Community Affairs Legislation Committee Examination of Budget Estimates 2003-2004 Additional Information Received VOLUME 9 FaCS Output Groups: Output 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO FEBRUARY 2004 Note: Where published reports, etc. have been provided in response to questions, they have not been included in the Additional Information volume in order to conserve resources. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF BUDGET EXPENDITURE FOR 2003-2004 Included in this volume are answers to written and oral questions taken on notice and tabled papers relating to the SUPPLEMENTARY budget estimates hearing on 6 November 2003 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO Senator Quest. Output Group 1.2 – Youth and Student Support Vol. 9 No. Page No. Collins 87 Youth Bureau programs 1 Collins 126 Youth Bureau Programs Branch 2-3 Collins 88, 90 Youth Bureau programs expenditure 4-8 Collins 89 Progams administered by the Youth Bureau Policy and Promotions 9 Branch Collins 91-92 Youth Allowance 10-11 Collins 93 Restructured reviews/Austudy reviews 12-13 Collins 94 Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) 14 Collins 95-96 Fares Allowance 15-16 Collins 99-106 Reconnect services 17-28 Collins 107-111, Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) Program 29-39 315 Collins 112-117 Green Corps 40-50 Collins 118-125 Mentor Marketplace initiative 51-58 Collins 127-133 Youth activities services 59-71 Collins 134-135, National youth affairs research scheme 72-75 247 Collins 136 Voices of Youth initiative 76 Collins 137-142, National Youth Roundtable 77-88 249, 250 Collins 252 & 143 National Indigenous youth leadership group 89-96 144-150 Collins 151-152 National Youth Week 2003 97-99 Collins 153-154 Rock eisteddfod challenge 100-101 Collins 155-157, Youth pathways action plan task force report 102-107 253 Collins 234 Service profiling 108 Collins 231 Substance abuse 109 Collins 236 (2) Fares Allowance 110 Collins 248 Youth suicide 111 Output Group 1.3 – Child Support Bishop 254 Child support 112 i Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO 2003-04 Supplementary Budget Estimates, 6 November 2003 Senator Quest. Output Group 1.4 – Child Care Support Vol. 9 No. Page No. Tabled at Child care benefit expenditure 113-115 hearing Tabled at Openings and closures of child care centres 116-130 hearing Tabled at Child care services, places, utilisation, and staff 131-133 hearing Tabled at Child places – FDC and OSHC reallocation data as 31 October 2003 134-135 hearing Collins 162 Openings and closures of child care services 136-154 Collins 160, 163 Child care benefit 155-157 Collins 164 Corporate child care 158-176 Collins 166 Ministerial and Parliamentary services 177 Collins 167 In-school child care for young mothers 178 Collins 168 Salary sacrifice of child care costs 179 Collins 170 Child care access hotline 180 Collins 158, 161, Child care support 181-222 165, 169, 171, 256, 262, 263, 159 Collins 255 Large child care benefit debts 223 Collins 259, 260 Flexibility and choice in child care 224-225 Collins 257 In-home care program 226 Collins 261 Planning Advisory Committees 227-229 Collins 264 Planning Advisory Committee - cap 230 Collins 265 Child care 231 Output Group 2.1 – Housing Support Collins 172 SAAP 232 Collins 237 Accessing services – homeless youth 233 Output Group 2.2 – Community Support Bishop 32-40 Low-income Health Care Card 234-244 Output Group 3.1 – Labour Market Assistance Bishop 274-275 Personal support programme 245-247 Bishop 277-281 Special employment advance 248-250 Bishop 266 Mature age allowance and partner allowance 252-254 ii Senator Quest. Output Group 3.2 – Support for People with a Vol. 9 No. Disability Page No. Collins 174 Business service wage assessment tool 255 Collins 176 Young people in residential aged care 256-257 Collins 177 Disability employment in the Public Service 258-259 Collins 179 National Council for Intellectual Disability 260 Lees 286, 287 Disability Support Pension – age breakdown of grants and rejections 261-262 in 2002/03 and age breakdown of total disability support pension population Lees 288 People moving off Disability Support Pension and onto Newstart 263 Allowance Lees 289 Reasons for DSP exits 264 Collins 290 Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement 265 Collins 291 SPRC Research Paper 'Characteristics of Disability Support Pension 266 Inflows and Outflows' Collins 292 DSP customers suspended due to failure to report income 267 Collins 293 ECB payments 268 Collins 294 Income earnings – DSP recipients 269 Bishop 295, 296 Print disability subsidy program 270-271 Collins 297 Expenditure on the CSTDA III 272 Collins 298, 314 Auslan interpreting services project 273-274 Collins 299 Disability employment assistance 275-276 Output Group 3.3 – Support for Carers Harradine 173 Access to carer payment 277 Collins 175 Young carers 278 Collins 178 National Family Carers Voice 279 Collins 300 Young Carers Research Project 280 Collins 301 Review of the Carer Allowance lists of recognised disabilities 281-283 Collins 302 Carer Allowance saved cases review 284-289 Collins 303 Amendment of the lists of recognised disabilities 290 Collins 304 Carer Allowance co-residence 291 Output Group 3.4 – Support for the Aged Bishop 61 Pension Bonus Scheme 292 iii Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO 2003-04 Supplementary Budget Estimates, 6 November 2003 Output Group: 1.2 Youth and Student Support Question No: 87 Topic: Youth Bureau Programs Hansard Page: Written question on notice Senator Collins asked: What programs will the Youth Bureau Programs Branch administer in 2003-04 Answer: Job Placement, Employment and Training Program Youth Allowance, Austudy, Student Financial Supplement Scheme, and Fares Allowance. Reconnect Program Youth Activities Services (YAS) and Family Liaison Worker (FLW) Programs Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA) National Illicit Drugs Strategy (NIDS) - through the “Strengthening and Supporting Families Coping With Illicit Drug Use” measure Mentor Marketplace (including First Australians Business) Green Corps Targeted Youth Assistance – All funds under this program were expended during 2002-03. However, final delivery of Innovative and Collaborative Youth Servicing (ICYS) pilot projects is taking place in 2003-04, with the last project expected to be complete before the end of the year. 1 Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO 2003-04 Supplementary Budget Estimates, 6 November 2003 Output Group: 1.2 Youth and Student Support Question No: 126 Topic: Youth Bureau Programs Branch Hansard Page: Written question on notice Senator Collins asked: Please provide a list of all projects under the Targeted Youth Assistance Program and their location by state and electorate? Answer: A list of the projects is provided below. Organisation State Electorate NSW Southern Area Health Service NSW Hume Hunter Star Foundation Inc. NSW Newcastle Regional Extended Family Services Inc. NSW New England Southern Youth and Family Services Association Inc NSW Cunningham Young Shire Council NSW Riverina, Hume, Parkes City of Kingston VIC Hotham, Isaacs Benalla Rural City Council VIC Indi Melbourne City Mission VIC Gellibrand Mission Western Mission Australia - Mission Employment Goondiwindi QLD Maranoa, Gwydir Wahroonga Family Counselling Centre QLD Capricornia Darumbal Community Youth Service QLD Capricornia Sandgate Indigenous Community Network QLD Lilley Gold Coast Youth Commitment QLD McPherson, Moncrieff, Forde, Fadden Wide Bay Burnett Area Consultative Committee QLD Wide Bay, Incorporated Hinkler, Blair, Maronoa, Fairfax Southern Futures Inc SA Kingston ASK Employment and Training Services SA Sturt Education and Children’s Services SA SA Adelaide Lutheran Community Care SA Barker Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council SA Grey RivSkills Inc SA Wakefield 2 Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO 2003-04 Supplementary Budget Estimates, 6 November 2003 Playford City Council SA Bonython, Wakefield, Port Adelaide, Makin Wheatbelt Area Consultative Committee Inc WA O’Connor, Kalgoorlie Shire of Laverton WA Kalgoorlie Tiwi Island Health Board NT Lingiari Ngaanyatjarra Health NT Lingiari Alice Springs Youth Accommodation & Support NT Lingiari Services Tangentyere Council Inc NT Lingiari Gap Youth Centre Aboriginal Corporation NT Lingiari Don College - Community Links Barrington TAS Braddon Brooks High School TAS Bass 3 Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO 2003-04 Supplementary Budget Estimates, 6 November 2003 Output Group: 1.2 Youth and Student Support Question No: 88 Topic: Youth Bureau Programs Expenditure Hansard Page: Written question on notice Senator Collins asked: Can the Department provide a breakdown of the expenditure for 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, and estimated expenditure for 2003-04 under the Youth Bureau Programs Branch? Answer: Expenditure for the programs administered by the Youth Bureau Programs Branch is set out in the following table (it should be borne in mind that the Youth Bureau Programs Branch was established in early 2002 and among the programs it manages are the Job Placement, Employment and