Human Services Budget 2009–10 Financial Year
Human Services Budget at a Glance
Human Services has a number of measures announced as part of the 2009-10 Commonwealth Budget. These comprise measures brought forward by the Minister for Human Services as well as measures brought forward by other Ministers which Human Services agencies will play an important role in implementing.
Human Services Portfolio Measures
- Service Delivery Reform — further development of initiatives
- Child Support Agency — additional funding
- Child Support Agency — income reconciliation
- Medicare Australia — additional offices
- Fraud and Compliance — matching of Medicare Benefits Schedule and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data
- Centrelink — call centre supplementation
- Centrelink — maintenance of online service infrastructure
- Fraud and Compliance — Centrelink Debt — increase in repayment rate
- Fraud and Compliance — increased Centrelink compliance review activity
- Centrelink — appropriation arrangements