Portfolio Supplementary
Additional Estimates Statements
2014-15
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 20142015
and
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 20142015
Social Services Portfolio
Explanations of SupplementaryAdditional Estimates 2014-15
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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 Madam Speaker
I hereby submit these Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements in support of the additional appropriations sought for the Social ServicesPortfolio, through Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2014-2015 and Appropriation Bill (No.6) 2014-2015.
These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the Parliament, as a statement on the funding requirements being sought for the Portfolio.
I present these statements by virtue of my ministerial responsibility for accountability to the Parliament and, through it, the public.
Yours sincerely
TheHonScottMorrisonMP
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nil
..not zero, but rounded to zero
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User Guide
to the
Portfolio Supplementary
Additional Estimates
Statements
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User Guide
The purpose of the 2014-15 Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements (PSAES) is to inform Senators, Members of Parliament and the public of the proposed allocation of additional resources to government outcomes by entities within the portfolio.
The PSAES facilitate understanding of the proposed appropriations in Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2014-2015 and Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2014-2015. In this sense the PSAES is declared by the Appropriation Acts to be a ‘relevant document’ to the interpretation of the Acts according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2014-2015, which follows on from Appropriation Act (No. 1) tabled at Budget and Appropriation Bill (No. 3) tabled at Additional Estimates, will provide additional expenditure authority for the ordinary annual services of government in respect of the 2014-15 financial year.
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2014-2015, which follows on from Appropriation Act (No. 2) tabled at Budget and Appropriation Bill (No. 4) tabled at Additional Estimates, will provide additional expenditure authority in respect of the 2014-15 financial year for capital works and services, payments to or for the states, territories and local government authorities, and new administered outcomes not authorised in specific legislation.
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Social Services PortfolioSupplementary Additional
Estimates Statements
Department of Social Services...... 1
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency...... 9
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Department of Social Services
Overview of additional appropriations...... 3
Entitymeasures table...... 4
Additional estimatesand variations...... 5
Breakdown of additional estimates by appropriation bill...... 7
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DSS Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements
Department of Social Services
Overview of additional appropriations
The Department of Social Services is seeking additional appropriations of $47.8million through Appropriation Bill (No.5) 2014-15 and $10.0million through Appropriation Bill (No.6) 2014-15. These variations are due to approved movement of funds, reallocation of administered to departmental capital funding, and additional measures announced since the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements2014-15.
Further information may be found in the 2015-16 Department of Social ServicesBudget Statements.
Entity measures table
Table 1.1 summarises new Government measures taken since the 2014-15 Additional Estimates. The table lists expense measures, with the affected programme identified. There are no revenue or capital measures.
Table 1.1 Entity 201415supplementary additional estimates measures
Programmeimpacted / 2014-15
$'000 / 2015-16
$'000 / 2016-17
$'000 / 2017-18
$'000
Expense measures
Inter-country Adoption – A National Support Service / 2.1, 2.7
Administered / 552 / 1,344 / 1,009 / 1,029
Departmental / 2,685 / 5,184 / 5,311 / 5,825
Total / 3,237 / 6,528 / 6,320 / 6,854
Strengthening the Constitutional basis for Commonwealth spending / 2.1, 4.1
Administered / (3,324) / (5,812) / (5,913) / (7,427)
Total / (3,324) / (5,812) / (5,913) / (7,427)
Families package – childcare: early childhood safety net / 2.4
Administered / (3,034) / (6,650) / (11,418) / (11,008)
Total / (3,034) / (6,650) / (11,418) / (11,008)
Total expense measures
Administered / (5,806) / (11,118) / (16,322) / (17,406)
Departmental / 2,685 / 5,184 / 5,311 / 5,825
Total / (3,121) / (5,934) / (11,011) / (11,581)
Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis.
Additionalestimates and variations
The following table details the changes to the resourcing for the Department of Social Services at Supplementary Additional Estimates, by outcome. The following table details the supplementaryestimates and variations resulting from new measures and any other variations (if applicable) since the 2014-15Additional Estimates in Appropriation Bills (No. 5 and No. 6).
Table 1.2 Supplementary estimates and variations to outcomes from measures and other variations
Programme / 201415 / 201516 / 201617 / 201718impacted / $'000 / $'000 / $'000 / $'000
Outcome 1
Increase in estimates (administered)
Transfer of funds from The Treasury for the Intergenerational Report and Economic Action Strategy education campaign / 1.6 / 1,100 / – / – / –
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 1 (administered) / 1,100 / – / – / –
Outcome 2
Increase in estimates (administered)
Inter-country Adoption – A National Support Service / 2.1 / 552 / 1,344 / 1,009 / 1,029
Reallocation of funds for the Free Translating and Interpreting Services / 2.1 / 14,852 / 16,365 / 16,661 / 16,822
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Strengthening the Constitutional basis for Commonwealth spending / 2.1 / (724) / (1,705) / (1,705) / (1,705)
Transfer of funds to Special Account / 2.1 / (15,000) / – / – / –
Movement of funds between years / 2.1 / (10,000) / 10,000 / – / –
Families package – childcare: early childhood safety net / 2.4 / (3,034) / (6,650) / (11,418) / (11,008)
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 2 (administered) / (13,354) / 19,354 / 4,547 / 5,138
Increase in estimates (departmental)
Inter-country Adoption – A National Support Service / 2.7 / 2,685 / 5,184 / 5,311 / 5,825
Decrease in estimates (departmental)
Reallocation of funds for the Free Translating and Interpreting Services / 2.7 / (14,852) / (16,365) / (16,661) / (16,822)
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 2 (departmental) / (12,167) / (11,181) / (11,350) / (10,997)
Table 1.2 Supplementary estimates and variations to outcomes from measures and other variations (continued)
Programme / 201415 / 201516 / 201617 / 201718impacted / $'000 / $'000 / $'000 / $'000
Outcome 3
Increase in estimates (administered)
Movement of funds between years / 3.4 / 50,000 / 24,200 / – / –
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Movement of funds between years / 3.1 / (3,000) / (7,000) / – / –
Wound Management Scoping Study – redirection of funding / 3.6 / (311) / – / – / –
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 3 (administered) / 46,689 / 17,200 / – / –
Increase in estimates (departmental)
Movement of funds between years / 3.7 / 10,000 / – / – / –
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 3 (departmental) / 10,000 / – / – / –
Outcome 4
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Strengthening the Constitutional basis for Commonwealth spending / 4.1 / (2,600) / (4,107) / (4,208) / (5,722)
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 4 (administered) / (2,600) / (4,107) / (4,208) / (5,722)
Outcome 5
Increase in estimates (administered)
Indexation and demographic changes / 5.1 / 562 / 8,587 / 21,093 / 35,797
Decrease in estimates (administered)
Movement of funds between years / 5.2 / (485) / (1,150) / 1,635 / –
Program Specific - Other Changes / 5.1, 5.2 / (19,979) / (19,902) / (10,796) / 421
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 5 (administered) / (19,902) / (12,465) / 11,932 / 36,218
Breakdown of additional estimates by appropriation bill
The following tables detail the Additional Estimates sought for the Department of Social Servicesthrough Appropriation Bills (No. 5 and No. 6).
Table 1.3:Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2014-2015
Total / Budget and / Supplementaryavailable / Additional / Additional
appropriations / Estimates / Revised / Estimates
201314 / 201415 / 201415 / 201415
$'000 / $'000 / $'000 / $'000
ADMINISTERED ITEMS
Outcome 1
Social Security / 150,006 / 13,670 / 14,770 / 1,100
Outcome 3
Ageing and Aged Care / 171,493 / 2,227,359 / 2,274,048 / 46,689
Total / 321,499 / 2,241,029 / 2,288,818 / 47,789
Total administered / 321,499 / 2,241,029 / 2,288,818 / 47,789
Table 1.4: Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2014-2015
Total / Budget and / Supplementaryavailable / Additional / Additional
appropriations / Estimates / Revised / Estimates
201314 / 201415 / 201415 / 201415
$'000 / $'000 / $'000 / $'000
Non-operating
Equity injections / 41,663 / 6,373 / 16,373 / 10,000
Total non-operating
Department of Social Services / 41,663 / 6,373 / 16,373 / 10,000
Total / 41,663 / 6,373 / 16,373 / 10,000
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DSS Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency
Overview of additional appropriations...... 11
Additional estimates and variations...... 12
Breakdown of additional estimates by appropriation bill...... 13
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AACQA Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency
Overview of additional appropriations
The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (the Quality Agency) is seeking additional capital appropriations of $0.06million through Appropriation Bill (No.5) 2014-15. These variations are due to the transition of the Quality Review programme from the Department of Social Services to the Quality Agency.
Additional estimates and variations
The following table details the changes to the resourcing for the Quality Agency at Supplementary Additional Estimates, by outcome. The following table details the variations since the 2014-15 Additional Estimates in Appropriation Bill (No. 5).
Table 1.1 Supplementary estimates and variations to outcomes from measures and other variations
Programmeimpacted / 2014-15
$'000 / 2015-16
$'000 / 2016-17
$'000 / 2017-18
$'000
Outcome 1
Increase in estimates (departmental)
Other Changes / 1.1 / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60
Net impact on estimates for
Outcome 1 (departmental) / 60 / 60 / 60 / 60
Breakdown of additional estimates by appropriation bill
The following table details the Additional Estimates sought for the Quality Agency through Appropriation Bill (No. 5).
Table 1.2: Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2014-2015
Total / Budget and / Supplementaryavailable / Additional / Additional
appropriations / Estimates / Revised / Estimates
201314 / 201415 / 201415 / 201415
$'000 / $'000 / $'000 / $'000
DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
Outcome 1
High-quality care for persons receiving Australian Government subsidised residential aged care and aged care in the community through the accreditation of residential aged care services, the quality review of aged care services including services provided in the community, and the provision of information, education and training to the aged care sector / 25,705 / 25,765 / 60
Total / 25,705 / 25,765 / 60
Total departmental / 25,705 / 25,765 / 60
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