Vote Social Development - Supplementary Estimates 2017/18

Vote Social Development#

APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Minister for Disability Issues (M23), Minister of Revenue (M57), Minister for Seniors (M61), Minister for Social Development (M63), Minister for Veterans (M75), Minister for Youth (M77)

APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Ministry of Social Development

RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Minister for Social Development

Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#

Annual and Permanent Appropriations#

Multi-Year Appropriations#

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

Capital Injection Authorisations#

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.2 - Trends in the Vote

Summary of Financial Activity

1.4 - Reconciliation of Changes in Appropriation Structure#

To allow for the disestablishment of the Families Commission (operating as Superu), an initial transfer of Superu's functions and associated funding to other agencies commenced from 1 November 2017.

Explanations of the reasons for changing the appropriation structure are noted in the details of each appropriation in Parts 2-4.

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses#

Corporate Support Services (M63)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation decreased by $18.541 million to $86.959 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a decrease of $20.882 million as a result of the review of the corporate shared services to ensure that it aligns with the latest structural and functional changes of both the Ministry of Social Development and the Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children (Oranga Tamariki), and

• a decrease of $478,000 to reflect a reduction in Human Resources (HR) services provided by the Ministry of Social Development to Oranga Tamariki, as Oranga Tamariki builds its own HR capability in the areas of recruitment and HR advice and position management.

The above is offset by:

• draw down of $2.387 million from the Provision of Corporate Services for Oranga Tamariki contingency, and

• an increase of $432,000 to provide for on-going corporate support services to the Social Investment Agency from 1 July 2017, including finance and payroll support.

Data, Analytics and Evidence Services (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $6.861 million to $16.801 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• an increase of $6.141 million as a result of the disestablishment of Superu and the transfer of the management of the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study contract, Family and Whanau status report, and research projects to the Ministry of Social Development

• a transfer of $1.100 million from other departmental output expenses to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expenses

• a funding transfer of $120,000 from 2016/17 to 2017/18 for Auckland Housing First initiative

• an increase of $30,000 to modernise frontline tools, and

• an increase of $20,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

The above is offset by:

• a transfer of $450,000 from 2017/18 to 2018/19 to allow the Ministry of Social Development further time to effectively work with stakeholders and develop a work plan to conduct research on Family Violence Evaluation, and

• a transfer of $100,000 from 2017/18 to 2018/19 due to delays with the Request for Proposal process to conduct research on Sexual Abuse in Males and Social Workers in Schools.

Income Support and Assistance to Seniors (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $9.637 million to $46.787 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a transfer of $9.200 million from other departmental output expense appropriations to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expense appropriations

• an increase of $206,000 to improve the availability of the Ministry's digital channels

• an increase of $111,000 to modernise frontline tools

• an increase of $75,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems, and

• an increase of $45,000 reflecting the movement of asset revaluations where departmental baselines are fully and automatically adjusted for capital charge increases.

Investigation of Overpayments and Fraudulent Payments and Collection of Overpayments (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $2.691 million to $47.117 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a transfer of $3 million from other departmental output expense appropriations to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expense appropriations.

The above is offset by:

• an increase of $149,000 to modernise frontline tools
• an increase of $100,000 for Tranche One draw down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems, and

• an increase of $60,000 reflecting the movement of asset revaluations where departmental baselines are fully and automatically adjusted for capital charge increases.

Management of Service Cards (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $967,000 to $5.738 million in 2017/18. This is due to a transfer of $1 million from other departmental output expense appropriations to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expense appropriations.

The above is offset by:

• an increase of $20,000 to modernise frontline tools, and

• an increase of $13,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

Management of Student Loans (M57)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $1.422 million to $16.640 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• an increase of $1.261 million for funding the tertiary education first year fees-free in 2017/18
• an increase of $84,000 to improve the availability of the Ministry's digital channels
• an increase of $46,000 to modernise frontline tools, and
• an increase of $31,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

Management of Student Support (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $733,000 to $17.192 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• an increase of $560,000 for increasing student allowance and living cost loans by $50

• an increase of $91,000 to improve the availability of the Ministry's digital channels

• an increase of $49,000 to modernise frontline tools, and
• an increase of $33,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case, which moves the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

Place-based Initiatives - Tairawhiti Local Leadership (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $166,000 to $391,000 in 2017/18. This is to provide extra funding to the 50 Families project in order to identify where improvements in the social services system can be made by tracking families through the system.

Planning, Correspondence and Monitoring (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $1.122 million to $5.616 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a transfer of $1.100 million from other departmental output expense appropriations to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expense appropriations
• an increase of $13,000 to modernise frontline tools, and

• an increase of $9,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

Policy Advice (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $72,000 to $14.465 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• an increase of $43,000 to modernise frontline tools, and
• an increase of $29,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

Processing of Veterans' Pensions (M75)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $204,000 to $647,000 in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a transfer of $200,000 from other departmental output expense appropriations to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expense appropriations
• an increase of $2,000 to improve the availability of the Ministry's digital channels
• an increase of $1,000 to modernise frontline tools, and
• an increase of $1,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

Promoting Positive Outcomes for Disabled People (M23)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $1.518 million to $5.234 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• an increase of $1 million funded by revenue from the Ministry of Health to reimburse the Ministry of Social Development for the departmental costs of operating the Waikato team in their regional office in Hamilton
• a transfer of $500,000 from other departmental output expense appropriations to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expense appropriations
• an increase of $11,000 to modernise frontline tools, and
• an increase of $7,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

Promoting Positive Outcomes for Seniors (M61)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $165,000 to $1.187 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a funding transfer of $160,000 from 2016/17 to 2017/18 for an elder abuse and neglect project
• an increase of $3,000 to modernise frontline tools, and
• an increase of $2,000 for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems.

2.3 - Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections#

Ministry of Social Development - Capital Expenditure PLA (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation

Capital Expenditure

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $37.815 million to $107.040 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a capital injections increase of $25.466 million on IT infrastructure and tools including significant funding on digital channels, and

• revised annual capital programme of work on replacing and upgrading existing infrastructure assets including information technology, property and motor vehicles $12.801 million.

The above is offset by:

• a capital withdrawals increase of $452,000 for the Social Sector Data Exchange with the establishment of the new Social Investment Agency in Vote State Services.

Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets

Ministry of Social Development

Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#

3.1 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses#

Families Commission (M63)

Scope of Appropriation

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation decreased by $10.709 million to $1.930 million in 2017/18. This is due to the disestablishment of Superu, and the transfer of functions and funding to other agencies.

Supporting Equitable Pay for Care and Support Workers (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve pay equity for the care and support workers.

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

An exemption was granted under section15D(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as additional performance information is unlikely to be informative as this appropriation is an interim measure to enable providers to be reimbursed for additional costs incurred in relation to the care and support worker pay equity settlement. Over time the ongoing funding will transfer into appropriate appropriation.

Service Providers#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This is a newly established appropriation in 2017/18.

3.2 - Non-Departmental Benefits or Related Expenses#

Childcare Assistance (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $6.745 million to $204.065 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $6.079 million for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments), and

• $6 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $5.110 million for a lower number of recipients

• $169,000 from the Families Package, and

• $55,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Disability Assistance (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $2.529 million to $382.020 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $3 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend, and

• $836,000 for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments).

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $1.268 million for a lower number of recipients, and

• $39,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Hardship Assistance (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $21.682 million to $365.443 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $15 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend

• $11.233 million for a higher number of recipients

• $630,000 of other payments, mainly reflecting increased Funeral Grants, and

• $544,000 for the impact of policy mainly from repealing the Family Incomes Package.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $5.722 million for a lower average payment rate (before inflation adjustments), and

• $3,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $47.480 million to $1,710.412 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $27.395 million for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments)

• $17.300 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend

• $11.138 million for a higher number of recipients

• $2.200 million for the impact of policy mainly from providing more financial support to students in tertiary education from 2018, and

• $69,000 for lower-than-expected overseas pension recoveries.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $9.965 million for higher-than-expected debt establishments, and

• $657,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

New Zealand Superannuation (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $46.754 million to $13,717.533 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $37.869 million for higher-than-expected wage adjustments

• $15 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend

• $10.732 million for higher average payment rate (before inflation and wage adjustments), and

• $7.724 million for higher-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $10.367 million for higher-than-expected overseas pension recoveries due to a lower-than-expected value of the New Zealand dollar

• $7.234 million for a lower number of recipients

• $6.182 million for higher-than-expected debt establishments, and

• $788,000 for the impact of policy from repealing the Family Incomes Package.

Orphan's/Unsupported Child's Benefit (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $4.859 million to $166.589 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $2.801 million for a higher number of recipients

• $2.100 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend, and

• $89,000 for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments).

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $77,000 for higher-than-expected debt establishments, and

• $54,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Sole Parent Support (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $5.854 million to $1,122.653 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $21.981 million for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments)

• $13.600 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend, and

• $6.432 million for the impact of policy mainly from repealing the Family Incomes Package.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $35.301 million for a lower number of recipients

• $450,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments

• $400,000 for higher-than-expected debt establishments, and

• $8,000 for higher-than-expected overseas pension recoveries.

Special Circumstance Assistance (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $90,000 to $11.179 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $570,000 for a lower number of recipients

• $67,000 for lower other payments

• $45,000 for a lower average payment rate (before inflation adjustments), and

• $8,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Partly offsetting the above factors is:

• $600,000 for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend.

Student Allowances (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $25.395 million to $530.041 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $57.094 million for the impact of policy mainly from providing more financial support to students in tertiary education from 2018, and

• $21 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $43.624 million for a lower number of recipients

• $8.868 million for a lower average payment rate (before inflation adjustments), and

• $207,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Study Scholarships and Awards (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $3 million to $16.167 million in 2017/18. This is due to the impacts from the policy to reprioritise funding.

Supported Living Payment (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $16.709 million to $1,547.596 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $26.011 million for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments)

• $7.400 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend

• $3.548 million for the impact of policy mainly from repealing the Family Incomes Package, and

• $12,000 for lower-than-expected overseas pension recoveries.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $17.701 million for a lower number of recipients

• $1.965 million for higher-than-expected debt establishments, and

• $596,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Transitional Assistance (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $186,000 to $1.127 million in 2017/18. This is due to lower-than-expected demand.

Veterans' Pension (M75)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $2.083 million to $164.085 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $1.200 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend

• $497,000 for a higher number of recipients

• $423,000 for higher-than-expected wage adjustments

• $85,000 for higher-than-expected inflation adjustments, and

• $79,000 for the impact of policy from repealing the Family Incomes Package.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $118,000 for a lower average payment rate (before inflation adjustments)

• $63,000 for higher-than-expected overseas pension recoveries, and

• $20,000 for higher-than-expected debt establishments.

Work Assistance (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $799,000 to $3.222 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $600,000 for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend

• $117,000 for a higher number of recipients, and

• $83,000 for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments).

Partly offsetting the above factors is:

• $1,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Youth Payment and Young Parent Payment (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $1.512 million to $56.848 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $5.153 million for a lower number of recipients, and

• $20,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $2.039 million for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments)

• $1.400 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend

• $121,000 for lower-than-expected debt establishments, and

• $101,000 for the impact of policy from repealing the Family Incomes Package.

3.4 - Non-Departmental Other Expenses#

Debt Write-downs (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation decreased by $17.455 million to $79.478 million in 2017/18. This is due to a change in the level of outstanding debt and the interest rates used to calculate the debt write-down provision.

Extraordinary Care Fund (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $800,000 to $1.508 million in 2017/18. This is due to a fiscally neutral adjustment to appropriations to reflect the reprioritisation of funding towards the Family Violence Response Co-ordination (FVRC) and the Integrated Safety Response programme.

3.5 - Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure#

Recoverable Assistance (M63)#

Scope of Appropriation

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $1.482 million to $204.931 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $4.230 million for a higher number of grants, and

• $4.100 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend.

Partly offsetting the above factors is:

• $6.848 million for a lower average payment per grant.

Student Loans (M57)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation decreased by $109.996 million to $1,521.739 in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $157.451 million for the impact of policy mainly from providing more financial support to students in tertiary education from 2018

• $6.815 million for a lower number of recipients, and

• $111,000 for lower-than-expected inflation adjustments.

Partly offsetting the above factors are:

• $50 million for the supplementary estimates add-on to reduce the likelihood of an overspend, and

• $4.381 million for a higher average payment rate (before inflation adjustments).

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

Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#

Community Support Services (M63)

Overarching Purpose Statement

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $1.514 million to $94.316 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• transfer of $9.041 million from Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki to reflect the final decision on the Community Investment team in terms of organisational structure and functions

• transfer of $800,000 from Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki to reflect the reprioritisation of funding towards the Family Violence Response Co-ordination (FVRC) and the Integrated Safety Response programme

• transfer of $136,000 from 2016/17 for Inter-Agency Accreditation

• new funding of $75,000 to support refugees under Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship Category

• an increase of $57,000 to modernise frontline tools

• an increase of $38,000 for Tranche One draw down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems, and

• an increase of $23,000 which reflects the movement of asset revaluations where departmental baselines were fully and automatically adjusted for capital charge increases.

The above is offset by:

• transfer of $3.675 million to another departmental output appropriation Corporate Support Services
• transfer of $3.561 million to Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki to realign Community Support Services Programmes

• transfer of $536,000 to Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki to realign Crime Prevention and Community Safety Initiatives

• transfer of $442,000 to Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki for Strengthening Family Programme funding, and

• transfer of $442,000 to Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki for Re-categorisation of Sexual Violence Support Services.

Improved Employment and Social Outcomes Support (M63)#

Overarching Purpose Statement#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure#

How Performance will be Assessed for this Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $3.321 million to $665.693 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• a transfer of $10.033 million from 2016/17 for restructuring costs associated with Simplification

• a transfer of $4.500 million from 2016/17 for supporting offenders into employment trials and other investment approach trials to reduce long-term welfare dependence

• new funding of $1.981 million to modernise frontline tools

• an increase of $1.479 million to improve the availability of the Ministry's digital channels (supporting the digital strategy and projected digital channel growth to deliver a consistent and reliable online service to clients)

• an increase of $1.331 million for Tranche One Draw Down for Availability and Resilience Business Case to move the primary data centre to an All-of-Government cloud at an Auckland site for critical systems and Wellington for secondary systems

• an increase of $900,000 reflecting the movement of asset revaluations where departmental baselines are fully and automatically adjusted for capital charge increases

• a transfer of $500,000 from 2016/17 for Security and Occupational Safety and Health Incidents (SOSHI) system implementation, and

• an increase of $187,000 as a result of re-phasing Individual Placement Support for Clients with Mental Health Conditions project, to bring forward funding to 2017/18 to allow the full programme to be piloted and evaluated before expanding to larger numbers in the final three years.

The above is offset by:

• a transfer of $8.100 million from other departmental output expenses to reflect reprioritisation of baselines to meet demand-driven cost pressures in a number of departmental output expenses

• a transfer of $7.183 million to 2018/19 as a result of reinvesting savings identified by Simplification Business Transformation programme in 2017/18 for Service Delivery capability next year

• a transfer of $1 million to 2018/19 due to the delay in the Health Research Council initiative

• a transfer of $500,000 to Vote Internal Affairs to deliver a Service Innovation Work Programme (Better Public Services, Result 10)

• a transfer of $406,000 to 2018/19 as a result of delays with implementing Tightening Access to Benefits for Recent Migrants, and

• a transfer of $401,000 to Vote Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki as a result of transferring the Chief Executive Advisory Panel and the Review Secretariat functions.

Partnering for Youth Development (M77)#

Overarching Purpose Statement#

Scope of Appropriation#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased by $12,000 to $10.604 million in 2017/18. This is due to:

• $7,000 new funding to Modernise Frontline Tools, and

• $5,000 new funding for Availability and Resilience Business Case.