Performance Reporting

Part two

Output Group 2.4: Addressing youth homelessness

Administered items:

Youth Engagement
- Reconnect

Departmental outputs:

Policy services and program management
Service delivery

Youth Engagement

Price
Estimate	$34.904m
Actual	$34.687m

Reconnect

The Reconnect Program helps young people aged 12 to 18 who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and their families. It is designed to break the cycle of homelessness, which can begin at an early age. Reconnect provides early intervention support through counselling, group work, mediation, and practical help to assist the young person to re‑engage with their families, education, training, employment and the community.

Effectiveness—early intervention indicator: Percentage of clients with a positive change in their overall situation
Estimate	70%	The variance is +12 per cent. The actual result exceeds the estimate due to continued departmental support services in data follow‑up and completion.
Actual	82%

Effectiveness—early intervention indicator: Percentage of clients with an improved level of engagement with family
Estimate	70%	The variance is +1 per cent. The actual result was similar to the estimate indicated in the 2007–08 FaHCSIA Portfolio Budget Statements.
Actual	71%

Quantity indicator: Migrants and Humanitarian Entrants born overseas provided with Reconnect services
Estimate	500	The variance is +595. The actual result exceeds the estimate due to program maturation and an increased number of services now in operation. Includes all clients seen.
Actual	1095

Quantity indicator: Number of families assisted
Estimate	5,000	The variance is –648. The number of families is less than estimated, but marginally higher than the previous year.
Actual	4,352

Quantity indicator: Number of people assisted
Estimate	7,000	Numbers exceed estimates. Estimates in future will include breakdown of individual and group participants.
Actual	5,684 individuals 10,467 group participants

Policy services and program management

Price
Estimate	$5.600m
Actual	$5.481m

Quality—assurance indicator: Department ensures that services providers meet terms and conditions of funding
Estimate	100%	The actual result was the same as the estimate indicated in the 2007–08 FaHCSIA Portfolio Budget Statements.
Actual	100%

Quality—assurance indicator: Service agreements/contracts that meet legislative, government policy and departmental requirements in place with all service providers
Estimate	100%	The actual result was the same as the estimate indicated in the 2007–08 FaHCSIA Portfolio Budget Statements.
Actual	100%

Quantity indicator: Number of contracts/service agreements under management
Estimate	112	The actual result was the same as the estimate indicated in the 2007–08 FaHCSIA Portfolio Budget Statements.
Actual	112

Quantity indicator: Number of items to Ministers’ offices
Estimate	90 items of ministerial correspondence 80 submissions and briefings	Detailed information on actual results for this indicator can be found in Part 3 of this report.

Service delivery

Price
Estimate	$4.112m
Actual	$4.025m

Quality—assurance indicator: Service providers deliver services to the standards agreed within FaHCSIA
Estimate	100%	The actual result was the same as the estimate indicated in the 2007–08 FaHCSIA Portfolio Budget Statements.
Actual	100%

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