Part 4: Financial Statements – HTML version

Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements

Note 20: Expenses Administered on Behalf of Government
	2004 $'000	2003 $'000
Grants
Non-Profit Institutions	523,420	488,499
State and Territory governments	1,860,024	1,916,422
Local governments	56,443	48,232
External entities - Private Sector	22,835	19,184
Other	82,150	52,911
*Total grants*	2,544,872	2,525,248
The nature of grants are as follows:
Grants for Stronger Families	328,585	308,228
Grants for Stronger Communities	1,311,077	1,395,856
Grants for Economic and Social Participation	905,210	821,164
*Total grants*	2,544,872	2,525,248
Subsidies
External entities	13,081	11,705
*Total subsidies*	13,081	11,705
Personal benefits - indirect
Indirect	36,574	27,703
*Total personal benefits - indirect*	36,574	27,703
Personal benefits - direct
Age Pension	19,538,351	17,740,214
Family Tax Benefit	15,069,343	10,473,856
Disability Support Pension	7,485,330	6,851,608
Parenting Payment (Partnered and Single)	5,981,605	5,731,117
Newstart Allowance	4,753,635	4,831,069
Youth Allowance	2,247,575	2,235,020
Childcare Benefit	1,382,877	1,364,358
Carer Allowance - Adult and Child	965,286	744,488
Carer Payment	920,229	702,649
Partner Allowance (Pension)	546,638	509,932
Wife Pension (DSP)	325,299	351,491
Widow Allowance	469,751	429,662
Mature Age Allowance	372,386	381,155
Partner Allowance (Benefit)	313,865	350,836
Austudy Payment	260,347	270,623
Maternity Allowance	223,252	216,634
Wife Pension (Age)	193,960	195,071
Special Benefit	113,297	116,286
Other	317,577	306,221
*Total personal benefits - direct*	61,480,603	53,802,290
Suppliers
Supply of goods and services	53,017	50,819
*Total suppliers*	53,017	50,819
Write-down and impairment of assets
Financial assets
Other	-	326
Student Financial Supplement Scheme	24,555	64,853
Student Financial Supplement adjustment to opening balance	(918)	10,265
Personal benefits	60,695	220,892
Child support bad debt expense	43,619	134,662
*Total write-down and impairment of assets*	127,951	430,998
Interest
Student Financial Supplement Scheme	42,857	47,958
*Total interest*	42,857	47,958
Other expenses
Child Support Trust Expenditure	670,089	659,638
Annual Appropriation Maintenance Advances	2,552	2,546
Special Appropriation Maintenance Advances	87,833	81,714
Special Account Expense	4,512	7,462
Other	128,560	2,436
*Total other expenses*	893,546	753,796
*Total Expenses Administered on Behalf of Government*	65,192,501	57,650,517

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