive income/(loss) - as per the Statement of Comprehensive Income (56,313) (57,446) (51,054) (47,875) (46,558)

Prepared on Australian Accounting Standards basis. 1

From 201011, the Government introduced net cash appropriation arrangements where Appropriation Bill (No. 1) revenue appropriations for the depreciation/amortisation expenses of non-corporate Commonwealth entities (and select corporate Commonwealth entities) were replaced with a separate capital budget (the Departmental Capital Budget, or DCB) provided through Appropriation Bill (No. 1) equity appropriations. For information regarding DCBs, please refer to Table 3.5 Departmental Capital Budget Statement.


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Table 3.2: Budgeted departmental balance sheet (as at 30 June)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

ASSETS

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents 8,453 8,453 8,453 8,453 8,453

Trade and other receivables 135,581 107,189 89,350 86,872 86,287

Total financial assets 144,034 115,642 97,803 95,325 94,740

Non-financial assets

Leasehold Improvements 15,830 19,840 25,028 22,137 30,472

Property, plant and equipment 25,096 20,570 15,716 11,891 1,074

Intangibles 138,786 134,190 116,457 93,232 67,247

Other 18,437 18,437 18,437 18,437 18,437

Total non-financial assets 198,149 193,037 175,638 145,697 117,230

Total assets 342,183 308,679 273,441 241,022 211,970

LIABILITIES

Payables

Suppliers 31,421 20,420 17,845 18,542 18,158

Other 20,547 20,547 20,547 20,547 20,547

Total payables 51,968 40,967 38,392 39,089 38,705

Provisions

Employee provisions 95,598 81,775 74,542 71,367 71,166

Other provisions 6,504 6,504 6,504 6,504 6,504

Total provisions 102,102 88,279 81,046 77,871 77,670

Total liabilities 154,070 129,246 119,438 116,960 116,375

Net assets 188,113 179,433 154,003 124,062 95,595

EQUITY1

Parent entity interest

Contributed equity 381,344 430,110 455,734 473,668 491,759

Reserves 57,164 57,164 57,164 57,164 57,164

Retained surpluses (accumulated deficit) (250,395) (307,841) (358,895) (406,770) (453,328)

Total parent entity interest 188,113 179,433 154,003 124,062 95,595

Total Equity 188,113 179,433 154,003 124,062 95,595


‘Equity' is the residual interest in assets after deduction of liabilities.


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Table 3.3: Departmental statement of changes in equity – summary of movement (Budget year 201617)

Retained earnings

$’000

Asset revaluation

reserve $’000

Contributed equity/ capital $’000

Total equity $’000

Opening balance as at 1 July 2016

Balance carried forward from previous period (250,395) 57,164 381,344 188,113

Adjusted opening balance (250,395) 57,164 381,344 188,113

Comprehensive income

Surplus/(deficit) for the period (57,446) – – (57,446)

Total comprehensive income (57,446) – – (57,446)

of which:

Attributable to the Australian Government (57,446) – – (57,446)

Transactions with owners

Contributions by owners

Equity Injection – Appropriation – – 34,003 34,003

Departmental Capital Budget (DCB) – – 14,763 14,763

Subtotal transactions with owners – – 48,766 48,766

Estimated closing balance as at 30 June 2017 (307,841) 57,164 430,110 179,433

Closing balance attributable to the Australian Government (307,841) 57,164 430,110 179,433



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Table 3.4: Budgeted departmental statement of cash flows (for the period ended 30 June)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash received

Appropriations 504,059 423,011 369,232 347,841 342,511

Goods and services 79,235 30,932 30,932 30,932 30,932

Other 6,618 6,565 6,565 6,565 6,565

Total cash received 589,912 460,508 406,729 385,338 380,008

Cash used

Employees 368,932 297,176 265,522 250,465 246,794

Suppliers 225,944 155,445 128,654 130,354 128,695

Other 6,771 4,319 4,522 4,519 4,519

Total cash used 601,647 456,940 398,698 385,338 380,008

Net cash from/(used by) operating activities (11,735) 3,568 8,031 – –

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Cash used

Purchase of property, plant and equipment 79,387 52,334 33,655 17,934 18,091

Total cash used 79,387 52,334 33,655 17,934 18,091

Net cash from/(used by) investing activities (79,387) (52,334) (33,655) (17,934) (18,091)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Cash received

Appropriations – contributed equity 90,986 48,766 25,624 17,934 18,091


Net cash from/(used by) financing activities 90,986 48,766 25,624 17,934 18,091

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held (136) – – – –

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 8,589 8,453 8,453 8,453 8,453

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 8,453 8,453 8,453 8,453 8,453



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Table 3.5: Departmental capital budget statement (for the period ended 30 June)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

NEW CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

Capital Budget – Appropriation Bill No. 1 (DCB) 40,133 14,763 16,937 17,059 17,211

Equity Injections – Appropriation Bill No. 2 50,853 34,003 8,687 875 880

Total new capital appropriations 90,986 48,766 25,624 17,934 18,091

Provided for:

Purchase of non-financial assets 90,986 48,766 25,624 17,934 18,091

Total Items 90,986 48,766 25,624 17,934 18,091

PURCHASE OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

Funded by capital appropriations

1 39,254 37,571 16,718 875 880

Funded by capital appropriations – DCB

2 40,133 14,763 16,937 17,059 17,211

TOTAL 79,387 52,334 33,655 17,934 18,091

RECONCILIATION OF CASH USED TO ACQUIRE ASSETS TO ASSET MOVEMENT TABLE

Total purchases 79,387 52,334 33,655 17,934 18,091

Total cash used to acquire assets 79,387 52,334 33,655 17,934 18,091


Includes both current Appropriation Bill (No. 2) and prior Act 2/4/6 appropriations. 2

Does not include annual finance lease costs. Includes purchases from current and previous years' Departmental Capital Budgets (DCBs).


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Table 3.6: Statement of asset movements (Budget year 201617)

Leasehold Improvements

$’000

Property, plant &

equipment $’000

Intangibles $’000

Other $’000

Total $’000

As at 1 July 2016

Gross book value 66,298 57,808 283,996 18,437 426,539

Accumulated depreciation/ amortisation and impairment (50,468) (32,712) (145,210) – (228,390)

Opening net book balance 15,830 25,096 138,786 18,437 198,149

CAPITAL ASSET ADDITIONS

Estimated expenditure on new or replacement assets

By purchase – appropriation equity

1 8,519 2,668 26,384 – 37,571

By purchase – appropriation ordinary annual services

2 3,969 2,159 8,635 – 14,763

Total additions 12,488 4,827 35,019 – 52,334

Other movements

Depreciation/amortisation expense (8,478) (9,353) (39,615) – (57,446)

Total other movements (8,478) (9,353) (39,615) – (57,446)

As at 30 June 2017

Gross book value 78,786 62,635 319,015 18,437 478,873

Accumulated depreciation/ amortisation and impairment (58,946) (42,065) (184,825) – (285,836)

Closing net book balance 19,840 20,570 134,190 18,437 193,037


'Appropriation equity' refers to equity injections or administered assets and liabilities appropriations provided through Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2016-17.

2 'Appropriation ordinary annual services' refers to funding provided through Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 201617 for depreciation/amortisation expenses, departmental capital budgets or other operational expenses.


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Table 3.7: Schedule of budgeted income and expenses administered on behalf of Government (for the period ended 30 June) 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

EXPENSES

Grants 2,579,945 2,844,276 5,244,628 8,522,334 11,398,705

Subsidies 3,033,985 85,742 87,996 89,550 87,116

Personal benefits 113,360,345 111,599,421 112,851,726 118,401,373 123,177,334

Suppliers 1,051,078 1,279,290 1,201,744 1,177,132 1,081,075

Write down and impairment of assets 135,042 511,681 527,730 218,476 171,437

Borrowing costs 14,841 14,908 21,135 22,232 22,975

Other 114,633 173,528 188,555 208,642 224,324

Total expenses administered on behalf of Government 120,289,869 116,508,846 120,123,514 128,639,739 136,162,966

LESS:

OWN-SOURCE INCOME

Own-source revenue

Non-taxation revenue

Interest 4,931 29,118 19,061 12,342 11,526

Other sources of nontaxation revenues 37,047 26,482 26,870 32,027 37,686

Total non-taxation revenue 41,978 55,600 45,931 44,369 49,212

Total own-source revenue administered on behalf of Government 41,978 55,600 45,931 44,369 49,212

Total own-source income administered on behalf of Government 41,978 55,600 45,931 44,369 49,212

Net Cost of services 120,247,891 116,453,246 120,077,583 128,595,370 136,113,754

Surplus/(deficit) (120,247,891) (116,453,246) (120,077,583) (128,595,370) (136,113,754)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) (120,247,891) (116,453,246) (120,077,583) (128,595,370) (136,113,754)



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Table 3.8: Schedule of budgeted assets and liabilities administered on behalf of Government (as at 30 June)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

ASSETS

Financial assets


Receivables 3,748,308 4,342,262 4,740,545 4,858,391 4,905,353

Investments 109,805 226,002 327,183 334,884 342,732

Total financial assets 3,869,624 4,579,775 5,079,239 5,204,786 5,259,596


Other non-financial assets 329,752 342,697 352,747 366,187 383,479


Total assets administered on behalf of Government 4,199,376 4,922,472 5,431,986 5,570,973 5,643,075

LIABILITIES

Payables

Suppliers 11,127 11,126 11,126 11,126 11,126

Subsidies 100,039 166,451 176,739 183,645 188,136

Personal benefits payable 2,289,249 1,823,278 2,111,930 2,453,345 2,504,881

Grants 66,213 65,176 64,119 63,062 63,062

Other payables 50,801 50,801 50,801 50,801 50,801

Total payables 2,517,429 2,116,832 2,414,715 2,761,979 2,818,006

Provisions

Personal benefits provision 5,232,554 4,602,187 3,490,199 2,514,632 2,429,413

Total provisions 5,232,554 4,602,187 3,490,199 2,514,632 2,429,413

Total liabilities administered on behalf of Government 7,749,983 6,719,019 5,904,914 5,276,611 5,247,419

Net assets/(liabilities) (3,550,607) (1,796,547) (472,928) 294,362 395,656



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Table 3.9: Schedule of budgeted administered cash flows (for the period ended 30 June)

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920 Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward


$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000


Cash received

Interests 20,629 44,375 33,560 25,945 23,364

Net GST received 342,287 342,287 342,287 342,287 342,287

Other 667,821 1,215,128 1,452,751 1,236,605 1,002,427

Total cash received 1,030,737 1,601,790 1,828,598 1,604,837 1,368,078

Cash used

Grant payments 2,374,925 2,541,169 4,866,579 8,066,049 10,849,015

Subsidies paid 3,024,216 71,514 85,009 87,492 86,835

Personal benefits 115,645,081 114,860,459 115,750,898 120,028,876 124,090,277

Suppliers 1,051,078 1,279,291 1,201,744 1,177,132 1,084,133

Net GST paid 342,287 342,287 342,287 342,287 342,287

Other 320,717 477,672 567,661 669,414 774,014

Total cash used 122,758,304 119,572,392 122,814,178 130,371,250 137,226,561

Net cash from/(used by) operating activities (121,727,567) (117,970,602) (120,985,580) (128,766,413) (135,858,483)


Cash used

Investments 59,836 118,271 101,181 7,701 7,848

Loans and advances 16,491 252,837 377,477 399,398 414,257

Total cash used 76,327 371,108 478,658 407,099 422,105


Net increase/(decrease) in cash held (121,803,894) (118,341,710) (121,464,238) (129,173,512) (136,280,588)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of reporting period 11,511 11,511 11,511 11,511 11,511

Cash from Official Public Account for:

– Appropriations 121,062,447 117,007,883 119,932,738 127,867,888 135,198,522

Cash to Official Public Account for:

– Appropriations 741,447 1,333,827 1,531,500 1,305,624 1,082,066

Cash and cash equivalents at end of reporting period 11,511 11,511 11,511 11,511 11,511


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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY

STUDIES


PLANNED PERFORMANCE

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Section 1: Entity overview and resources .............................................................. 121

1.1 Strategic direction statement ................................................................................. 121

1.2 Entity resource statement ..................................................................................... 124

Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance ................................................... 125

2.1 Budgeted expenses and performance for Outcome 1 .......................................... 126




Australian Institute of Family Studies Budget Statements

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The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS or the Institute) is the Australian

Government’s key research body in the area of family wellbeing. It was established in

1980 under the Family Law Act 1975 and its role is to conduct research and

communicate findings to policy-makers, service providers and the community about

factors affecting family wellbeing. AIFS’ work provides an evidence base for

developing policy and practice related to the wellbeing of families in Australia by:

• undertaking high-quality impartial research related to the wellbeing of families in

Australia;

• disseminating findings through multiple channels to identified target audiences;

• valuing and deepening our relationships; and

• building and maintaining a successful organisation that ensures high standards of

performance, underpinned by ethical behaviour, sound risk and resource

management, effective governance, and rigorous accountability procedures, as

expected of an Australian Government entity.

AIFS undertakes a range of research activities and ensures the quality of its work

through:

• rigorous ethical standards and oversight by an ethics committee;

• benchmarking against international standards; and

• subjecting research design, methodology and results to peer review.

Its research work includes projects involving a range of data collection and analytic

methods (such as quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods). This includes

undertaking longitudinal studies; analysing major national datasets, such as the ABS

census; program evaluation; and undertaking literature reviews and submissions to

government inquiries. AIFS has become one of three Data Linkage Integrating

Authorities in Australia. This enhances the Institute’s data holdings and capacity to

make more effective use of Commonwealth data, administrative and other statistical

holdings and will enable AIFS to assist other agencies to benefit from linked data.


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As outlined in AIFS Agency Plan 2015–2019, the Institute’s research activities will focus

on three key areas:

• family relationships, wellbeing and change;

• social and economic participation; and

• child and family safety.

Throughout 2016-17, much of AIFS’ work will again be undertaken on behalf of other

agencies seeking research to inform specific policy/service-delivery decisions affecting

families, and their communities, in Australia.

Communicating research findings will continue to be an integral part of AIFS’ work.

Key stakeholders seeking this information include the Australian Government; state,

territory and local governments; providers of services to families and children;

researchers and policy-makers; and the broader Australian community.

Key activities in 2016-17

The Institute’s priorities, guided by AIFS Agency Plan 20152019 will include

a number of significant activities:

• Longitudinal studies – particularly Growing up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of

Australian Children (LSAC), Building a New Life in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of

Humanitarian Migrants, the Australian Temperament Project and Beyond 18: the

Longitudinal Study on Leaving Care – will continue to be a focus for AIFS. These

studies are the key components of an evidence base to inform policy development

and analysis undertaken within AIFS and by other researchers.

• Knowledge dissemination – the Institute continues to embrace new technologies to

assist in disseminating research findings including new AIFS websites, newsletter

delivery, targeted media, webinars, videos and various forms of social media.

Our new Content Management System (CMS) enables more targeted metrics which

will both enhance our reporting capabilities and inform our communication

strategies. The Child Family Community Australia information exchange at AIFS is an

important vehicle for translating research findings, disseminating practice-relevant

information, and fostering engagement between researchers, policy-makers, and

child and family welfare practitioners.

• The Australian Gambling Research Centre (AGRC) commenced operation at AIFS

in July 2013 and was established under the then National Gambling Reform Act 2012

to complement the work of a range of research organisations. It draws together the

evidence and identifies gaps in existing research and evaluation data.


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• The AIFS Seminar Series (now also delivered through webinar technology) and the

biennial AIFS Conference in 2016 provide platforms for world-class speakers to

share their knowledge on matters affecting family wellbeing. These activities reach

a broad audience in Australia and beyond.

• This year, AIFS will continue to build relationships with organisations that also

have a stake in research, policy and practice that affect family wellbeing. These

relationships help to efficiently build research capability and communications

reach, for the benefit of the Australian Government and the Australian community.

• Finally, the Institute will maintain high standards in relation to its research and

corporate governance through adherence to the standards set by the National

Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, through use of peer reviewing

of projects and publications, and involvement of its Advisory Council, the AGRC

Expert Advisory Group and the Risk Assessment and Audit Committee.


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available) basis, whilst the ‘Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1’ table in Section 2 and


Table 1.1: Australian Institute of Family Studies resource statement – Budget estimates for 201617 as at Budget May 2016

2015-16 Estimated

actual $'000

2016-17 Estimate

$'000

Departmental

Annual appropriations - ordinary annual services 1

Prior year appropriations available2 5,584 6,297

Departmental appropriation 4,556 4,458

s 74 Retained revenue receipts3 8,887 7,878

Departmental capital budget4 185 183

Total departmental annual appropriations 19,212 18,816

Total departmental resourcing 19,212 18,816

Total resourcing for the Australian Institute of Family Studies 19,212 18,816

2015-16 2016-17



Please note: All figures shown above are GST exclusive – these may not match figures in the cash flow statement.

1 Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 201617.

2 Estimated adjusted balance carried forward from previous year.

3 Estimated retained revenue receipts under section 74 of the PGPA Act.

4 Departmental capital budgets are not separately identified in Appropriation Bill (No. 1) and form part of ordinary annual services items. Please refer to Table 3.5 for further details. For accounting purposes, this amount has been designated as a ‘contribution by owner’.


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Note:








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Outcome 1

Increased understanding of factors affecting how families function by conducting

research and communicating findings to policy-makers, service providers and the

broader community.


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2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 1.1: (Australian Institute of Family Studies)



s 74 Retained revenue receipts1 8,859 7,850 7,580 7,920 8,048


2

351 367 346 316 284






s 74 Retained revenue receipts1 8,859 7,850 7,580 7,920 8,048


2

351 367 346 316 284


Total expenses for Outcome 1 13,766 12,675 12,377 12,712 12,880

2015-16 2016-17

Average Staffing Level (number)

75 82

Note: Departmental appropriation splits and totals are indicative estimates and may change in the course of the budget year as government priorities change. 1 Estimated expenses incurred in relation to receipts retained under section 74 of the PGPA Act.

2 Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year are made up of depreciation expenses, amortisation expenses, make good expenses and audit fees.


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Table 2.1.2: Performance criteria for Outcome 1


Outcome 1. It also summarises how each program is delivered and where 201617

Budget measures have created new programs or materially changed existing

programs.

Outcome 1 – Increased understanding of factors affecting how families function by conducting research and communicating findings to policy-makers, service providers and the broader community.

Program 1.1 – To increase understanding of factors affecting how Australian families function by conducting research and communicating findings to policy-makers, service providers and the broader community, AIFS will manage its resources to:

• undertake high-quality, impartial research relating to the wellbeing of families in Australia; • disseminate findings through multiple channels to identified target audiences; • value and develop relationships with organisations that have a stake in research, policy and practice

influencing the wellbeing of families; and,

• build and maintain a successful organisational culture that ensures high standards of performance, underpinned by ethical behaviour, sound risk and resource management, effective governance, and rigorous accountability procedures, as expected of an Australian Government agency.

Delivery Research outputs, including research projects involving a range of data collection and analytical methods (including qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods), as well as undertaking longitudinal studies and analyses of major datasets such as the ABS census, data linkage and completing literature reviews and submissions to government inquiries.

Communication activities, include:

• information exchange activities; • publications such as the Family Matters journal, research reports and

papers, as well as articles in journals and books published elsewhere; • conferences, seminars, webinars, forums, etc. hosted by AIFS; • websites and electronic publishing; • presentations by AIFS’ staff at conferences and forums related to the

wellbeing of families in Australia; and • bibliographic and other library services.


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Table 2.1.2: Performance criteria for Outcome 1 (continued)


Provide research and disseminate research findings to improve the wellbeing of Australian families.

Year Performance criteria1 Targets

201516 Number of bodies commissioning work by the Institute; the target was 20.

The number of research projects at the Institute; the target was 45.

The number of longitudinal studies at the Institute; the target was 5.

The number of publications distributed and downloaded; the target was 3 million.

The total attendance at AIFS conferences, seminars, webinars and forums; the target was 2,000.

The total number of media mentions; the target was 3,000.

The percentage of research staff with postgraduate qualifications; the target was 60%.

The number of publications published by the Institute; the target of 100.

The number of conferences, seminars and forums hosted by the Institute; the target was 18.

The number of presentations given by the Institute’s staff; the target was 80.

The number of bibliographic records generated at the Institute; the target was 2,000.

201617 Number of bodies commissioning work by the Institute; the target is 20.

The number of research projects at the Institute; the target is 45.

The number of longitudinal studies at the Institute; the target is 5.

The number of publications distributed and downloaded; the target is 3 million.

The total attendance at AIFS conferences, seminars, webinars and forums; the target is 2,500.

The total number of media mentions; the target is 3,500.

The percentage of research staff with postgraduate qualifications; the target is 60%.

In addition to these the Institute is in the process of developing new performance criteria as part of its strategic directions that will be reflected in the 20162017 Agency Plan.

The number of publications published by the Institute; the target is 100.

The number of conferences, seminars and forums hosted by the Institute; the target is 18.

The number of presentations given by the Institute’s staff; the target is 100.

The number of bibliographic records generated at the Institute; the target is 2,000.

1 With the advent of a new Director, the Institute is currently developing new strategic directions which will be reflected in a re-developed Agency Plan for 20162017 along with new performance criteria.


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201718 and beyond As per 2016-17 As per 2016-17

Purpose The Institute’s mission is to increase the understanding of factors affecting Australian families by conducting research and communicating findings to policy makers, service providers and the broader community.

Material changes to Program 1.1 resulting from the following measures:

N/A until performance measures are developed in 20162017


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snapshot of entity finances for the 201617 budget year, including the impact of Budget



3.1.1 Differences between entity resourcing and financial statements

The financial statements in Section 3 recognise revenue on an accrual basis and the

Entity Resourcing is based on available appropriation and cash receipts.


Departmental

Income and Expenses

AIFS is budgeting for a break-even position in 2016-17 and the forward years after

adjusting for depreciation and amortisation expenses.

Total own-sourced revenue for 2016-17 is expected to be $7.9 million and revenue from

government is expected to be $4.5 million.

Balance Sheet

AIFS has a budgeted net asset position of $1.2 million in 2016-17.

Total Assets for 2016-17 are estimated to be $7.3 million, comprising $6.3 million of

financial assets and $1.0 million in non-financial assets.

Total Liabilities for 2016-17 are estimated to be $6.1 million, with the primary liabilities

being accrued employee entitlements, which total $2.4 million, supplier payables $0.3

million, unearned revenue $3.1 million, accrued expenses $0.1 million and other

payables $0.2 million.


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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

EXPENSES


Suppliers 4,580 4,211 4,127 4,411 4,510

Depreciation and amortisation 323 339 318 288 256

Total expenses 13,766 12,675 12,377 12,712 12,880

LESS:

OWN-SOURCE INCOME

Own-source revenue


Other revenue 158 158 158 158 158

Total own-source revenue 8,859 7,850 7,580 7,920 8,048

Gains

Other gains 28 28 28 28 28

Total gains 28 28 28 28 28

Total own-source income 8,887 7,878 7,608 7,948 8,076

Net cost of/(contribution by) services 4,879 4,797 4,769 4,764 4,804

Revenue from Government 4,556 4,458 4,451 4,476 4,548

Surplus/(deficit) attributable to the Australian Government (323) (339) (318) (288) (256) Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to the Australian Government (323) (339) (318) (288) (256)

Note: Impact of Net Cash Appropriation Arrangements

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Actual Budget Forward Forward Forward

estimate estimate estimate

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Total comprehensive income/(loss) excluding depreciation/amortisation expenses previously funded through revenue appropriations. – – – – –

less depreciation/amortisation expenses previously funded through revenue appropriations

1 323 339 318 288 256

Total comprehensive income/(loss) - as per the Statement of Comprehensive Income (323) (339) (318) (288) (256)


From 201011, the Government introduced net cash appropriation arrangements where Appropriation Bill (No. 1) revenue appropriations for the depreciation/amortisation expenses of non-corporate Commonwealth entities (and select corporate Commonwealth entities) were replaced with a separate capital budget (the Departmental Capital Budget, or DCB) provided through Appropriation Bill (No. 1) equity appropriations. For information regarding DCBs, please refer to Table 3.5 Departmental Capital Budget Statement.


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Table 3.2: Budgeted departmental balance sheet (as at 30 June) 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

ASSETS

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents 515 541 538 515 505


Other financial assets 266 236 227 238 241



Property, plant and equipment 862 717 580 369 318

Intangibles 99 88 98 213 201

Other non-financial assets 229 212 208 223 226

Total non-financial assets 1,190 1,017 886 805 745

Total assets 7,487 7,279 7,027 7,026 7,134

LIABILITIES

Payables

Suppliers 275 254 250 267 271

Other payables 3,575 3,421 3,212 3,199 3,217

Total payables 3,850 3,675 3,462 3,466 3,488

Provisions




Net assets 1,333 1,177 1,050 954 891

EQUITY1



Reserves 84 84 84 84 84

Retained surplus (accumulated deficit) (1,466) (1,805) (2,123) (2,411) (2,667)

Total parent entity interest 1,333 1,177 1,050 954 891

Total Equity 1,333 1,177 1,050 954 891

Prepared on Australian Accounting Standards basis. 1 ‘Equity’ is the residual interest in assets after deduction of liabilities.


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Table 3.3: Departmental statement of changes in equity – summary of movement (Budget year 201617) Retained Asset Contributed Total

earnings revaluation equity/ equity

reserve capital

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000


Balance carried forward from previous period (1,466) 84 2,715 1,333

Adjusted opening balance (1,466) 84 2,715 1,333


Surplus/(deficit) for the period (339) – – (339)

Total comprehensive income (339) – – (339)

of which: Attributable to the Australian Government (339) – – (339)



Departmental Capital Budget (DCBs) – – 183 183

Sub-total transactions with owners – – 183 183

Estimated closing balance as at 30 June 2017 (1,805) 84 2,898 1,177

Closing balance attributable to the Australian Government (1,805) 84 2,898 1,177



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Table 3.4: Budgeted departmental statement of cash flows (for the period ended 30 June) 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000


Cash received

Appropriations 4,355 4,901 4,784 4,449 4,370


Other 130 130 130 130 130


Cash used

Employees 8,672 8,311 7,953 7,931 7,975

Suppliers 4,443 4,339 4,343 4,386 4,481

Total cash used 13,115 12,650 12,296 12,317 12,456

Net cash from/(used by) operating activities (14) 26 (3) (23) (10)


Cash used

Purchase of property, plant, equipment and intangibles 185 183 191 192 193

Total cash used 185 183 191 192 193

Net cash from/(used by) investing activities (185) (183) (191) (192) (193)


Cash received

Contributed equity 185 183 191 192 193

Total cash received 185 183 191 192 193

Net cash from/(used by) financing activities 185 183 191 192 193

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held (14) 26 (3) (23) (10)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 529 515 541 538 515

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 515 541 538 515 505



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Table 3.5: Departmental capital budget statement (for the period 30 June) 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000


Capital budget – Appropriation Bill No. 1 (DCB) 185 183 191 192 193

Total new capital appropriations 185 183 191 192 193

Provided for:

Purchase of non-financial assets 185 183 191 192 193

Total Items 185 183 191 192 193

PURCHASE OF NON-FINANCIAL

ASSETS

Funded by capital appropriation – DCB1 185 183 191 192 193

TOTAL 185 183 191 192 193

RECONCILIATION OF CASH USED TO ACQUIRE ASSETS TO ASSET MOVEMENT TABLE Total purchases 185 183 191 192 193

Total cash used to acquire assets 185 183 191 192 193


Does not include annual finance lease costs. Includes purchases from current and previous years’ Departmental Capital Budgets.


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Other property, Computer Total

plant and software and

equipment intangibles

$'000 $'000 $'000

As at 1 July 2016

Gross book value 1,753 294 2,047

Accumulated depreciation/amortisation and impairment (891) (195) (1,086)

Opening net book balance 862 99 961

CAPITAL ASSET ADDITIONS

Estimated expenditure on new or replacement assets

By purchase – appropriation ordinary annual services

1 155 28 183

Total additions 155 28 183

Other movements

Depreciation/amortisation expense (300) (39) (339)

Total other movements (300) (39) (339)

As at 30 June 2017

Gross book value 1,908 322 2,230

Accumulated depreciation/amortisation and impairment (1,191) (234) (1,425)

Closing net book balance 717 88 805

Prepared on Australian Accounting Standards basis. 1 ‘Appropriation ordinary annual services' refers to funding provided through Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 201617 for depreciation/amortisation expenses, DCBs or other operational expenses.

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NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE

AGENCY


PLANNED PERFORMANCE

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Section 1: Entity overview and resources .............................................................. 143

1.1 Strategic direction statement ................................................................................. 143

1.2 Entity resource statement ..................................................................................... 144

1.3 Budget measures .................................................................................................. 146

Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance ................................................... 147

2.1 Budgeted expenses and performance for Outcome 1 .......................................... 148




National Disability Insurance Agency Budget Statements

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The National Disability Insurance Agency (the Agency) was established under the

National Disability Insurance Act 2013 (the Act) and has responsibility for administering

the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS or the Scheme). The Act (in

conjunction with other laws) gives effect to Australia’s obligations under the

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and its objectives include:

creating and maintaining a Scheme that is financially sustainable, and is

based on insurance principles;

ensuring that all eligible persons can access the Scheme;

participants in the Scheme have their lives (social and economic outcomes)

improved based on their aspirations;

participants in the Scheme have choice and control over their supports and

services; and

the community is satisfied with the effectiveness and efficiency of the

Scheme.

The Agency is overseen by a Board which has responsibility for ensuring the proper,

efficient and effective performance of the Agency’s functions; and determining the

objectives, strategies and policies to be followed by the Agency. The Agency’s

governance structure also includes an Independent Advisory Council that provides

advice to the Board on how the Agency is delivering the NDIS.

The next four years will be an exciting and challenging time for the Agency as the

Scheme transitions from the trial phase to full scheme. The transition will increase

participant numbers from around 40,000 to more than 460,000 and expand the

Agency’s locations across Australia.

The Agency will leverage existing, and actively encourage new providers to provide

participant support services. The Agency will focus on developing its core capability

and capacity, and working with delivery partners to roll out the Scheme in accordance

with bilateral agreements.


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available) basis, whilst the ‘Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1’ table in Section 2 and



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Table 1.1: National Disability Insurance Agency resource statement – Budget estimates for 201617 as at Budget May 2016

2015-16 2016-17

estimated estimate

actual

$'000 $'000

Opening balance/cash reserves at 1 July 136,482 164,154

Funds from Government

Annual appropriations - ordinary annual services1

Outcome 1 565,896 1,598,466

Annual appropriations - other services2

Equity injection 57,756 116,197

Total annual appropriations 623,652 1,714,663

Total funds from Government 623,652 1,714,663

Funds from other sources

Contributions from state and territory governments3 392,738 1,793,177

Resources received free of charge4 213,075 820,155

Total funds from other sources 605,813 2,613,332

Total net resourcing for the National Disability Insurance Agency 1,365,947 4,492,149

2015-16 2016-17

Average staffing level (number) 1,103 1,749

Third party payments from and on behalf of other entities

2015-16 2016-17

estimated estimate

actual

$'000 $'000

Payments made to other entities for the provision of services 13,110 6,548

Prepared on a resourcing (i.e. appropriations available) basis.

All figures shown above are GST exclusive – these may not match figures in the cash flow statement.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is not directly appropriated as it is a corporate Commonwealth entity. Appropriations are made to the Department of Social Services, as responsible noncorporate Commonwealth entity (NCCE), which are then paid to the NDIA and are considered 'departmental' for all purposes.



3 Cash contributions from state and territory governments.

4 Services provided in-kind to participants on behalf of the Australian Government and/or state and territory governments.


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1.3 BUDGET MEASURES

Budget measures in Part 1 relating to NDIA are detailed in Budget Paper No. 2 and are

summarised below.

Table 1.2: National Disability Insurance Agency 201617 Budget measures Part 1: Measures announced since the 201516 MYEFO

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920

Program $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Expense measures

National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Fund

1.1, 1.2, 1.3


Departmental expenses (15,174) (212,899) (294,532) 475,668 1,484,164

Total (15,174) (212,899) (294,532) 475,668 1,484,164

Mobility Allowance – transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme

1.1


Departmental expenses – 5 1,010 2,103 2,947

Total – 5 1,010 2,103 2,947

Total expense measures

Administered – – – – –

Departmental (15,174) (212,894) (293,522) 477,771 1,487,111

Total (15,174) (212,894) (293,522) 477,771 1,487,111

Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis


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Note:








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Outcome 1

To implement a National Disability Insurance Scheme that provides individual control

and choice in the delivery of reasonable and necessary care and supports to

improve the independence, social and economic participation of eligible people with

disability, their families and carers, and associated referral services and activities.

Linked programs


Programs

Program 3.2 – National Disability Insurance Scheme


The Department of Social Services contributes to improving the wellbeing and social and economic participation of people with a disability, their families and carers by supporting the National Disability Insurance Agency with policy guidance and negotiation of agreements with states and territories for transition to full scheme roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.


Programs

Program 1.1 – Services to the Community – Social Security and Welfare Reasonable and necessary care and support for participants


The Department of Human Services contributes to improving the wellbeing and social and economic participation of people with a disability, their families and carers by supporting the National Disability Insurance Agency with the delivery of shared services arrangements and provision of other specialised resources.


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achieving the outcome, broken down by program, as well as by funding sources.

Outcome 1: To implement a National Disability Insurance Scheme that provides individual control and choice in the delivery of reasonable and necessary care and supports to improve the independence, social and economic participation of eligible people with disability, their families and carers, and associated referral services and activities.

201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Program 1.1: Reasonable and necessary care and support for participants

Revenue from Government

Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 267,547 873,381 2,763,412 5,654,572 8,863,279

Revenues from other independent sources

1 592,313 2,613,332 6,049,820 10,250,880 11,213,398

Total expenses for Program 1.1 859,860 3,486,713 8,813,232 15,905,452 20,076,677

Program 1.2: Community inclusion and capacity development grants




Program 1.3: Agency costs


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 287,661 691,801 1,160,785 1,591,781 1,308,570


1 13,500 - - - -

Total expenses for Program 1.3 301,161 691,801 1,160,785 1,591,781 1,308,570


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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

Outcome 1 totals by resource type


Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) 565,896 1,598,466 3,997,711 7,359,892 10,302,979


1 605,813 2,613,332 6,049,820 10,250,880 11,213,398


2015-16 2016-17 Average staffing level (number) 1,103 1,749

1 Revenues from other independent sources includes cash contributions from state and territory governments and services provided in-kind to participants on behalf of either the Australian Government and/or state and territory governments and a contribution by the Victorian Government related to the establishment of the Agency in Geelong, Victoria.


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Table 2.1.2: Performance criteria for Outcome 1


Outcome 1. It also summarises how each program is delivered and where 2016-17

Budget measures have created new programs or materially changed existing

programs.

Outcome 1 – To implement a National Disability Insurance Scheme that provides individual control and choice in the delivery of reasonable and necessary care and supports to improve the independence, social and economic participation of eligible people with disability, their families and carers, and associated referral services and activities.

Program 1.1 – Reasonable and necessary care and support for participants – the objective of this program is to provide funding for reasonable and necessary care and support to eligible people with a disability, and to ensure they are in control and have choices to appropriately support their independence and social and economic participation.

This program contributes to the outcome by the delivery of funding for participants reasonable care and support services which allows those services to be provided thus supporting participants to source services in their plans to achieve their goals.

Delivery The program provides funding for reasonable and necessary care and support to eligible participants in the Scheme with a valid plan. Funding arrangements are via cash payments to participants and registered service providers and the allocation of existing Commonwealth and state arrangements.



201516 Costs of supports

Number of participants

Considering the number of participants who have entered the Scheme and distribution of packages committed to these participants, the Scheme is within the full scheme funding envelope, as at 31 Dec 2015.

As at 31 Dec 2015, bilateral targets of eligible participants are being met.

201617 Costs of supports


Costs are within expected amounts as per bilateral agreements and actuarial forecasts.

Number of participants entering the Scheme are as per bilateral agreements and actuarial forecasts.

201718 and beyond Costs of supports


Costs are within expected amounts as per bilateral agreements and actuarial forecasts.

Number of participants entering the Scheme are as per bilateral agreements and actuarial forecasts.


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Purposes Supporting people with disability to pursue their goals and maximise their independence and social and economic participation.

Providing reasonable and necessary supports, including early intervention supports, for Scheme participants.

Supporting people with disability to exercise choice and control in the pursuit of their goals and the planning and delivery of their supports.

Developing the capacity of people with disability to participate in the community and in employment.


Program 1.2 – Community inclusion and capacity development grants – the objective of this program is to provide funding to organisations to assist them to increase social and community participation for people with a disability.

By increasing community and social involvement of people with a disability, this program directly targets and contributes to those parts of the outcome. This has additional benefits for increasing community awareness of people with a disability and their capabilities which will improve economic participation and thus independence.

Delivery The Agency will provide funding to organisations via grants which will allow them to assist all people with a disability, not only eligible participants.



201516 Number and nominal value of grants provided

The Agency will successfully issue all grants within agreed timeframes to allow organisations to fulfil the objectives of the program.

201617 Number and nominal value of grants provided

All grants successfully delivered in accordance with the program agreed with the Commonwealth and state and territory jurisdictions.

201718 and beyond Number and nominal value of grants provided

All grants successfully delivered in accordance with the program agreed with the Commonwealth and state and territory jurisdictions.

Purposes Supporting people with disability to pursue their goals and maximise their independence and social and economic participation.

Developing the capacity of people with disability to participate in the community and in employment.



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Program 1.3 – Agency costs – the Agency costs program ensures efficient and effective use of the Agency operating resources to implement the outcomes of the Agency.

The Agency costs program contributes to the outcome as it is the primarily delivery mechanism for the implementation of the Scheme. The Agency is responsible for assessing applicants to the Scheme and developing plans, for those whom are eligible, in a manner which is based on insurance principles, and administering the payments made under Program 1.1.

Delivery The Agency develops and maintains the strategies and frameworks to be used in the transition of the NDIS from trial to full scheme. These strategies and frameworks include the process for assessment and planning, disability services market development and community engagement and communications. The actions of the Agency are expected to impact all Australians with a particular focus in people with a disability, their carers and families.



201516 Participant satisfaction

Ratio of operating expenses to Scheme costs

As at 31 Dec 2015, participant satisfaction remains high.

As at 31 Dec 2015, the ratio of operating expenses to Scheme costs is trending downwards towards target.

201617 Participant satisfaction


The Agency is able to successfully achieve delivery of service centres

Participant satisfaction survey results are positive.

90% of required service centres are opened as per bilateral agreements.

Agency is transitioning toward achieving operating expenses to Scheme costs target ratio.

201718 and beyond Participant satisfaction


The Agency is able to successfully achieve delivery of service centres

Participant satisfaction survey results are positive.

90% of required service centres are opened as per bilateral agreements.

Agency is transitioning toward achieving operating expenses to Scheme costs target ratio.

Purposes Facilitating the development of a nationally consistent approach to the access to, and the planning and funding of, supports for people with disability.

Building a sustainable Scheme that is based on insurance principles.

Supporting people with disability to exercise choice and control in the pursuit of their goals and the planning and delivery of their supports.



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snapshot of entity finances for the 201617 budget year, including the impact of budget




Income and Expenses

The Agency is budgeting for a break-even position in 201617 and over the forward

estimates.

As the Scheme begins transition to full scheme from 201617 there is a significant

increase in all revenue categories. Cash contributions from states and territories

increases from $392.7 million in 201516 to $1.793 billion in 201617, likewise, non-cash

contributions from existing service arrangements across Commonwealth and state and

territories grows from $213.1 million to $820.2 million. The Commonwealth’s cash

contribution to the Scheme and Agency operational costs more than doubles from

$565.9 million in 201516 to $1.598 billion in 201617.

The growth in supply of goods and services expenses between 201516 and 201819,

$161.3 million to $1.243 billion, is primarily driven by the growth in local area

coordination service provision. This increase displays the Government’s commitment

to providing participants with high levels of support during the transition.

The largest cost component for the National Disability Insurance Scheme is grants paid

for reasonable care and support payments to participants. Grant expenses, which

include Programs 1.1 and 1.2, increase from $870.5 million in 2015-16 to $3.5 billion in

201617 through to $20.208 billion in 201920. There have been some changes since the

Agency’s last published statements in the 201516 Portfolio Additional Estimates

Statement, most significantly a reduction in grants paid for reasonable care and

support payments to participants of $609.9 million dollars in 201617, $898.0 million in

201718 and $682.0 million in 201819. The reduction in grant payments is due to

negotiations between state and territory governments and the Commonwealth

regarding subsequent changes to the expected phasing of participants in the Scheme.

These changes have an impact on supply of goods and services expense with a

reduction of $75.8 million and $72.9 million in 201617 and 201718 respectively.


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Balance Sheet

The Agency is budgeting for a net asset position of $225.0 million in 201617 with total

assets estimated at $503.6 million, comprised of $331.7 million in financial assets and

$171.9 million in non-financial assets. Total liabilities for 201617 are estimated to be

$278.6 million, comprised primarily of supplier payables of $70.1 million and grants of

$159.3 million relating to the provision for unclaimed participant supports. The

remaining liabilities include $28.0 million for accrued employee salaries and other

entitlements, $21.2 million for other provisions and payables which includes a

provision for makegood of $14.3 million in 201617.


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201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

EXPENSES


Suppliers 161,277 484,437 872,116 1,242,739 963,191

Grants 870,548 3,519,997 8,886,746 16,018,991 20,207,807

Depreciation and amortisation 11,731 22,922 32,194 32,581 33,329 Write-down and impairment of assets 2,002 – – – –

Total expenses 1,171,709 4,211,798 10,047,531 17,610,772 21,516,377

LESS:

OWN-SOURCE INCOME

Own-source revenue Sale of goods and rendering of services 392,738 1,793,177 4,328,055 7,837,640 8,853,343

Other 213,075 820,155 1,721,765 2,413,240 2,360,055

Total own-source revenue 605,813 2,613,332 6,049,820 10,250,880 11,213,398

Total own-source income 605,813 2,613,332 6,049,820 10,250,880 11,213,398

Net (cost of)/contribution by services (565,896) (1,598,466) (3,997,711) (7,359,892) (10,302,979)

Revenue from Government 565,896 1,598,466 3,997,711 7,359,892 10,302,979

Surplus/(deficit) attributable to the Australian Government – –

– – –

Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to the Australian Government – – – – –



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Table 3.2: Budgeted departmental balance sheet (as at 30 June) 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

ASSETS

Financial assets





Land and buildings 72,446 166,789 236,497 211,991 186,884

Property, plant and equipment 1,041 347 – – –

Intangibles 1,870 1,496 1,122 748 374

Other non-financial assets 1,584 3,275 4,815 4,927 4,927


Total assets 323,804 503,619 648,795 691,826 681,345

LIABILITIES

Payables

Suppliers 27,527 70,116 94,934 119,404 100,194

Grants 159,323 159,323 159,323 159,323 159,323

Other payables 5,077 6,911 8,849 10,075 9,087

Total payables 191,927 236,350 263,106 288,802 268,604

Provisions


Other provisions 4,735 14,250 20,982 21,496 22,019



Net assets 108,790 224,987 326,168 333,869 341,717

EQUITY1



Retained surplus (accumulated deficit) 19,254 19,254 19,254 19,254 19,254

Total parent entity interest 108,790 224,987 326,168 333,869 341,717

Total Equity 108,790 224,987 326,168 333,869 341,717

Prepared on Australian Accounting Standards basis. 1 ‘Equity’ is the residual interest in assets after deduction of liabilities.


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Table 3.3: Departmental statement of changes in equity – summary of movement (Budget year 201617) Retained Asset Other Contributed Total

earnings revaluation reserves equity/ equity

reserve capital

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000


Balance carried forward from previous period 19,254 – – 89,536 108,790

Adjusted opening balance 19,254 – – 89,536 108,790


Surplus/(deficit) for the period – – – – –

Total comprehensive income – – – – –



Equity Injection – Appropriation – – – 116,197 116,197

Sub-total transactions with owners – – – 116,197 116,197

Estimated closing balance as at 30 June 2017

19,254 – – 205,733 224,987

Closing balance attributable to the Australian Government

19,254 – – 205,733 224,987



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Table 3.4: Budgeted departmental statement of cash flows (for the period ended 30 June) 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000


Cash received

Appropriations 587,001 1,598,466 3,997,711 7,359,892 10,302,979

Sale of goods and rendering of services 392,738 1,793,177 4,328,055 7,837,640 8,853,343

Net GST received 14,674 44,028 80,847 105,679 89,818

Other 3,396 – – – –

Total cash received 997,809 3,435,671 8,406,613 15,303,211 19,246,140

Cash used

Employees 124,652 174,762 245,968 307,341 310,704

Suppliers 172,137 489,240 931,451 1,325,177 1,071,318

Grants 673,348 2,690,327 7,158,249 13,605,237 17,847,229

Total cash used 970,137 3,354,329 8,335,668 15,237,755 19,229,251

Net cash from/(used by) operating activities 27,672 81,342 70,945 65,456 16,889


Cash used

Purchase of property, plant, equipment and intangibles 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

Total cash used 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848





Net cash from/(used by) financing activities 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 27,672 81,342 70,945 65,456 16,889

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 136,482 164,154 245,496 316,441 381,897

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 164,154 245,496 316,441 381,897 398,786



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Table 3.5: Departmental capital budget statement (for the period ended 30 June) 201516 201617 201718 201819 201920



$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000


Equity injections - Appropriation Bill No. 2 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

Total new capital appropriations 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

Provided for:

Purchase of non-financial assets 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

Total Items 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

PURCHASE OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

Funded by capital appropriation

1 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

TOTAL 57,756 116,197 101,181 7,701 7,848

Prepared on Australian Accounting Standards basis. 1 Includes both current Appropriation Bill (No. 2) and prior Act 2/4/6 appropriations.


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Buildings Other property, Computer Total

plant and software and

equipment intangibles

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

As at 1 July 2016

Gross book value 94,512 2,676 2,166 99,354 Accumulated depreciation/ amortisation and impairment (22,066) (1,635) (296) (23,997)

Opening net book balance 72,446 1,041 1,870 75,357

CAPITAL ASSET ADDITIONS Estimated expenditure on new or replacement assets

By purchase – appropriation equity

1 116,197 – – 116,197

Total additions 116,197 – – 116,197

Other movements Depreciation/amortisation expense (21,854) (694) (374) (22,922)

Total other movements (21,854) (694) (374) (22,922)

As at 30 June 2017

Gross book value 210,709 2,676 2,166 215,551 Accumulated depreciation/ amotisation and impairment (43,920) (2,329) (670) (46,919)

Closing net book balance 166,789 347 1,496 168,632

Prepared on Australian Accounting Standards basis. 1 ‘Appropriation equity' refers to equity injections appropriations provided through Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 201617, including CDABs.

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PORTFOLIO GLOSSARY

accrual accounting System of accounting in which items are brought to account and included in the financial statements as they are earned or incurred, rather than as they are received or paid.

additional estimates Where amounts appropriated at budget time are insufficient, Parliament may appropriate more funds to portfolios through the Additional Estimates Acts.

administered funds Usually, the funds or expenses an entity manages on behalf of the Government.

administered items Appropriation that consists of funding managed on behalf of the Commonwealth. This funding is not at the discretion of the entity, and any unspent appropriation is returned to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) at the end of the financial year. An administered item is a component of an administered program. It may be a measure but will not constitute a program in its own right.

annual appropriation Two appropriation bills are introduced into Parliament in May and comprise the Budget. Further Bills are introduced later in the financial year as part of the additional estimates. Parliamentary departments have their own appropriations.

Appropriation An amount of public money Parliament authorises for spending (i.e. funds to be withdrawn from the CRF). Parliament makes laws for appropriating money under the Annual Appropriation Acts and under special appropriations, with spending restricted to the purposes specified in the Appropriation Acts.

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) The Bill proposes spending from the CRF for the ordinary annual services of Government. Once the Bill is passed by Parliament and given Royal Assent, it becomes the Appropriation Act (No. 1)

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Appropriation Bill (No. 2) This bill proposes spending from the CRF for purposes other than the ordinary annual services of Government. Under existing arrangements between the two Houses of Parliament (the ‘Compact’), this Bill includes appropriation funding of administered expenses for new outcomes, for payments to the states and territories, and for departmental or administered capital. Funding for extensions to existing programs can be included in Appropriation Bill (No. 1). Once the bill is passed by Parliament and given Royal Assent, it becomes the Appropriation Act (No. 2).

Appropriation Bills (No. 3 and No. 4)

If an amount provided in Appropriation Acts (No.1 or No. 2) is not enough to meet approved expenditure to be paid in a financial year, supplementary appropriation may be sought in Appropriation Bills (No. 3 or No. 4). However, they are also commonly referred to as the Additional Estimates Bills. Once these bills are passed by Parliament and given Royal Assent, they become the Appropriation Acts (No. 3 and No. 4).

assets Future economic benefits controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or other past events.

average staffing level (ASL) The average number of employees receiving salary/wages (or compensation in lieu of salary/wages) over a financial year, with adjustments for casual and part-time employees to show the fulltime equivalent.

Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF)

The principal operating fund from which money is drawn to pay for the activities of the Government. Section 81 of the Australian Constitution provides that all revenue raised or monies received by the Executive Government form one consolidated revenue fund from which appropriations are made for the purposes of the Australian Government.

cross-portfolio budget measure

A budget measure that affects programs administered in a number of portfolios.

departmental items Resources (assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses) that entity chief executive officers control directly. This includes outsourced activities funded and controlled by the entity. Examples of departmental items include entity running costs, accrued employee entitlements and net appropriations. A departmental item is a component of a departmental program.

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depreciation Apportionment of an asset’s capital value as an expense over its estimated useful life to take account of normal usage, obsolescence or the passage of time.

equity or net assets Residual interest in the assets of an entity after deduction of its liabilities.

estimates An entity’s expected revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and cash flows. They are prepared for each program in the Budget, in consultation with the Department of Finance. (See also forward estimates and additional estimates.)

expenses Total value of all of the resources consumed in producing goods and services or the loss of future economic benefits in the form of reductions in assets or increases in liabilities of an entity.

forward estimates The financial statement estimate for the three out years after the budget year.

grants Non-reciprocal transfers of economic resources, in which the payer entity does not receive approximately equal value in return.

measure A new policy or savings decision of the Government with financial impacts on the Government’s underlying cash balance, fiscal balance, operating balance, headline cash balance, net debt or net worth.

Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO)

Provides an update of the Government’s budget estimates by examining expenses and revenues year to date, as well as provisions for new decisions that have been taken since the Budget. The report provides updated information to allow assessment of the Government’s fiscal performance against the fiscal strategy set out in its current fiscal strategy statement.

outcome The intended result, consequence or impact of government actions on the Australian community.

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outcome statement Articulates the intended results, activities and target group of an Australian Government entity. An outcome statement serves three main purposes within the financial framework:

to explain and control the purposes for which annual appropriations are approved by the Parliament for use by entities

to provide a basis for annual budgeting, including (financial) reporting against the use of appropriated funds

to measure and assess entity and program

(nonfinancial) performance in contributing to

government policy objectives.

performance information Evidence about performance that is collected and used systematically. Evidence may relate to appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency. It may be about outcomes, factors that affect outcomes, and what can be done to improve them.

portfolio A minister’s area of responsibility as a member of Cabinet. A portfolio consists of one or more Departments of State (portfolio departments) and entities with similar general objectives and outcomes.

program An activity that delivers benefits, services or transfer payments to individuals, industry and/or the community as a whole, with the aim of achieving the intended result specified in an outcome statement.

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act)

The primary piece of Commonwealth resource management legislation, establishing a coherent system of governance and accountability for public resources, with an emphasis on planning, performance and reporting. The Act applies to all Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies from 1 July 2014.

receipts The total or gross amount received by the Commonwealth. Each receipt item is either revenue, an offset within outlays, or financing transactions. Receipts include taxes, interest, charges for goods and services, borrowings and government business enterprise dividends received.

revenue Total value of resources earned or received to cover the production of goods and services, or increases in future economic benefits in the form of increases in assets or reductions in liabilities of an entity.

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special accounts Balances existing within the CRF that are supported by standing appropriations (PGPA Act sections 78 and 80). Special accounts allow money in the CRF to be acknowledged as set aside (hypothecated) for a particular purpose. Amounts credited to a special account may only be spent for the purposes of the special account. Special accounts can only be established by a written determination of the Finance Minister (PGPA Act, section 78) or through an Act of Parliament (referred to in section 80 of the PGPA Act).

special appropriation (including standing appropriations)

An amount of money appropriated by a particular Act of Parliament for a specific purpose and number of years. For special appropriations, the authority to withdraw funds from the CRF does not generally cease at the end of the financial year.

Standing appropriations are a subcategory consisting of ongoing special appropriations; the amount appropriated will depend on circumstances specified in the legislation

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ABBREVIATIONS

AAO Administrative Arrangements Order

AGD Attorney-General’s Department

AGRC Australian Gambling Research Centre

AHURI Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

AIFS Australian Institute of Family Studies

BSWAT Business Services Wage Assessment Tool

CRF Consolidated Revenue Fund

CSP Community Support Program

DCB Departmental Capital Budget

DES Disability Employment Services

DoH Department of Health

DHS Department of Human Services

DSP Disability Support Pension

DSS Department of Social Services

DVA Department of Veterans’ Affairs

FFR Federal Financial Relations

FTB Family Tax Benefit

GST Goods and Services Tax

ICT Information Communications and Technology

MYEFO Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook

NAATI National Accreditation Authority for Translators and

Interpreters

NAHA National Affordable Housing Agreement

NAHSPP National Affordable Housing Specific Purpose

Payment

NCCE Noncorporate Commonwealth Entity

NDIA National Disability Insurance Agency

NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme

NPAH National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness

NRAS National Rental Affordability Scheme

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PGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability

Act 2013

PM&C Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

PPL Paid Parental Leave

RTO Refundable Tax Offsets

SACS Social and Community Services

TILA Transition to Independent Living Allowance

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