Annual Report 2002–03 Volume I



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Performance summary

Key achievements included:


meeting the needs of 14 117 new clients through 135 JPET service providers

rolling out the remainder of 21 ICYS projects

negotiating the TILA deed of agreements with 21 non-government organisations nationally I implementing service profiling for Youth Allowance

establishing FaCS as lead agency in managing a funding agreement between the Australian Government and First Australians Business (FAB) as a project under Mentor Marketplace. FAB provides business-related mentoring for young Indigenous entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 35

releasing the evaluation of the YOPP and providing the report, containing good practice examples of intensive, coordinated support for young offenders, to state and territories for consideration

the announcement by the Government of the Simple Service Solutions approach to servicing, making services for young people easier to find and understand

releasing the publication Fresh footprints, which results from recommendations of the Australian Government-funded National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group and tells inspiring stories of young Indigenous Australians who achieved success and became leaders and role models for their communities

organising, in cooperation with state and territory governments, more than 1500 events held across Australia during the National Youth Week 2003, a successful celebration of youth and their achievements.


Work is required to:


complete the next JPET procurement process by end of March 2004

repeal the Student Financial Supplement Scheme from 1 January 2004

extend Youth Allowance service profiling and implement Austudy service profiling

complete the Reconnect evaluation final report for release in September 2003

deliver other Mentor Marketplace projects through a number of organisations in 2003-04

further develop TILA data collection and evaluation strategies in cooperation with Community Services Ministers’ Advisory Committee Youth Working Group and its sub-committee

finalise the process of harmonising contractual and reporting arrangements for FaCS youth support services

complete negotiations with states and territories to finalise Youth Protocols.


Financial and staffing resources summary


Table 8: Output Group 1.2—Youth and Student Support




(A) Budgeta 2002–03 $’000

(B)
Actual 2002–03 $’000

Variation (column B minus column A) $’000

Budgetb 2003-04 $’000

Administered Expenses (including third party outputs)

Ex gratia payments to former Youth Allowance recipients affected by the increase in the school leaving age in South Australia

0

99

99

20

Green Corps

23 082

23 600

518

23 520

Job Placement, Employment and Training Program

18 507

18 317

-190

19 400

Mentor Marketplace

802

802

0

1 372

Reconnect (Youth Homelessness Early Intervention)

19 244

17 898

-1 346

20 179

Targeted Youth Assistance Program

2 004

3 080

1 076

0

Transition to Independent Living Allowance

897

930

33

2 560

Youth Activities Services

6 733

6 499

-234

6 923

Special Appropriations

Austudy Payment (Social Security (Administration) Act 1999)

263 690

270 623

6 933

282 590

Fares Allowance (Social Security (Administration) Act 1999)

1 500

1 304

-196

1 500

Student Financial Supplement Scheme (Social Security (Administration) Act 1999)

129 837

114 359

-15 478

87 140

Youth Allowance (Social Security (Administration) Act 1999)

2 240 832

2 235 020

-5 812

2 296 661

Total Administered Expenses

2 707128

2 692531

-14 597

2 741 865

Price of Departmental Outputs

Policy Advice

5 085

9 877

4 792

6 998

Purchasing, Funding & Relationship Management

4 721

9 170

4 449

14 822

Research and Evaluation

2 300

4 468

2 168

1 890

Service Delivery (Centrelink)

226 868

222 648

-4 220

234 471

Service Delivery (other)

1 471

1 471

0

1 401

Revenue from Government (Appropriation) for Departmental Output Groups

240 445

247 634

7 189

259 582

FaCS Componentc

13 577

24 986

11 409

25 111

Centrelink Component

226 868

222 648

-4 220

234 471

TOTAL FOR GROUP 1.2

2 947 573

2 940 165

-7 408

3 001 447

Staffing Years (Number)



2002–03

2003-04

FaCS (including the Social Security Appeals Tribunal)







248

221

a. Final estimates have been used for special appropriations while additional estimates have been used for annual appropriations.

b. Budget prior to additional estimates.



c. FaCS includes the Social Security Appeals Tribunal.


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