Portfolio Budget Statements 2008-09 

• 1.1 Strategic direction
• 1.2 Agency resource statement
• 1.3 Budget measures

1.1 Strategic direction

FaHCSIA’s role is to support Australian families and work towards closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Central areas of focus include: improving the availability and affordability of housing, which is a key challenge; relieving pressures on carers, seniors, people with disability and parents; strengthening communities; and providing national leadership to protect children from abuse and neglect.

This work is expressed in terms of four high-level outcome statements:

• Outcome 1: Greater self-reliance and economic, social and community engagement for Indigenous Australians
• Outcome 2: Seniors, people with disabilities, carers, youth and women are supported, recognised and encouraged to participate in the community
• Outcome 3: Families and children have choices and opportunities
• Outcome 4: Strong and resilient communities.

The Department is also responsible for whole-of-government co-ordination for Indigenous affairs and for women. This is to ensure that Government activity across portfolios takes adequate account of these two key population groups, and this coordination work contributes to the Department’s capacity to deliver its outcomes.

In the context of these outcomes and roles, the Department is focused on implementing the Government’s election commitments.

Further information on the Department’s activities is provided in the Outcome Strategy statements (see pages 45, 61, 84, 96).

Major New Measures

Outcome 1: Greater self-reliance and economic, social and community engagement for Indigenous Australians

Indigenous – Closing the Gap

The Department has commenced work on a policy framework for achieving the Government’s ‘Closing the Gap’ targets for reducing Indigenous disadvantage. The framework draws from a range of Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreements.

In December 2007 COAG committed to overcoming Indigenous disadvantage through agreeing to targets of:

• closing the gap in life expectancy within a generation
• halving the gap in reading, writing and numeracy within 10 years
• halving the gap in child mortality of Indigenous children within 10 years.

In March 2008 COAG further agreed to the additional targets of:

• halving the gap in employment outcomes within a decade
• all four-year-olds in remote communities having access to early childhood education within five years
• halving the gap in Indigenous attainment of Year 12 education (or equivalent level) by 2020.

These targets provide the framework for FaHCSIA’s whole-of-government leadership in Indigenous affairs and our work with the state and territory governments and other Australian Government agencies. The COAG targets will require action across several key areas or ‘building blocks’ including early childhood development, education and schooling, healthy home environments, access to primary health care services, community safety, economic participation, governance and leadership and improvements to service delivery. Within the FaHCSIA portfolio, the focus will be in the areas of families, housing and community services.

The Government’s closing the gap commitments in health, education and employment outcomes includes a stronger focus on economic participation and development of an Indigenous Economic Development Strategy. As part of this, in 2008-09 FaHCSIA will develop a reformed Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program aimed at improving employment, training and business opportunities for Indigenous Australians (FaHCSIA gained responsibility for CDEP as a result of the Machinery of Government changes announced in December 2007). Important components of ‘Closing the Gap’ are the extension of the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey and the establishment of a national clearing house on best practice.

The Department will also be involved in stronger engagement with Indigenous groups on policy development and implementation, including supporting work on the development of a national representative body.

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Northern Territory Emergency Response

Measures initiated under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) will continue in 2008–09, and will include the following range of activities:

• further welfare and employment reform (with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the Department of Human Services and Centrelink) for employment services and pre-employment literacy and numeracy training and support staff
• continued presence of government business managers across NTER prescribed communities
• ongoing leadership and coordination of the NTER, including continued provision of administrative support
• community engagement to support the Government’s strategy for engagement with Indigenous people at the local level
• continuation of early childhood services to extend services and increase coverage to outlying areas
• family support package for safe houses, family and community workers and mobile child protection teams in remote areas with high need
• provision of ongoing accommodation for Government personnel in remote communities
• income management (with Centrelink) in the prescribed Indigenous communities
• continued funding for five additional playgroups
• activities for alcohol diversionary measures established as part of the NTER
• promoting law and order through continuation of alcohol reduction measures and assistance to the Northern Territory police for a range of infrastructure and services in support of the Australian Federal Police deployment.

The Department will be supporting an independent review of the NTER, which is expected to report by the end of the year. In the meantime, provision has been made in the Contingency Reserve for ongoing costs associated with the Emergency Response.

Outcome 2: Seniors, people with disabilities, carers, youth and women are supported, recognised and encouraged to participate in the community

People with Disability, Carers, Seniors, and Women

The Department’s role is to support seniors, carers and people with disability with cost of living pressures. Population ageing continues to impact upon the need for disability and caring services and support for seniors.

FaHCSIA’s disability and carer activities include payments to individuals, funding for community organisations and agreements with state and territory governments. As part of the Machinery of Government changes announced in December 2007, FaHCSIA acquired responsibility for Disability Support Pension.

To support the Government in fulfilling its election commitment to help make ends meet for seniors, the Department has implemented substantial increases to allowances—the Utilities Allowance and Seniors Concession Allowance to $500 and the Telephone Allowance to $132 for those with a home internet connection. Utilities Allowance is extended for the first time to include Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment recipients. Bonus payments of $500 for seniors will be paid before the end of June 2008.

Measures to improve seniors’ access to the internet, and to provide national reciprocal transport concessions for Seniors Card holders (to be negotiated with the state and territory governments)—will deliver on the Government’s ‘Making Ends Meet’ commitment.

Measures to ensure payments to seniors are appropriately targeted include a compliance regime for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, and amending the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card adjusted taxable income test to include income from superannuation streams with a taxed source and income that has been salary sacrificed to superannuation. In addition, portability of concession cards for short-term overseas absences will be introduced.

The delivery of support services for people with disability will be negotiated with the state and territory governments in the context of the Council of Australian Governments reform agenda for Commonwealth State Financial Arrangements. While the reforms are being negotiated, the Australian Government is making regular payments to the state and territory governments to provide funding for the continuation of disability services.

People with disability will be assisted to participate fully in the community through the establishment of a National Disability Strategy. The National Disability Strategy will set a clear national direction for the development of disability legislation, policy and standards. The strategy will support an inclusive and consistent response to people with disability, their families and carers.

The Government has developed the Carers—improved support measure in response to the recommendations of an independent review of Carer Payment (child). This measure includes: more supported accommodation for ageing carers; extra financial support for carers of children with profound disability and severe medical conditions, including a more equitable process for assessing eligibility for Carer Payment (child); and funding for carers who have experienced a catastrophic event involving a young child. The Government has also honoured its commitment to provide bonus payments to carers in the 2008–09 Budget.

Increasing labour market participation of women is vital to the strength of the Australian economy. The work of the Department includes increasing opportunities for women to participate fully in the economic, social and cultural activities of Australian society.

The Department is currently implementing the election commitment for a new National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children.

FaHCSIA has a responsibility to ensure that vulnerable and homeless young people are supported and stabilised towards independence by providing early intervention services to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

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Outcome 3: Families and children have choices and opportunities

Families and Children

Family assistance will be made fairer in the way it assesses the financial resources available to families to support children. A range of measures will ensure that payments will be better targeted to the families who need them most. Family assistance payments will support families with the increasing cost of living.

Eligibility for the Baby Bonus will be limited to families with incomes of $75,000 or below in the six months following the birth or adoption of a child (that is with incomes in that period broadly equivalent to over $150,000 over a year). Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part B will be limited to single income families where the primary earner has an annual income of $150,000 or less. Salary sacrificed to superannuation and net investment losses will be included in adjusted taxable income when income tests are applied for family assistance.

Administration of FTB delivery will be simplified by removing duplication in delivery systems by no longer delivering payments through the Australian Taxation Office. Further efforts will be made to reduce Family Tax Benefit debts by adjusting payments through the year so that people who notify of increased income do not receive an overpayment. Efforts will be made to ensure families confirm their final taxable income and do not end up having to repay all of the FTB they received for the relevant year.

The payment arrangements for the Baby Bonus will be better targeted so that it more effectively supports families during periods of care for newborn and adopted children. All families will now be paid the Baby Bonus in 13 equal instalments over the six months following the birth or adoption. It will also be extended to families who adopt a child up to the age of 16 years.

Maternity Immunisation Allowance will be paid in two instalments instead of one lump sum to more effectively encourage parents to immunise their children fully before they start school, and to encourage parents of adopted children to have them immunised.

A National framework for protecting Australia’s children will be established to address the increasing rate of notification and substantiation of physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect of Australia’s children. The framework will provide a more nationally consistent picture of child abuse and neglect in Australia to enable action to be taken to address problem areas more effectively. As part of the framework, the Government will progressively enable state and territory child welfare authorities to notify Centrelink to income manage parents’ income support and family assistance payments where this will help ensure payments are used to benefit children rather than fuel harmful behaviours.

Outcome 4: Strong and resilient communities

Housing and Communities

Consistent with the Government’s emphasis on increasing the availability and affordability of housing, the Department is devoting significant resources to implementing a number of election commitments to improve housing availability and affordability and reduce homelessness.

Housing affordability is a key social and economic challenge facing Australian society. The average cost of buying a home has nearly doubled, and average rents for threebedroom homes have risen by 82 per cent over the last decade. Rental vacancy rates have halved since 2004. FaHCSIA has a range of measures aimed at improving support services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and increasing the supply of affordable housing.

The National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) is being established in 2008–09 to bring together existing government subsidies for the provision of social housing and homelessness services. Funding for the current Commonwealth State Housing Agreement is $4.75 billion over five years and this will form a large component of the NAHA. As with a number of shared national agendas across FaHCSIA, NAHA is being negotiated with the state and territory governments in the context of the Council of Australian Governments reform agenda for Commonwealth State Financial Arrangements.

Measures to address housing supply pressure include the National Rental Affordability Scheme, to encourage investment in new rental dwellings. The Housing Affordability Fund will reduce the cost of infrastructure for new dwellings and improve planning and regulatory processes. A Place to Call Home measure will provide additional dwellings for homeless people and support services to help break the cycle of homelessness.

The Department is also actively involved in the Government’s Social Inclusion Agenda, and this work is supported through activities that are aimed at building strong and resilient communities.

New Administrative Arrangements

Significant changes to the portfolio arose from the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) of 3 December 2007, revised on 25 January 2008.

As a result, two agencies joined FaHCSIA’s portfolio from the former Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio: Indigenous Business Australia and the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) and responsibility for Family Impact Statements were transferred from FaHCSIA to the portfolio of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. FaHCSIA gained responsibility for the Disability Support Pension, which is included under Output Group 2.2—Support for People with Disability; and the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program is included as part of Output Group 1.2— Services for Indigenous Australians.

Most of FaHCSIA’s programs and functions relating to early childhood policy and child care policy and programs have been transferred to the new portfolio of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. This includes the whole of the former Output Group 3.3— Child Care Support as well as a number of other functions across Outcome 3.

The transferred early childhood and child care functions include: Child Care Benefit; Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance; Child Care Tax Rebate; Child Care Management System; Child Care Support Program; National Child Care Accreditation Council; Australian Government Accreditation Review Council; Australian Early Development Index; Home Interaction Program; Support for Child Care Specific Purpose Payment and Children’s Services Local Government Area.

The majority of youth programs and policy functions have also been transferred to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. These include income support policies and programs. FaHCSIA has retained Reconnect and the Newly Arrived Youth Support Services programs, which are included under Output Group 2.4—Addressing Youth Homelessness.

The transferred youth functions include: the Source website; the Transition to Independent Living Allowance; Mentor Marketplace; the National Youth Affairs Research Program; the National Youth Roundtable; the Ship for World Youth Program; YouthLinx and the Youth Bureau.

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1.2 Agency Resource Statement

Table 1.1 shows the total resources from all origins. The table summarises how resources will be applied by outcome and by administered and departmental classification.

Table 1.1: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs resource statement — Budget estimates for 2008–09 as at Budget May 2008

		Estimate of prior year amounts available in 2008-096 $'000	+	Proposed at Budget 2008-09 $'000	=	Total Estimate 2008-09 $'000	Estimated Appropriation Available 2007-08 $'000
Ordinary Annual Services
Departmental outputs3
Departmental outputs		-		1,513,691		1,513,691	1,473,036
Section 31 of the FMA Act		-		21,812 1		21,812 1	22,545
Total Departmental		-		1,535,503		1,535,503	1,495,581
Administered expenses
Outcome 1		-		771,422		771,422	832,510
Outcome 2		1,250		513,039		514,289	445,730
Outcome 3		1,000		164,110		165,110	308,076
Outcome 4		85		178,547		178,632	123,082
Total		2,335 1		1,627,118 1		1,629,453 1	1,709,398
Non Appropriated Revenue		-		310,253		310,253	341,406
Total Administered		2,335		1,937,371		1,939,706	2,050,804
Payments to CAC Act Bodies		-		319,154		319,154	447,230
Total		2,335		2,256,525		2,258,860	2,498,034
Total ordinary annual services	A	2,335 2		3,792,028		3,794,363	3,993,615
Other services
Administered expenses
Specific payments to States, ACT, NT and local government
Outcome 1		4,047		385,637		389,684	11,187
Outcome 2		12,632		996,759		1,009,391	958,421
Outcome 3		-		17,970		17,970	55,827
Outcome 4		-		1,201,399		1,201,399	1,158,379
Total		16,679 2		2,601,765 2		2,618,444 2	2,183,814
Departmental non-operating
Equity injections		-		6,758		6,758	40,936
Previous years' outputs		-		-		-	-
Total		- 2		6,758 2		6,758 2	40,936
Total other services	B	16,679		2,608,523		2,625,202	2,224,750
Total Available Annual Appropriations		19,014		6,400,551		6,419,565	6,218,365
Special Appropriations
Outcome 1		-		96,437		96,437	83,522
Outcome 2		-		39,881,857		39,881,857	34,771,177
Outcome 3		-		18,173,894		18,173,894	16,864,004
Outcome 4		-		22,105		22,105	47,299
Total		-		58,174,293		58,174,293	51,766,002
Total Special Appropriations	C	-		58,174,293		58,174,293	51,766,002
Total Appropriations excluding Special Accounts		19,014		64,574,844		64,593,858 5	57,984,367
Special Accounts4
Opening balance		1,793,844		-		1,793,844	1,710,296
Appropriation Receipts		-		172,123		172,123	127,038
Appropriation Receipts - other agencie		-		-		-	-
Non-Appropriation receipts to Special Accounts		-		264,781		264,781	288,979
Total Special Account	D	1,793,844		436,904		2,230,748	2,126,313
Total resourcing
A+B+C+D		1,812,858		65,011,748		66,824,606	60,110,680
Less appropriations drawn from annual or special appropriations above and credited to special accounts		-		-		-	-
Total net resourcing for FaHCSIA		1,812,858		65,011,748		66,824,606	60,110,680

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1. Includes ANAO resources provided free of charge.
2. Estimated adjusted balance carried from previous year for Annual Appropriations.
3. The total available departmental operating appropriation (outputs) will not equal the total of all outputs in the Outcome Budgets, for the reconciliation see Table 3.1.1 Reconciliation of Total Available Appropriation and Outcome Budgets.
4. Estimated opening balance for special accounts. For further information on special accounts see Table 3.1.3.
5. Appropriation from FaHCSIA annual and special appropriations for 2008-09 included above.
6. Estimate of prior years amount available in 2008-09 includes only the movement from 07-08 to 08-09. Note: Section 31 of the FMA Act 1999 $21.812m includes $1.290m ANAO resources received free of charge.

Third Party Drawdowns from and on behalf of other agencies

	$'000
Centrelink has authority to make the following payments to customers on behalf of FaHCSIA Special Appropriation - A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 199	15,641,544
Special Appropriation - Social Security (Administration) Act 1999	39,817,061
DVA has authority to make the following payments to customers on behalf of FaHCSIA Special Appropriation - Social Security (Administration) Act 1999	67,211

1.3 Budget measures

Budget measures relating to the Department are detailed in Budget Paper No. 2. Table 1.2 provides a summary of government measures and identifies the relevant output groups associated with each measure.

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Table 1.2: Agency 2008–09 Budget measures

Expense Measures	Output Group	2008-09 ($'000)	2009-10 ($'000)	2010-11 ($'000)	2011-12 ($'000)
Outcome 1
Closing the Gap – closing the evidence gap	1.2
Administered expense		1,105	594	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		1,105	594	-	-
Closing the Gap – Indigenous mothers' accommodation fund1	1.2
Administered expense		2,000	4,000	4,000	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		2,000	4,000	4,000	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – community engagement	1.2
Administered expense		917	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		2,901	-	-	-
Total		3,818	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – continuation of early childhood program	1.2
Administered expense		400	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		400	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – government business managers	1.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		30,835	-	-	-
Total		30,835	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – promoting law and order	1.2
Administered expense		11,000	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		565	-	-	-
Total		11,565	-	-	-
Outcome 1
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – accommodation for government personnel in remote communities	1.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		273	-	-	-
Total		273	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – playgroups	1.2
Administered expense		673	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		56	-	-	-
Total		729	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – income management	1.2
Administered expense		5,183	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		54,862	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $2.7m funding in 2007-08		60,045	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – leadership and coordination	1.2
Administered expense		12,000	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		20,436	-	-	-
Total		32,436	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – youth alcohol diversion	1.2
Administered expense		8,800	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		736	-	-	-
Total		9,536	-	-	-
Outcome 2
Responsible Economic Management – Employment Entry Payment – Abolish from 1 July 2008	2.2,2.3
Administered expense		- 4,335	- 4,286	- 4,247	- 4,210
Departmental outputs		92	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $0.1m funding in 2007-08		- 4,243	- 4,286	- 4,247	- 4,210
Responsible Economic Management – Concession Cards – retention while overseas	2.1
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		- 4,859	- 4,899	- 4,939	- 4,987
Total Note: This measure includes $2.2m funding in 2007-08		- 4,859	- 4,899	- 4,939	- 4,987
Helping Seniors Make Ends Meet – Broadband for Seniors1	2.1
Administered expense		5,000	5,000	5,000	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		5,000	5,000	5,000	-
Business Services Wage Assessment Tool – continuation	2.2
Administered expense		4,071	7,417	7,884	5,558
Departmental outputs		201	203	204	206
Total		4,272	7,620	8,088	5,764
Carer Bonus	2.3
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		1,363	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $426.7m funding in 2007-08		1,363	-	-	-
Responsible Economic Management – Partner Service Pension – cease payment to married partners who are separated but not divorced5	2.1,2.2,2.3
Administered expense		4,667	10,194	11,559	13,015
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		4,667	10,194	11,559	13,015
Outcome 2
Responsible Economic Management – Fraud and Compliance – Commonwealth Seniors Health Card compliance reviews	2.1
Administered expense		- 2,066	- 8,731	- 10,304	- 11,984
Departmental outputs		9,775	1,126	795	718
Total		7,709	-7,605	-9,509	-11,266
	2.2
Education Revolution – Early Childhood – additional child care places1,6
Administered expense		1,012	5,014	5,139	5,247
Departmental outputs		354	357	332	335
Total		1,366	5,371	5,471	5,582
Carers – improved support	2.3
Administered expense		2,800	181,837	231,098	242,751
Departmental outputs		17,646	15,949	8,768	7,267
Total Note: This measure includes $0.2m funding in 2007-08		20,446	197,786	239,866	250,018
	2.1,2.2,2.3
Responsible Economic Management – Fraud and compliance – assessments to verify income or assets7
Administered expense		- 46,549	- 78,423	- 101,055	- 112,124
Departmental outputs		14,179	13,828	14,671	15,050
Total		- 32,370	- 64,595	- 86,384	- 97,074
National Disability Strategy1,3	2.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		-	-	-	-
National Reciprocal Transport Concessions1	2.1
Administered expense		12,500	12,500	12,500	12,500
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		12,500	12,500	12,500	12,500
Social Security Agreement with Finland	2.1
Administered expense		-	- 1,403	- 1,274	- 1,365
Departmental outputs		1,004	1,188	245	226
Total		1,004	- 215	- 1,029	- 1,139
Outcome 2
Social Security Agreement with Poland	2.1
Administered expense		-	- 6,294	- 6,486	- 6,941
Departmental outputs		1,198	4,016	2,572	394
Total		1,198	- 2,278	- 3,914	- 6,547
Responsible Economic Management – Pilot program addressing undeclared business income and assets – cessation	2.0,2.1,2.3,2.5
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes -$0.5m funding in 2007-08		-	-	-	-
Respite brokerage for older carers	2.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		2,000	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes -$2m funding in 2007-08		2,000	-	-	-
Helping Seniors Make Ends Meet – Seniors Bonus	2.1
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		501	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $1165.1m funding in 2007-08		501	-	-	-
Temporary Protection visa – abolition8	2.0
Administered expense		- 2,377	- 2,194	- 2,504	- 3,440
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		- 2,377	- 2,194	- 2,504	- 3,440
Responsible Economic Management – Commonwealth Seniors Health Card – adjusted taxable income test	2.1
Administered expense		-	- 13,098	- 13,906	- 14,638
Departmental outputs		11,562	3,422	1,705	1,682
Total		11,562	- 9,676	- 12,201	- 12,956
Outcome 3
Responsible Economic Management – Better targeting and delivery of Baby Bonus	3.1
Administered expense		- 59,054	- 102,011	- 106,325	- 109,786
Departmental outputs		6,662	5,529	5,334	5,110
Total		- 52,392	- 96,482	- 100,991	- 104,676
Migration Program - Additional 6000 skilled stream places for 2007-08	3.1
Administered expense		3,548	7,316	7,499	7,686
Departmental outputs		212	297	299	302
Total		3,760	7,613	7,798	7,988
Responsible Economic Management – Better targeting and delivery of Family Tax Benefit – $150,000 income test on primary earner for FTB-B	3.1
Administered expense		- 112,750	- 131,000	- 139,491	- 155,872
Departmental outputs		- 38	- 1,356	- 1,684	- 2,092
Total Note: This measure includes $0.5m funding in 2007-08		- 112,788	- 132,356	- 141,175	- 157,964
Responsible Economic Management – Better targeting and delivery of Family Tax Benefit – continuous adjustment to reduce over-payments of Family Tax Benefit	3.1
Administered expense		-	- 15,000	- 1,192	- 86
Departmental outputs		1,700	683	683	702
Total		1,700	- 14,317	- 509	616
Responsible Economic Management – Better targeting and delivery of Family Tax Benefit – streamlining administration	3.1
Administered expense		2,135,998	2,165,302	2,204,660	2,244,001
Departmental outputs		3,549	6,074	6,092	6,150
Total		2,139,547	2,171,376	2,210,752	2,250,151
Maternity Immunisation Allowance – eligibility change	3.1
Administered expense		- 16,382	- 33,757	- 34,835	- 9,538
Departmental outputs		2,844	1,627	2,238	2,278
Total		- 13,538	- 32,130	- 32,597	- 7,260
Responsible Economic Management – Family Tax Benefit – cease fortnightly payments for recipients who do not lodge tax returns	3.1
Administered expense		8,592	114,050	- 117,460	- 139,621
Departmental outputs		4,665	7,050	1,985	2,062
Total Note: This measure includes $41.6m funding in 2007-08		13,257	121,100	- 115,475	- 137,559
Outcome 3
National framework for protecting Australia's children1	3.1
Administered expense		799	1,018	82	-
Departmental outputs		430	249	57	-
Total		1,229	1,267	139	-
Outcome 4
President Ramos-Horta – non-medical support	4.3
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $0.1m funding in 2007-08		-	-	-	-
Home in Queanbeyan Mental Health Service10	4.1
Administered expense		1,000	1,000	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		1,000	1,000	-	-
A Place to Call Home1	4.1
Administered expense		25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000
Housing Affordability Fund1	4.1
Administered expense		50,000	75,000	75,000	150,000
Departmental outputs		2,207	2,086	2,076	2,828
Total		52,207	77,086	77,076	152,828
Financial Counselling – enhancing existing programs	4.2
Administered expense		2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500
Departmental outputs		2,500	2,500	2,500	2,500
Total		5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
National Rental Affordability Scheme1	4.1
Administered expense		11,654	23,613	33,864	53,446
Departmental outputs		1,394	1,587	1,693	1,675
Total		13,048	25,200	35,557	55,121
Queensland Floods – assistance	4.3
Administered expense		1,936	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $16.2m funding in 2007-08		1,936	-	-	-
Outcome 4
Volunteer Grants program – expansion to help with fuel costs1	4.4
Administered expense		5,000	5,000	5,000	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		5,000	5,000	5,000	-
Volunteer Management Program (Voluntary Work Initiative) – continuation of funding4	4.4
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		-	-	-	-
Cross-Outcome
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – further welfare and employment reform
Outcome 1	1.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Outcome 2	2.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $49.5m funding in 2007-08		-	-	-	-
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – family support package
Outcome 1	1.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		335	-	-	-
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		9,500	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		9,835	-	-	-
Welfare Payments Reform – child protection pilot and school attendance and enrolment pilot
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		345	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		12,562	-	-	-
Outcome 4	4.2
Administered expense		1,287	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		233	-	-	-
Total Note: This measure includes $2m funding in 2007-08		14,427	-	-	-
Cross-Outcome Migration Program – 37,500 place increase for 2008-098
Outcome 2	2.2
Administered expense		876	3,993	6,829	9,848
Departmental outputs		675	795	847	955
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		18,979	59,498	102,028	146,653
Departmental outputs		1,642	2,916	4,843	7,269
Total		22,172	67,202	114,547	164,725
Centrelink call centre supplementation – continuation7
Outcome 2	2.1,2.2,2.3,2.5
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		6,979	-	-	-
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		31,791	-	-	-
Total		38,770	-	-	-
Humanitarian migration program – additional 500 places for Iraqis in 2008-098
Outcome 2	2.1,2.2,2.3
Administered expense		487	796	823	853
Departmental outputs		27	11	12	12
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		834	1,346	1,375	1,406
Departmental outputs		62	23	23	23
Total		1,410	2,176	2,233	2,294
Humanitarian migration program – additional 750 Special Humanitarian Program places from 2009-108
Outcome 2	2.1,2.2,2.3
Administered expense		-	994	2,210	3,495
Departmental outputs		-	68	91	114
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		-	988	3,035	5,183
Departmental outputs		-	67	90	114
Total		-	2,117	5,426	8,906
Means-testing of government support – expanded definitions of income to include net losses from investments9
Outcome 2	2.1
Administered expense		-	- 23	- 30	- 30
Departmental outputs		19	9	7	6
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		-	- 4,477	- 5,970	- 5,970
Departmental outputs		3,798	1,648	1,341	1,265
Total		3,817	- 2,843	- 4,652	- 4,729
Cross-Outcome Means-testing of government support – expanded definitions of income to include certain 'salary sacrificed' contributions to superannuation9
Outcome 2	2.2,2.3
Administered expense		-	- 900	- 800	- 800
Departmental outputs		28	3	- 1	- 2
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		-	- 89,100	- 79,200	- 79,200
Departmental outputs		2,757	276	- 147	- 207
Total		2,785	- 89,721	- 80,148	- 80,209
Visa places for Iraqi locally engaged employees8
Outcome 2	2.1,2.2,2.3
Administered expense		795	952	978	1,010
Departmental outputs		31	12	12	12
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		790	1,618	1,659	1,700
Departmental outputs		74	28	28	29
Total		1,690	2,610	2,677	2,751
Removal of differential treatment of same-sex couples and their children – law reform
Outcome 2	2.1,2.2,2.3,2.5
Administered expense		-	- 16,930	- 21,081	- 25,290
Departmental outputs		5,153	1,402	548	479
Outcome 3	3.1
Administered expense		-	- 4,193	- 5,150	- 6,157
Departmental outputs		4,041	1,137	437	382
Outcome 4	4.1
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		538	127	53	46
Total Note: This measure includes $0.1m funding in 2007-08 Supporting Local Communities1,2		9,732	- 18,457	- 25,193	- 30,540
Outcome 2	2.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Outcome 4	4.4
Administered expense		700	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		-	-	-	-
Total		700	-	-	-
Total expense measures	Administered	2,109,235	2,204,720	2,098,412	2,244,800
	Departmental	262,550	70,038	53,810	52,903
	Total	2,371,785	2,274,758	2,152,222	2,297,703
Capital Measures
Outcome 1
Closing the Gap – Northern Territory – accommodation for government personnel in remote communities	1.2
Administered expense		-	-	-	-
Departmental outputs		6,723	-	-	-
Total		6,723	-	-	-
Total capital measures	Administered	-	-	-	-
	Departmental	6,723	-	-	-
	Total	6,723	-	-	-

Prepared on a Government Financial Statistics Basis

1. These measures deliver on election commitments.
2. This measure will include $0.2m of funding in 2008-09, which will be funded from within existing resources.
3. This measure will include $2.1m of funding in 2008-09, $2.1m in 2009-10, $1.9m in 2010-11 and $1.7m in 2011-12 which will be funded from within existing resources.
4. Funding for this measure has already been included in the forward estimates.
5. The lead agency for this measure is the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper 2 under the Department of Veterans' Affairs Portfolio.
6. The lead agency for this measure is the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations. The full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper 2 under the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations Portfolio.
7. The lead agency for this measure is the Department of Human Services. The full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper 2 under the Department of Human Services Portfolio.
8. The lead agency for this measure is the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. The full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper 2 under the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio.
9. The lead agency for this measure is the Department of Treasury. The full measure description and package details appear in Budget Paper 2 under the Department of Treasury Portfolio.
10. The Home in Queanbeyan Mental Health Service Measure was previously reported in the 2007-08 Portfolio Additional Estimate Statements. This funding has been reallocated to $1m in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

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