Estimates of appropriations

Vote Oranga Tamariki - Social Services and Community Sector - Estimates 2018/19

Note 80

From the Estimates of Appropriations 2018/19 in Budget 2018, Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki was renamed Vote Oranga Tamariki.

Vote Oranga Tamariki#

APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Minister for Children (M93)

APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children

RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR ORANGA TAMARIKI - MINISTRY FOR CHILDREN: Minister for Children

Overview of the Vote#

The Minister for Children is responsible for the appropriations in this Vote for the 2018/19 financial year covering the following:

  • a total of over $916 million for investing in children and young people including early and intensive intervention ($268 million), statutory intervention and transition ($606 million), supporting and developing providers and services ($28 million) and prevention ($15 million)
  • total of over $11 million for capital expenditure
  • a total of nearly $9 million for policy advice, ministerial services, data, analytics and evidence services
  • a total of nearly $8 million on adoption services
  • a total of over $3 million on reducing youth reoffending Social Bond Pilot
  • a total of $4 million for an independent connection and advocacy service, and
  • a total of $544,000 for supporting equitable pay for care and support workers.

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-4.

Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#

Annual and Permanent Appropriations#

  2017/18 2018/19
Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type Final
Budgeted
$000
Estimated
Actual
$000
Budget
$000

Departmental Output Expenses

     

Adoption Services (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the management of services, incorporating education, assessment, reporting, counselling, and mediation, to all people who are party to adoption-related matters, past or present.
7,422 7,422 7,502

Data, Analytics and Evidence Services (M93)

This appropriation is limited to providing data, analytics and evidence services to better inform government decision-making on vulnerable children and young people.
2,979 2,979 3,200

Ministerial Services (M93)

This appropriation is limited to providing services to Ministers to enable them to discharge their portfolio responsibilities (other than policy decision-making) relating to vulnerable children and young people.
1,181 1,181 1,190

Policy Advice (M93)

This appropriation is limited to providing advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters relating to vulnerable children and young people.
4,275 4,275 4,377

Supporting Equitable Pay for Care and Support Workers (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the additional costs of worker hours resulting from the Care and Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlement Act 2017.
323 323 544

Total Departmental Output Expenses

16,180 16,180 16,813

Departmental Other Expenses

     

Transformation Programme: Investing in New Zealand Children and their Families (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the co-design and implementation of system-wide reform of services provided to New Zealand's vulnerable children, young people and their families.
26,024 26,024 -

Total Departmental Other Expenses

26,024 26,024 -

Departmental Capital Expenditure

     

Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki - Capital Expenditure PLA (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki; as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
14,635 14,635 11,110

Total Departmental Capital Expenditure

14,635 14,635 11,110

Non-Departmental Output Expenses

     

Connection and Advocacy Service (M93)

This appropriation is limited to supporting an independent connection and advocacy service for children and young people in statutory care.
2,900 2,900 4,000

Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses

2,900 2,900 4,000

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

     

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to ensure New Zealand's vulnerable children and young people have positive outcomes.
824,123 824,123 916,480

Departmental Output Expenses

     

Early and Intensive Intervention

This category is limited to intake assessments and early and intensive intervention services for children and young people exhibiting needs which place them at risk of poor life outcomes and/or requiring a statutory intervention.
258,380 258,380 267,570

Prevention

This category is limited to providing prevention and awareness programmes and services to identify and support children, young people and their families at risk of poor life outcomes.
14,926 14,926 15,025

Statutory Intervention and Transition

This category is limited to providing statutory care and youth justice services, and services to transition children and young people from statutory intervention.
523,048 523,048 605,818

Supporting and Developing Providers and Services

This category is limited to service development; and approving, monitoring, contracting and managing the relationship with, and developing the capacity and capability of, service providers.
27,769 27,769 28,067

Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

824,123 824,123 916,480

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations

883,862 883,862 948,403

Multi-Year Appropriations#

Type, Title, Scope and Period of Appropriations Appropriations, Adjustments and Use $000

Departmental Output Expenses

   

Evaluation and Auditing Expenses for the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the costs of evaluating and auditing the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot.

Commences: 01 July 2017

Expires: 30 June 2022
Original Appropriation 300
Adjustments to 2016/17 -
Adjustments for 2017/18 -
Adjusted Appropriation 300
Actual to 2016/17 Year End -
Estimated Actual for 2017/18 -
Estimated Actual for 2018/19 75
Estimated Appropriation Remaining 225

Non-Departmental Output Expenses

   

Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the outcome payments incurred under the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot.

Commences: 01 July 2017

Expires: 30 June 2022
Original Appropriation 24,000
Adjustments to 2016/17 -
Adjustments for 2017/18 -
Adjusted Appropriation 24,000
Actual to 2016/17 Year End -
Estimated Actual for 2017/18 439
Estimated Actual for 2018/19 3,384
Estimated Appropriation Remaining 20,177

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations and Multi-Year Appropriation Forecasts#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final
Budgeted
$000
Estimated
Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations 883,862 883,862 948,403
Total MYA Departmental Output Expenses Forecasts - - 75
Total MYA Non-Departmental Output Expenses Forecasts 439 439 3,384

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations and Multi-Year Appropriation Forecasts

884,301 884,301 951,862

Capital Injection Authorisations#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children - Capital Injection (M93) 5,000 5,000 -

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.1 - New Policy Initiatives

Policy Initiative Appropriation 2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000
Draw Down of Budget 2017 Contingency: Oranga Tamariki Initiatives

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Statutory Intervention and Transition
Departmental Output Expenses
6,225 15,363 5,800 - -
Family Group Conferences - Trialling new approaches for Tamariki Maori

Data, Analytics and Evidence Services (M93)

- 150 - - -
 

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Statutory Intervention and Transition - 2,050 - - -
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Families Package

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Statutory Intervention and Transition - 5,673 6,081 6,518 6,987
  Departmental Output Expenses          
ICT Cost Pressure for Oranga Tamariki- Ministry for Children

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Statutory Intervention and Transition - 10,240 4,600 4,600 4,600
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures

Adoption Services (M93)

- 48 68 68 68
 

Data, Analytics and Evidence Services (M93)

- 19 27 27 27
 

Ministerial Services (M93)

- 8 11 11 11
 

Policy Advice (M93)

- 28 39 39 39
 

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Early and Intensive Intervention - 1,694 2,411 2,411 2,411
  Prevention - 95 135 135 135
  Statutory Intevention and Transition - 25,530 27,030 27,030 27,030
  Supporting and Developing Providers and Services - 178 253 253 253
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Youth Justice - including 17 year olds in the Youth Justice System and managing remand pressures

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Statutory Intervention and Transition - 12,198 38,155 37,880 37,880
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Pay Equity Settlement Implications for Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki

Supporting Equitable Pay for Care and Support Workers (M93)

323 544 651 640 996
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Cross-agency funding arrangements for Investment Approach initiatives

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Statutory Intervention and Transition 900 - - - -
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services

Adoption Services (M93)

137 137 137 137 137
 

Data, Analytics and Evidence Services (M93)

55 55 55 55 55
 

Ministerial Services (M93)

22 22 22 22 22
 

Policy Advice (M93)

79 79 79 79 79
 

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Early and Intensive Intervention 4,735 4,735 4,735 4,735 4,735
  Prevention 252 252 252 252 252
  Statutory Intervention and Transition 9,488 9,488 9,488 9,488 9,488
  Supporting and Developing Providers and Services 669 669 669 669 699
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Progressing the Delivery of a New Operating Model for Vulnerable Children: Contingency Drawdown

Investing in Children and Young People MCA (M93)

         
  Early and Intensive Intervention 3,000 1,400 - - -
  Statutory Intervention and Transition 4,036 1,792 1,192 1,192 -
  Departmental Output Expenses          
Total Initiatives   29,921 92,447 101,890 96,241 95,904

Summary of Financial Activity#

  2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
  Actual
$000
Actual
$000
Actual
$000
Actual
$000
Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated
Actual
$000
Departmental
Transactions
Budget
$000
Non-
Departmental
Transactions
Budget
$000
Total
Budget
$000
Estimated
$000
Estimated
$000
Estimated
$000

Appropriations

                       
Output Expenses 14,058 14,805 15,187 16,114 19,519 19,519 16,888 7,384 24,272 30,773 21,553 30,846
Benefits or Related Expenses - - - - - - N/A - - - - -
Borrowing Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other Expenses - - - 25,976 26,024 26,024 - - - - - -
Capital Expenditure - - - 982 14,635 14,635 11,110 - 11,110 9,150 9,150 8,150
Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure - - - - - - - N/A - - - -
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA)                        
Output Expenses 666,138 695,822 703,845 742,879 824,123 824,123 916,480 - 916,480 884,006 880,154 879,431
Other Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Capital Expenditure - - - - - - N/A - - - - -

Total Appropriations

680,196 710,627 719,032 785,951 884,301 884,301 944,478 7,384 951,862 923,929 910,857 918,427

Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts

                       
Tax Revenue - - - - - - N/A - - - - -
Non-Tax Revenue - - - - - - N/A - - - - -
Capital Receipts - - - - - - N/A - - - - -

Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts

- - - - - - N/A - - - - -

Note - where restructuring of the vote has occurred then, to the extent practicable, prior years information has been restated as if the restructuring had occurred before the beginning of the period covered. In this instance Total Appropriations for the Budgeted and Estimated Actual year may not equal Total Appropriations in the Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections.

Output Expenses

The increasing trend for output expenses is mainly due to the introduction of the non-departmental output expense, Connection and Advocacy Service from 1 July 2017 with $2.900 million of funding, increasing to $4 million in 2018/19 and outyears. There is also the introduction of the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot from 1 July 2017 for a five-year period. The funding in 2017/18 is $439,000 increasing to $3.459 million in 2018/19.

Other Expenses

The decreasing trend for other expenses relates to the transformation programme to co-design and implement system wide reform to services provided to vulnerable children, young people and their families. This is time limited funding that finishes in 2017/18.

Capital

The increasing trend from 2016/17 for capital expenditure is due to the new Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children operating for a full financial year in 2017/18, compared to the three months in 2016/17. There was also a capital injection for Digital Workplace Programme of $2.500 million in 2016/17 and $5 million in 2017/18.

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure

The increasing trend for the Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure is mainly due to:

  • ongoing funding from 2018/19 for business as usual and ICT cost pressures: $38 million
  • ongoing funding from 2018/19 for Youth Justice - including 17 year olds in the Youth Justice System and managing remand pressures: $12 million in 2018/19 then increasing to $38 million in 2019/20 and outyears
  • a Caregiver Support package with funding of $8 million in 2017/18, $15 million in 2018/19 then decreasing to nearly $2 million in outyears
  • ongoing funding from 2018/19 for Families Package: $6 million
  • time limited funding for Supporting legislative amendments to the Youth Justice System: $4 million in 2017/18 and $8 million in 2018/19, and
  • one-off Expense and Capital transfers from 2017/18 to 2018/19: $21 million.

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses#

Adoption Services (M93)

Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to the management of services, incorporating education, assessment, reporting, counselling, and mediation, to all people who are party to adoption-related matters, past or present.
Expenses and Revenue
  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 7,422 7,422 7,502
Revenue from the Crown 7,422 7,422 7,502
Revenue from Others - - -
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve the legal adoption of children by approved parents and to provide access to information on adoptions.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

The number of requests (see Note 1) from adults seeking identifying information on birth parents will be between

150-200 150-200 150 - 200

Note 1 - Under section 9(4)(c) of the Adult Adoption Information Act 1985. Statistics on adoptions within New Zealand are provided on request by the Ministry of Justice. The Department of Internal Affairs can provide information on inter-country adoptions finalised overseas and recognised by New Zealand.

End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives
Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Current Government

           
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 48 68 68 68

Previous Government

           
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 137 137 137 137 137
Vulnerable Children - Meeting Costs for the New Ministry 2017/18 111 196 196 196 196

Data, Analytics and Evidence Services (M93)#

Scope of Appropriation#

This appropriation is limited to providing data, analytics and evidence services to better inform government decision-making on vulnerable children and young people.

Expenses and Revenue#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 2,979 2,979 3,200
Revenue from the Crown 2,979 2,979 3,200
Revenue from Others - - -

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve an increase in evidence-based decision making to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Where appropriate and in the public interest, all Evidence Centre Research and Evaluation products are pro-actively released to the public within 6 months of completion

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 100%

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Current Government

           
Family Group Conferences - Trialling new approaches for Tamariki Maori 2018/19 - 150 - - -
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 19 27 27 27

Previous Government

           
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 55 55 55 55 55
Vulnerable Children - Meeting Costs for the New Ministry 2017/18 67 119 119 119 119

Evaluation and Auditing Expenses for the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot (M93)#

Scope of Appropriation and Expenses#

Type, Title, Scope and Period of Appropriations Appropriations, Adjustments and Use $000

Evaluation and Auditing Expenses for the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the costs of evaluating and auditing the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot.

Commences: 01 July 2017

Expires: 30 June 2022
Original Appropriation 300
Adjustments to 2016/17 -
Adjustments for 2017/18 -
Adjusted Appropriation 300
Actual to 2016/17 Year End -
Estimated Actual for 2017/18 -
Estimated Actual for 2018/19 75
Estimated Appropriation Remaining 225

Revenue#

  Budget
$000
Revenue from the Crown to end of 2018/19 75
Revenue from Others to end of 2018/19 -
Total Revenue 75

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve effective and efficient evaluations and audits of the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Oranga Tamariki will complete an evaluation of the Pilot by 30 June 2019

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Achieved

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Previous Government

           
The Second New Zealand Social Bond: Reducing Youth Reoffending in South Auckland 2017/18 75 75 75 75 -

Ministerial Services (M93)#

Scope of Appropriation#

This appropriation is limited to providing services to Ministers to enable them to discharge their portfolio responsibilities (other than policy decision-making) relating to vulnerable children and young people.

Expenses and Revenue#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 1,181 1,181 1,190
Revenue from the Crown 1,181 1,181 1,190
Revenue from Others - - -

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve efficient and effective ministerial services to support Ministers to discharge their portfolio responsibilities.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

The percentage of ministerial OIA request replies completed five days prior to the statutory time limit (unless otherwise agreed) will be between

95-100% 95-100% 95-100%

The percentage of ministerial replies completed within 20 working days of receipt by Oranga Tamariki, unless otherwise agreed, will be between

95-100% 95-100% 95-100%

The percentage of Parliamentary question responses provided to the Minister's Office so that the answers can meet the timeframe set in Parliamentary Standing Orders will be between

95-100% 95-100% 95-100%

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Current Government

           
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 8 11 11 11

Previous Government

           
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 22 22 22 22 22
Vulnerable Children - Meeting Costs for the New Ministry 2017/18 28 49 49 49 49
Funding additional meeting of the Youth Advisory Panel 2016/17 20 - - - -

Policy Advice (M93)#

Scope of Appropriation#

This appropriation is limited to providing advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters relating to vulnerable children and young people.

Expenses and Revenue#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 4,275 4,275 4,377
Revenue from the Crown 4,275 4,275 4,377
Revenue from Others - - -

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve high quality policy decisions in relation to vulnerable children and young people.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

The technical quality of policy advice papers assessed by a survey with a methodological robustness of 85% (see Note 1) will be no less than 73%

73% 73% 73%

The satisfaction rating (see Note 2) given by Ministers for the quality and timeliness of policy advice, as per the Common Satisfaction Survey will be no less than 8

8.0 8.0 8.0

The total cost (see Note 3) per hour per person of producing outputs will be between (per baseline)

Establishing baseline Establishing baseline Per 2017/18 baseline

Note 1 - This measure is a compulsory policy advice measure for all public sector agencies.

Note 2 - The Common Satisfaction Survey rating measures Ministers' satisfaction with the quality, timeliness and value for money of policy advice on a scale from 1-10, where 1 means unsatisfied and 10 means extremely satisfied.

Note 3 - The total cost of an hour of professional staff time devoted to both policy advice and other policy unit outputs. Total cost includes the cost of labour, overheads, support staff, direct costs and outsourced work to support output production.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Current Government

           
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 28 39 39 39

Previous Government

           
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 79 79 79 79 79
Vulnerable Children - Meeting Costs for the New Ministry 2017/18 94 168 168 168 168

Supporting Equitable Pay for Care and Support Workers (M93)#

Scope of Appropriation#

This appropriation is limited to the additional costs of worker hours resulting from the Care and Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlement Act 2017.

Expenses and Revenue#

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 323 323 544
Revenue from the Crown 323 323 544
Revenue from Others - - -

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to enable the additional costs of worker hours resulting from the Care and Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlement Act 2017.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Oranga Tamariki will meet all Departmental costs related to workers in the care and support sector, incurred as a result of legislation giving effect to the pay equity settlement with care and support workers (100%)

100% 100% 100%

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Previous Government

           
Pay Equity Settlement Implications for Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki 2017/18 323 544 651 640 996

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation has increased by $221,000 in 2018/19 due to an increase for pay equity settlement implications.

2.3 - Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections#

Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki - Capital Expenditure PLA (M93)#

Scope of Appropriation

This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki; as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Capital Expenditure

  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Forests/Agricultural - - -
Land - - -
Property, Plant and Equipment 7,019 7,019 10,860
Intangibles 7,616 7,616 250
Other - - -

Total Appropriation

14,635 14,635 11,110

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve the replacement or upgrade of assets in support of the delivery of the Ministry's services.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children will deliver capital expenditure projects per plan (100%).

End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation has decreased by $3.525 million in 2018/19 mainly due to a one-off capital injection of $5 million for digital workplace programme in 2017/18.

Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets

Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children

Details of Net Asset Schedule 2017/18
Estimated Actual
$000
2018/19
Projected
$000
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2018/19
Opening Balance 188,018 193,018  
Capital Injections 5,000 - Digital Workplace Programme
Capital Withdrawals - -  
Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) - -  
Other Movements - -  

Closing Balance

193,018 193,018  

Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#

3.1 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses#

Connection and Advocacy Service (M93)

Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to supporting an independent connection and advocacy service for children and young people in statutory care.
Expenses
  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000
Total Appropriation 2,900 2,900 4,000
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve reduced isolation for children and young people in care by connecting them with each other, promoting their individual and collective voice and building their leadership.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Percentage of 12-17 year-olds who are aware of the independent advocacy service and know how to contact it

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline
End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki--Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Service Providers

The funding is paid to VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai, an 0800 number and online services for connecting care experienced children and young people in statutory care.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation has increased by $1.100 million in 2018/19. This is due to an increase on the establishment of this appropriation from a fiscally neutral transfer from the Departmental Other Expense appropriation, Transformation programme: Investing in New Zealand Children and their Families.

Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot (M93)#

Scope of Appropriation and Expenses#

Type, Title, Scope and Period of Appropriations Appropriations, Adjustments and Use $000

Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot (M93)

This appropriation is limited to the outcome payments incurred under the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot.

Commences: 01 July 2017

Expires: 30 June 2022
Original Appropriation 24,000
Adjustments to 2016/17 -
Adjustments for 2017/18 -
Adjusted Appropriation 24,000
Actual to 2016/17 Year End -
Estimated Actual for 2017/18 439
Estimated Actual for 2018/19 3,384
Estimated Appropriation Remaining 20,177

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve a reduction in reoffending by children and young people.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

The total investment of the Reducing Youth Reoffending Social Bond Pilot will reach 1000 young people by September 2023 (year 6 of the pilot). Oranga Tamariki will track and report progress annually.

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Report progress

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki--Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Service Providers#

The funding is paid to G-Fund Limited (part of Genesis Youth Trust), designed to reduce youth reoffending in South Auckland. The social bond is a partnership between the New Zealand Government, youth development agency Genesis Youth Trust and a group of investors including the New Zealand Super Fund, Mint Asset Management Limited and the Wilberforce Foundation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Previous Government

           
The Second New Zealand Social Bond: Reducing Youth Reoffending in South Auckland 2017/18 5,398 8,039 9,886 677 -

Part 4 - Details of Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Investing in Children and Young People (M93)

Overarching Purpose Statement
The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to ensure New Zealand's vulnerable children and young people have positive outcomes.
Scope of Appropriation

Departmental Output Expenses

Early and Intensive Intervention
This category is limited to intake assessments and early and intensive intervention services for children and young people exhibiting needs which place them at risk of poor life outcomes and/or requiring a statutory intervention.
Prevention
This category is limited to providing prevention and awareness programmes and services to identify and support children, young people and their families at risk of poor life outcomes.
Statutory Intervention and Transition
This category is limited to providing statutory care and youth justice services, and services to transition children and young people from statutory intervention.
Supporting and Developing Providers and Services
This category is limited to service development; and approving, monitoring, contracting and managing the relationship with, and developing the capacity and capability of, service providers.
Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure
  2017/18 2018/19
  Final Budgeted
$000
Estimated Actual
$000
Budget
$000

Total Appropriation

824,123 824,123 916,480

Departmental Output Expenses

     
Early and Intensive Intervention 258,380 258,380 267,570
Prevention 14,926 14,926 15,025
Statutory Intervention and Transition 523,048 523,048 605,818
Supporting and Developing Providers and Services 27,769 27,769 28,067

Funding for Departmental Output Expenses

     

Revenue from the Crown

810,458 810,458 903,715
Early and Intensive Intervention 258,380 258,380 267,570
Prevention 14,926 14,926 15,025
Statutory Intervention and Transition 518,424 518,424 602,094
Supporting and Developing Providers and Services 18,728 18,728 19,026

Revenue from Others

13,665 13,665 12,765
Statutory Intervention and Transition 4,624 4,624 3,724
Supporting and Developing Providers and Services 9,041 9,041 9,041
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to enhance the wellbeing of children and young people, their families, and their communities, who are most in need of extra support.

How Performance will be Assessed for this Appropriation

Oranga Tamariki will monitor improvements in the wellbeing of those New Zealand children and young people most in need of extra support, as measured though the Wellbeing model.

What is Intended to be Achieved with each Category and How Performance will be Assessed
  2017/18 2018/19
Assessment of Performance Final Budgeted
Standard
Estimated
Actual
Budget
Standard

Departmental Output Expenses

     

Early and Intensive Intervention

     

This category is intended to achieve an improvement in the wellbeing of children, young people, and their families who exhibit needs requiring extra support.

     

The percentage of critical (within 24 hours) notifications of immediate concern which are assessed within operational standards appropriate to the needs of the child or young person will be between

95-100% 83% 95-100%

The percentage of very urgent (within 48 hours) notifications of immediate concern which are assessed within operational standards appropriate to the needs of the child or young person will be between

95-100% 86% 95-100%

Prevention

     

This category is intended to achieve an improvement in the wellbeing and resilience of communities containing children and young people requiring extra support, and a reduction in the escalation of need.

     

The percentage of New Zealanders who feel a sense of responsibility to support children and young people in their communities who they don't know personally

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline

Statutory Intervention and Transition

     

This category is intended to achieve an improvement in wellbeing and outcomes for children and young people receiving, or transitioning from, statutory placement.

     

Establish an effective measure for the percentage of children and young people harmed in care by 30 June 2019

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Achieved

The percentage of exits from care which are sustainable for children and young people, within two years, will be no less than 83%

83% 85% 83%

Report on the percentage of children and young people enrolled in an appropriate education service while in statutory care

To be established To be established Per 2017/18 baseline

Report on the truancy rates for children and young people while in statutory care (and after leaving care)

To be established To be established Per 2017/18 baseline

The percentage of children and young people who have been in care for 12 months or less with more than one caregiver will be no more than 58%

58% 51% 58%

The percentage of children and young people who have been in care for more than 12 months with more than one caregiver will be no more than 41%

41% 36% 41%

The percentage of children and young people placed with their siblings

72% 72% 72%

Report on the proportion of children and young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) after having reached the maximum age of care

To be established To be established Per 2017/18 baseline

Report on the number of children and young people (15-17 year olds) with youth justice history not in education, employment or training following intervention

To be established To be established Per 2017/18 baseline

Establish a baseline of quality practice for Services for Families and Children

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline

Establish a baseline of quality practice for Youth Justice Services

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline

The number of Family Group Conferences convened within timeframes, per month

To be established To be established Per 2017/18 baseline

The number of young people in police cells more than 24 hours

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline

The number of youth offenders who reduce the severity of offending

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline

The number of youth offenders who do not re-offend (includes subset on frequency of offending)

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline

Supporting and Developing Providers and Services

     

This category is intended to achieve an increase in provider capacity and capability, and effective monitoring and management of contracted services.

     

The percentage of providers that meet their contractual reporting requirements will be no less than 100%

100% 55% 100%

The percentage of contracted services which achieved or exceeded the target for their primary contracted measure will be no less than 75%

75% 88% 75%

Report on the percentage of longer term funding arrangements (establish baseline for number and percentage of providers on a multi-year contract)

New measure for 2018/19 New measure for 2018/19 Establish a baseline
End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported in the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children's Annual Report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives
Policy Initiative Year of
First
Impact
2017/18
Final Budgeted
$000
2018/19
Budget
$000
2019/20
Estimated
$000
2020/21
Estimated
$000
2021/22
Estimated
$000

Current Government

           

Departmental Output Expenses

           

Early and Intensive Intervention

           
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 1,694 2,411 2,411 2,411

Prevention

           
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 95 135 135 135

Statutory Intervention and Transition

           
Draw Down of Budget 2017 Contingency: Oranga Tamariki Initiatives 2017/18 6,225 15,363 5,800 - -
Family Group Conferences - Trialling new approaches for Tamariki Maori 2018/19 - 2,050 - - -
Families Package 2018/19   5,673 6,081 6,518 6,987
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 25,530 27,030 27,030 27,030
ICT Cost Pressure for Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children 2018/19 - 10,240 4,600 4,600 4,600
Youth Justice - including 17 Year olds in the Youth Justice System and managing remand pressures 2018/19 - 12,198 38,155 37,880 37,880

Supporting and Developing Providers and Services

           
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Business As Usual Cost Pressures 2018/19 - 178 253 253 253

Previous Government

           

Departmental Output Expenses

           

Early and Intensive Intervention

           
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 4,735 4,735 4,735 4,735 4,735
Progressing the Delivery of a New Operating Model for Vulnerable Children: Contingency Drawdown 2017/18 3,000 1,400 - - -
Vulnerable Children - Meeting Costs for the New Ministry 2017/18 6,672 7,782 7,782 7,782 7,782
Family Start - Expansion to National Coverage 2017/18 5,760 6,755 7,568 8,032 8,032
First Technology Enhancements and Future Technology Design 2017/18 3,447 - - - -
Children's Teams - Ongoing Operations 2017/18 1,818 7,888 - - -
Raising the Age of Care and Protection to 18 2017/18 703 907 1,058 1,058 1,058
Digital Workplace Programme 2016/17 2,480 2,706 2,706 2,706 2,706

Prevention

           
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 252 252 252 252 252

Statutory Intervention and Transition

           
Cross-agency funding arrangements for Investment Approach initiatives 2017/18 900 - - - -
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 9,488 9,488 9,488 9,488 9,488
Progressing the Delivery of a New Operating Model for Vulnerable Children: Contingency Drawdown 2017/18 4,036 1,792 1,192 1,192 -
Vulnerable Children - Meeting Costs for the New Ministry 2017/18 12,373 15,244 15,244 15,244 15,244
Caregiver Support Package 2017/18 7,545 15,480 1,895 1,440 1,440
First Technology Enhancements and Future Technology Design 2017/18 6,743 - - - -
Privacy and Official Information Services 2017/18 2,750 2,750 - - -
Raising the Age of Care and Protection to 18 2017/18 12,696 16,383 19,115 19,115 19,115
Supporting Legislative Amendments to the Youth Justice System 2017/18 3,600 8,050 - - -
Youth Justice - Additional Residential Beds 2016/17 2,296 2,218 - - -
Child Centred Feedback, Insights and Complaints Mechanism 2016/17 1,600 1,250 1,250 1,250 1,250
Digital Workplace Programme 2016/17 4,853 5,294 5,294 5,294 5,294

Supporting and Developing Providers and Services

           
Draw down from Provision of Corporate Services 2017/18 669 669 669 669 669
Vulnerable Children - Meeting Costs for the New Ministry 2017/18 693 1,226 1,226 1,226 1,226
First Technology Enhancements and Future Technology Design 2017/18 510 - - - -
Digital Workplace Programme 2016/17 367 400 400 400 400
Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation has increased by $92.357 million in 2018/19. This is mainly due to:

  • $37.737 million for business as usual and ICT cost pressures
  • $21.476 million increase related to Expense and Capital Transfers from 2017/18 to 2018/19. This mainly included $10 million for Digital Workplace Programme, $5.800 million for Access to Services Trial, $3.368 million for First Technology Enhancements and Future Technology and $1.238 million for Caregiver information and support system evaluation
  • $12.198 million for Youth Justice - including 17 year olds in the Youth Justice System and managing remand pressures
  • $9.138 million increase for the Draw Down of Budget 2017 Contingency: Oranga Tamariki initiatives
  • $7.935 million increase for the Caregiver Support Package
  • $6.070 million increase for keeping the Children's team operating
  • $5.673 million for the Families Package
  • $4.450 million increase for Supporting legislative amendments to the Youth Justice System
  • $4.514 million increase related to meeting costs for the new Ministry
  • $3.891 million increase for raising the age of Care & Protection to 18
  • $2.050 million for Family Group Conferences - Trialling New Approaches for Tamariki Maori, and
  • $1.361 million increase for CPI adjustment to Foster Care and other allowances.

The above is offset by:

  • $10.700 million for time-limited funding for First Technology Enhancements and Future Technology Design
  • $6.627 million decrease related to the initial 1 April 2017 fiscally neutral transfer from Vote Social Development to establish the new Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children, and
  • $3.844 million decrease related to Progressing the delivery of a new operating model contingency drawdown.