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Portfolio Budget Statements 2009-10

1.3 Budget measures

Budget measures relating to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs are detailed in Budget Paper No. 2 and the FaHCSIA financial implications are summarised below.


Table 1.2 Agency 2009-10 Budget Measures

 

 Program 2008-09
$'000		 2009-10
$'000		 2010-11
$'000		 2011-12
$'000		 2012-13
$'000
    $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Expense measures
Outcome 1
Care determinations - alignment across Family Assistance Office and Child Support Program 1.1          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 35 - - -
Total   - 35 - - -
Drought assistance - extension of the Family Support Drought Response Teams program 1.1          
Administered expenses   - 6,509 - - -
Departmental expenses   - 1,081 - - -
Total   - 7,590 - - -
Improving School Enrolment and Attendance Trial - continuation 1.1          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total1   - - - - -
National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children - Transition to Independent Living Allowance - increase 1.1          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total2   - - - - -
National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children - Special Child Care Benefit - increasing awareness and access 1.1          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total2   - - - - -
National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children - Communities for Children Plus Program - establishment 1.1          
Administered expenses   - 1,450 2,848 3,005 1,952
Departmental expenses   - 254 210 141 142
Total   - 1,704 3,058 3,146 2,094
National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children - National Leadership Projects 1.1          
Administered expenses   - 1,700 2,075 2,523 2,611
Departmental expenses   - 559 192 164 166
Total   - 2,259 2,267 2,687 2,777
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - family support package 1.1          
Administered expenses   - 5,068 5,269 5,475 -
Departmental expenses   - 407 411 416 -
Total   - 5,475 5,680 5,891 -
Family Relationships Services Program - transfer of responsibilities to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 1.1          
Administered expenses   - 1,055 1,072 1,094 1,115
Departmental expenses   - 1,685 1,734 1,775 1,809
Total   - 2,740 2,806 2,869 2,924
Reform of family payments - Family Tax Benefit A (FTB-A) - removing the link to pension indexation 1.2          
Administered expenses   - - 43,092 - 189,460 - 292,025 - 498,721
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 43,092 - 189,460 - 292,025 - 498,721
Child Support Agency - additional funding 1.2          
Administered expenses   - - 27,900 - 27,900 - 27,900 - 27,900
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 27,900 - 27,900 - 27,900 - 27,900
An Innovation and Higher Education System for the 21st Century - Student Income Support - increase Youth Allowance Parental Income Test threshold 1.2          
Administered expenses   - - 55,397 - 147,550 - 150,943 - 153,962
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 55,397 - 147,550 - 150,943 - 153,962
An Innovation and Higher Education System for the 21st Century - Student Income Support - reduction in the age of independence 1.2          
Administered expenses   - - 1,268 - 4,642 - 13,467 - 20,575
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 1,268 - 4,642 - 13,467 - 20,575
Jobs and Training Compact - improved participation requirements for 15 to 20 year olds 1.2          
Administered expenses   - - 18,947 - 32,329 - 32,434 - 32,882
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 18,947 - 32,329 - 32,434 - 32,882
Reform of family payments - pause to indexation of upper income thresholds of FTB-A, FTB-B and Baby Bonus 1.2, 1.3          
Administered expenses   - - 169,956 - 236,428 - 346,953 - 364,612
Departmental expenses   639 95 96 17 18
Total   639 - 169,861 - 236,332 - 346,936 - 364,594
Paid Parental Leave 1.2, 1.3          
Administered expenses   - 2,350 234,893 464,597 477,288
Departmental expenses   454 2,428 2,596 756 762
Total   454 4,778 237,489 465,353 478,050
Maternity Immunisation Allowance - alignment of indexation with other family payments 1.3          
Administered expenses   - - 452 - 472 - 879 - 913
Departmental expenses   23 - - - -
Total   23 - 452 - 472 - 879 - 913
Outcome 3
Emergency Relief - innovative projects to help build the financial capacity of people on low incomes 3.1          
Administered expenses   - 23,886 24,358 - -
Departmental expenses   - 1,114 642 - -
Total   - 25,000 25,000 - -
Emergency Relief - assistance related to the Victorian bushfires and Queensland floods 3.1          
Administered expenses   5,000 - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   5,000 - - - -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - income management - additional funding 3.1          
Administered expenses   - 4,271 - - -
Departmental expenses   - 3,418 - - -
Total   - 7,689 - - -
Income management in cases of child neglect and by voluntary choice - continuation of trial 3.1          
Administered expenses   - 2,274 - - -
Departmental expenses   476 770 - - -
Total   476 3,044 - - -
Victorian bushfires - assistance 3.4          
Administered expenses   75,215 10,562 - - -
Departmental expenses   16,132 - - - -
Total   91,347 10,562 - - -
Queensland floods - assistance 3.4          
Administered expenses   48,034 3,693 - - -
Departmental expenses   3,782 - - - -
Total   51,816 3,693 - - -
South-East Queensland storms - assistance 3.4          
Administered expenses   19,155 - - - -
Departmental expenses   2,122 - - - -
Total   21,277 - - - -
Outcome 4
Secure and sustainable pensions - close the Pension Bonus Scheme 4.1          
Administered expenses   - 5,095 3,320 - 14,506 - 49,752
Departmental expenses   190 16 5 - -
Total   190 5,111 3,325 - 14,506 - 49,752
Secure and sustainable pensions - increase in the Age Pension age 4.1          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   46 - - - -
Total   46 - - - -
Superannuation - account-based pensions - drawdown relief for retirees for 2008-09 4.1          
Administered expenses   10,930 - - - -
Departmental expenses   2,158 - - - -
Total   13,088 - - - -
Superannuation - account-based pensions - further drawdown relief for retirees 4.1          
Administered expenses   - 15,000 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - 15,000 - - -
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card - income test 4.2          
Administered expenses   - 9,563 11,410 13,336 14,182
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - 9,563 11,410 13,336 14,182
Outcome 5
Fraud and compliance - extending real estate asset reviews to Disability Support Pension 5.2          
Administered expenses   - - 1,295 - 6,125 - 8,134 - 10,329
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 1,295 - 6,125 - 8,134 - 10,329
Disability Support Pension - better and fairer assessments 5.2          
Administered expenses   - 585 - 37,711 - 114,530 - 190,874
Departmental expenses   51 1,258 804 - -
Total   51 1,843 - 36,907 - 114,530 - 190,874
Secure and sustainable pensions - new carer supplement 5.3          
Administered expenses   373,072 - 434,113 458,339 482,417
Departmental expenses   2,049 99 97 72 63
Total   375,121 99 434,210 458,411 482,480
Disability Parking Scheme - a national approach 5.4          
Administered expenses   - 1,600 122 - -
Departmental expenses   - 388 508 394 -
Total   - 1,988 630 394 -
National Companion Card - implementation 5.4          
Administered expenses   - 191 141 20 -
Departmental expenses   - 564 429 433 -
Total   - 755 570 453 -
Children with a disability - additional outside school hours care 5.4          
Administered expenses   - 1,083 1,323 1,347 1,371
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - 1,083 1,323 1,347 1,371
Outcome 6
National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children - implementation 6.1          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - - - -
Outcome 7
Closing the Gap - Business Action Agenda 7.1          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 745 753 765 776
Total   - 745 753 765 776
Closing the Gap - funding for the Native Title system 7.3          
Administered expenses   - 7,001 13,403 20,122 21,585
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - 7,001 13,403 20,122 21,585
Closing the Gap - Clearinghouse 7.4          
Administered expenses   - - 500 510 519
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 500 510 519
Closing the Gap - Reconciliation Australia - continuation 7.4          
Administered expenses   - - 3,600 3,600 3,600
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 3,600 3,600 3,600
Closing the Gap - Indigenous Healing Foundation 7.4          
Administered expenses   - 5,710 7,658 7,834 4,857
Departmental expenses   - 194 106 147 102
Total   - 5,904 7,764 7,981 4,959
Coordinator General for remote Indigenous services 7.4          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 2,225 2,244 2,266 2,288
Total   - 2,225 2,244 2,266 2,288
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - playgroups 7.5          
Administered expenses   - 119 1,102 1,125 -
Departmental expenses   - 205 122 124 -
Total   - 324 1,224 1,249 -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - field operations 7.5          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 25,085 25,311 25,615 -
Total   - 25,085 25,311 25,615 -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - coordination and policy advice 7.5          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 3,884 3,826 3,329 -
Total   - 3,884 3,826 3,329 -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - community engagement 7.5          
Administered expenses   - 4,572 7,323 7,469 -
Departmental expenses   - 5,026 5,068 5,118 -
Total   - 9,598 12,391 12,587 -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - policing 7.5          
Administered expenses   - 7,000 8,430 9,780 -
Departmental expenses   - 905 912 921 -
Total   - 7,905 9,342 10,701 -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - Local Priorities Fund 7.5          
Administered expenses   - 10,047 - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - 10,047 - - -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - early childhood 7.5          
Administered expenses   - 409 418 427 -
Departmental expenses   - 111 87 88 -
Total   - 520 505 515 -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - youth diversion 7.5          
Administered expenses   - 8,795 8,988 9,177 -
Departmental expenses   - 484 489 494 -
Total   - 9,279 9,477 9,671 -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - community stores 7.5          
Administered expenses   - 3,408 1,793 1,675 -
Departmental expenses   - 4,535 3,526 2,512 -
Total   - 7,943 5,319 4,187 -
Cross-Outcome
Migration Program - reduction in skill stream places for 2008-09
Outcome 1 1.2, 1.3          
Administered expenses   - 10,759 - 22,121 - 22,696 - 23,263 - 23,845
Departmental expenses   - 594 - - - -
Outcome 5 5.2          
Administered expenses   - 143 - 293 - 301 - 309 - 316
Departmental expenses   - 12 - - - -
Total   - 11,508 - 22,414 - 22,997 - 23,572 - 24,161
Migration Program - allocation of places for 2009-10
Outcome 1 1.2, 1.3          
Administered expenses   - - 14,851 - 44,211 - 75,071 - 107,524
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 3 3.3          
Administered expenses   - 412 2,113 3,909 5,771
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 5 5.2          
Administered expenses   - 42 660 1,331 2,047
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 14,397 - 41,438 - 69,831 - 99,706
Fraud and compliance - Centrelink debts - increase in repayment rate 1.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.2, 5.3          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - - - -
This measure involves an adjustment to (FaHCSIA Administered) underlying cash
Fraud and compliance - increased Centrelink compliance review activity
Outcome 4 4.1          
Administered expenses   - - 547 - 5,767 - 6,965 - 7,454
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 5 5.2, 5.3          
Administered expenses   - - 348 - 3,698 - 4,264 - 4,300
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 895 - 9,465 - 11,229 - 11,754
    -        
Fraud and compliance - establishing a data mining capability in Centrelink
Outcome 4 4.1          
Administered expenses   - - 3,361 - 11,042 - 17,448 - 19,893
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 5 5.2, 5.3          
Administered expenses   - - 416 - 1,350 - 1,896 - 1,949
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 3,777 - 12,392 - 19,344 - 21,842
Fraud and compliance - extended United Kingdom data exchange
Outcome 4 4.2          
Administered expenses   - - 568 - 750 - 296 - 242
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 5 5.2, 5.3          
Administered expenses   - - 618 - 757 - 111 - 100
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Total   - - 1,186 - 1,507 - 407 - 342
Closing the Gap - Community Development Employment Projects Program (CDEP) and the Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) Reform
Outcome 3 3.2          
Administered expenses   - 13,350 13,631 13,903 14,181
Departmental expenses   - 1,261 1,271 1,284 1,297
Outcome 4 4.1          
Administered expenses   - 296 459 1,040 1,153
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 5 5.2, 5.3          
Administered expenses   - 1,832 2,526 4,930 5,416
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 7 7.1          
Administered expenses   - - 136,407 - 128,147 - 277,003 - 302,890
Departmental expenses   10,847 10,144 11,357 12,384 9,551
Total   10,847 - 109,524 - 98,903 - 243,462 - 271,292
Secure and sustainable pensions - social security agreements with Latvia, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic 3.3          
Outcome 3
Administered expenses   - - - 20 - 49 - 52
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 4 4.1          
Administered expenses   - - - 386 - 683 - 736
Departmental expenses   - 324 312 45 -
Total   - 324 - 94 - 687 - 788
Secure and sustainable pensions - increase to pension payments
Outcome 3 3.3, 3.4, 3.5          
Administered expenses   - - 902,510 - 1,233,913 - 1,291,745 - 1,355,442
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 4 4.1, 4.2          
Administered expenses   - 2,206,620 3,011,921 3,183,092 3,383,891
Departmental expenses   2,504 925 392 151 169
Outcome 5 5.2, 5.3          
Administered expenses   - 1,121,659 1,516,005 1,592,340 1,680,448
Departmental expenses   1,273 470 198 75 84
Total   3,777 2,427,164 3,294,603 3,483,913 3,709,150
Secure and sustainable pensions - tighten the income test taper
Outcome 3 3.4          
Administered expenses   - - 30 - 60 - 86 - 134
Departmental expenses   - - - - -
Outcome 4 4.1          
Administered expenses   - - 110,270 - 217,927 - 276,504 - 337,698
Departmental expenses   157 717 274 176 166
Outcome 5 5.2,5.3          
Administered expenses   - - 23,735 - 47,817 - 62,038 - 80,097
Departmental expenses   34 154 60 39 39
Total   191 - 133,164 - 265,470 - 338,413 - 417,724
Tuggeranong Office Park - accommodation
Outcome 1 ALL          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 1,544 1,249 1,205 1,242
Outcome 2 ALL          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 677 548 529 545
Outcome 3 ALL          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 932 754 728 750
Outcome 4 ALL          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 412 333 322 331
Outcome 5 ALL          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 1,571 1,271 1,227 1,264
Outcome 6 ALL          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 102 83 80 82
Outcome 7 ALL          
Administered expenses   - - - - -
Departmental expenses   - 3,489 2,823 2,724 2,807
Total   - 8,727 7,061 6,815 7,021
Total expense measures
Administered   520,504 1,952,825 2,920,015 2,772,498 2,511,212
Departmental   42,331 80,292 71,093 66,516 24,453
  Total 562,835 2,033,117 2,991,108 2,839,014 2,535,665
Capital measures
Outcome 7
Closing the Gap - Community Development Employment Projects Program (CDEP) and the Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) Reform 7.1          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   3,385 597 - - -
Total   3,385 597 - - -
Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - field operations 7.5          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 2,357 2,337 2,270 -
Total   - 2,357 2,337 2,270 -
Cross-Outcome
Tuggeranong Office Park - accommodation
Outcome 1 ALL          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 2,962 1,774 - -
Outcome 2 ALL          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 1,299 778 - -
Outcome 3 ALL          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 1,788 1,071 - -
Outcome 4 ALL          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 790 473 - -
Outcome 5 ALL          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 3,014 1,805 - -
Outcome 6 ALL          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 196 117 - -
Outcome 7 ALL          
Administered capital   - - - - -
Departmental capital   - 6,695 4,009 - -
Total   - 16,744 10,027 - -
Total capital measures
Administered   - - - - -
Departmental   3,385 19,698 12,364 2,270 -
  Total 3,385 19,698 12,364 2,270 -

Prepared on a Government Financial Statistics (fiscal) basis

1 This measure has financial implications for DEEWR and is listed here as it forms part of the Government's Income Management Reforms co-ordinated by FaHCSIA.

2 These measures have financial implications for DEEWR and are listed here as FaHCSIA is co-ordinating the Commonwealth's response to the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children.


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