Other Portfolio Budget measures
In addition to the Human Services measures, there are also a number of measures brought forward by other Ministers which the Department of Human Services and Human Services agencies will play a key role in implementing.
The links below are to the Australian Government’s Budget site where a description of the measures listed can be found. You may also find some information on these measures on the respective departmental websites.
Employment, Education and Workplace Relations Portfolio
- www.deewr.gov.au
- Responsible Economic Management - Fraud and Compliance - Cessation of 'Keeping the System Fair' Advertising Campaign
- Responsible Economic Management - Employment Entry Payment - Abolish from 1 July 2008.
- Responsible Economic Management - Employment Services from 2009-10 to 2011-12
- Closing the Gap - Further Welfare and Employment Reform
- Responsible Economic Management - Child Care Benefit - Remove the Minimum Rate
- Education Revolution - Early Childhood - additional child care places
- Education Revolution - Early Childhood - Child Care Tax Rebate - increase from 30 per cent to 50 per cent
- Education Revolution - Early Childhood - Jobs, Education and Training child care fee assistance - additional funding
- Education Revolution - Improving our schools - Education Tax Refund - refundable tax offset
- Education Revolution - Higher Education - enhanced connectivity between Centrelink and university systems
Attorney-General’s Portfolio
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Portfolio
- www.facsia.gov.au
- Responsible Economic Management - Fraud and Compliance - Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Compliance reviews
- Responsible Economic Management - Family Tax Benefit - cease fortnightly payments for recipients who do not lodge a tax return
- Responsible Economic Management - Concession Cards - Retention while Overseas
- Responsible Economic Management - Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Adjusted Taxable Income
- Carers - Improved Support
- Social Security Agreement with Finland
- Social Security Agreement with Poland
- Closing the Gap - Northern Territory - Income Management
- Welfare Payments Reform - Child Protection Pilot and School Attendance and Enrolment Pilot
- Maternity Immunisation Allowance - Eligibility Change
- Responsible Economic Management - Better Targeting and Delivery of Family Tax Benefit - Streamlining Administration
- Responsible Economic Management - Better Targeting and Delivery of Family Tax Benefit - Continuous Adjustment to Reduce Overpayments of FTB
- Responsible Economic Management - Better Targeting and Delivery of Family Tax Benefit - $150,000 Income Test on Primary Earner for FTB-B
- Responsible Economic Management: Better Targeting and Delivery of the Baby Bonus
- Helping Seniors Make Ends Meet - Seniors Bonus
- Helping Seniors Make Ends Meet - Seniors Concession Allowance - increase
- Helping Seniors Make Ends Meet - Telephone Allowance - assistance with home internet connections
- Helping Seniors Make Ends Meet - Utilities Allowance - increase and extend eligibility
- Carers Bonus
- Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
- Respite Brokerage for Older Carers
- Means Testing of Government Support - expanded definitions of income to include certain 'salary sacrificed' contributions to superannuation
- Means Testing of Government Support - Expanded Definitions of Income to Include Net Losses from Investment
- National Rental Affordability Scheme
- Financial Counselling - enhancing existing programs
- Queensland Floods – assistance
Health and Ageing Portfolio
- www.health.gov.au
- Responsible Economic Management - MBS - Increased Compliance Audits
- Responsible Economic Management - MBS - Streamlining Grants Funding for After-Hour Medical Services
- Responsible Economic Management - MBS - Reduction of Repeat Prescription Requirements for Patients with Chronic Conditions
- Responsible Economic Management - MBS - Funding for reversing elective sterilisation
- Responsible Economic Management - Chemotherapy Drugs - More Efficient Arrangements
- Insulin Pumps - Subsidy for Young People with Type 1 Diabetes
- Responsible Economic Management - Practice Incentive Program - New e-Health Incentive payments for GPs
- Responsible Economic Management - Adjusting the funding for specific health programs
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Listing of Sensipar (Cinacalcet)
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Minor New Listings
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Listing of Champix
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Listing of Renagel
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Listing of Tysabri
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Extension to the listing of Remicade
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Extension to the listing of Topamax
- Health and Hospital Reform - National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
- Health and Hospital Reform - Dental Health - Teen Dental Plan
- Responsible Economic Management - Practice Incentive Program - Removal of the General Practice Immunisation Service Incentive Payment
- Responsible Economic Management - Pathology Services
Veterans’ Affairs Portfolio
- www.dva.gov.au
- Responsible Economic Management - Partner Service Pension - Cease Payment to Married Partners who are Separated but not Divorced
Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio
- www.immi.gov.au
- Migration Program - Additional 6,000 Skill Stream Places for 2007-08
- Migration Program - 37,500 Place Increase for 2008-09
- Humanitarian Migration Program - Additional 500 Places for Iraqis in 2008-09
- Humanitarian Migration Program - Additional 750 Special Humanitarian Program Places from 2009-10
- Visa Places for Iraqi Locally Engaged Employees
- Temporary Protection Visa - Abolition
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio
- www.daff.gov.au
- Drought assistance - transitional income support
- Tackling Climate Change - Australia's Farming Future - Climate Change Adjustment Program