Other department Budget measures
Other department Budget measures impacting on Human Services agencies
In addition to the Human Services measures, there are also a number of measures brought forward by other Ministers which Human Services agencies will play a key role in implementing.
The links below are to the Australian Government's Budget site (Budget Paper No. 2) where a description of the measures listed can be found. You may also find some information on these measures on the respective departmental websites.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Employment and Workplace Relations
- www.dewr.gov.au
- Employment Services - Access for Age Pensioners
- Fraud and Compliance - Expand Random Sample Surveys for Working Age Payments
- Fraud and Compliance - Improving Processes for Updating Benefit Recipient Information
- Fraud and Compliance - Maintain Funding for Joint Compliance Activity
- Migration Programme - 3,000 Additional Family Stream Places for 2005–06
- Migration Programme - 4,000 Place Increase in the Family Stream for 2006-07
- Strengthening Indigenous Communities - Opportunities for Employment and Participation in Remote Communities
- Unpaid Work Experience - Job Opportunities for Highly Disadvantaged Job Seekers
- Welfare to Work - Employment Entry Payment
- Welfare to Work - Financial Case Management for Income Support Recipients
Education, Science and Training
- www.dest.gov.au
- ABSTUDY - Linking School Term Allowance to School Attendance
- ABSTUDY and Pensioner Education Supplement - Revision of Rules for Vocational Education and Training Certificate Courses
- Fraud and Compliance - Continuation and Expansion of the Rolling Random Sample Survey Programme for Student Payments
- Fraud and Compliance - Expansion of Risk Profiled Customer Reviews
- Migration Programme - 3,000 Additional Family Stream Places for 2005–06
- Migration Programme - 4,000 Place Increase in the Family Stream for 2006-07
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- www.facs.gov.au
- Assurance of Support Scheme - Additional Funding
- Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment - Introduction
- Child care - Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Child Care Fee Assistance - Continue and Extend
- Child Care - Uncapping Outside School Hours Care and Family Day Care
- Child Support Reforms - A New Formula
- Child Support Reforms - Aligning Income Definitions
- Child Support Reforms - Changes to the Family Tax Benefit Maintenance Arrangements
- Child Support Reforms - Communication Strategy
- Child Support Reforms - External Review
- Child Support Reforms - Family Relationship Centres
- Child Support Reforms - Improving Compliance
- Cyclone Larry - Ex-Gratia Payments
- Cyclone Larry - Fuel Excise Relief
- Cyclone Larry - One-off Income Support
- Domestic Violence - Crisis Payments to Victims of Who Remain in the Home
- Fraud and Compliance - Detecting Incorrect Carer Payments
- Fraud and Compliance - Improved Assessment of the Value of Real Estate Assets
- Fraud and Compliance - Continuation of Accelerated Claimant Matching Detecting Incorrect Rent Assistance
- Japan - Social Security Agreement
- Migration Programme - 3,000 Additional Family Stream Places for 2005–06
- Migration Programme - 4,000 Place Increase in the Family Stream for 2006-07
- National Emergency Call Centre - Establishment
- Pension Asset Test - Changed Treatment
- Strengthening Indigenous Communities - Extending Family Income Management and Improving Family Payment Outcomes for Indigenous Children
Health and Ageing
- www.health.gov.au
- Aged Care and Pensions - Further Harmonization
- Aged Care Income Test - Additional Funding
- Better Access to Radiation Oncology - Continue Funding
- Cervical Screening Incentives for General Practitioners - Continue Funding
- COAG Health Services - Improving Access to Primary Care Services in Rural and Remote Areas
- COAG Health Services - Promoting Good Health, Prevention and Early Intervention
- COAG Mental Health - Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule
- COAG Mental Health - New Funding for Mental Health Nurses
- National Emergency Call Centre - Establishment
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Listing of Raptiva® (Efalizumab)
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Listing of Vytorin®
- Pregnancy Support Counselling - New Medicare Item
- Private Health Insurance - Enhanced Choices
- Visudyne Therapy (Verteporfin) - Continue Funding