Grant Programs

In reply to Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (25 September 2018). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services): The Department of Human Services has advised:

The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2017-18 and across the forward estimates

(a) Name of the program or fund;

Names of specific grant programs are provided as part of the response. Please refer to Table 1.

(b) Purpose of the program or fund;

Purpose of the Programs governing the grant programs are provided as part of the response. Please refer to Table 1.

Table 1: DHS Controlled Grants and Subsidies Budget across the forward estimates (based on budget approved by Cabinet)

(c) Balance of the grant program or fund

The balance of grant program or funds are primarily based on the unexpended funding commitments presented as part of the audited Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2018:

Note 16 of the Department of Human Services (DHS)—please refer to Table 2, and

Note A6 of the DHS Administered Financial Statements—please refer to Table 3.

Please note the unexpended funding commitments related only to the anticipated 2017-18 outcomes and may have since been updated as part of the year-end process. Please note that only unexpended funding commitments classified as a 'grant program' are included for the purpose of this review.

Table 2—DHS Controlled balance grant funds—based on note 16 of the DHS Financial Statements

Table 3—DHS Administered balance grant funds—based on note A6 of the DHS Administered Financial Statements—Unexpended Funding Commitments

All carryovers are subject to approval from DTF. Carryovers may include accruals.

(d) Budgeted (or actual) expenditure from the program or fund

Please refer to Table 1 for budget details. For details of the 2017-18 Actuals, please refer to response for (g) and (h).

(e) Budgeted (or actual) payments into the program or fund

Please refer to Table 1 for budget details. For details of the 2017-18 Actuals, please refer to response for (g) and (h).

(f) Carryovers into or from the program or fund

Table 4—DHS Carryover of controlled grant funds—based on note 16 of the DHS Financial Statements

Positive represents funds transfer into the grant program funds for expenditure in the prior years.

All carryovers are subject to approval from DTF.

Table 5—Carryover of Administered grant funds—based on note A6 of the DHS Administered Financial Statements—Unexpended Funding Commitments

Positive represents funds transfer into the grant program funds for expenditure in the prior years.

All carryovers are subject to approval from DTF.

(g) Details, including the value and beneficiary, of any commitments already made to be funded from the program or fund.

Please see Table 6

(h) Whether the grant was subject to a grant agreement as required by Treasurer's Instruction 15.

Table 6 a- f provide a breakdown of the actual expenditure on all grants for 2017-18.

Grants less than $50,000 are summarised at the bottom of the each table.

Please note:

Total grant payments may vary depending on recoveries.

Accounting treatment may vary between the financial statements and this document because of materiality (statement only addresses grants greater than $ million by recipient this document addresses grants greater than $50,000) and the purpose of each document

Table 6a: DHS Controlled Items—Grants to NGOs payments in 2017-18

Refer to note 8.1 in the DHS Financial Statements 2017-18

Table 6b: DHS Controlled Items—Individualised Funding payments in 2017-18

Refer to note 8 in the DHS Financial Statements 2017-18

Table 6c: DHS Controlled Items—Grants payments to Other Organisation Types (Non NGOs) in 2017-18

Refer to note 8 in the DHS Financial Statements 2017-18

Table 6e: DHS Administered Items—Grants payments in 2017-18

Refer to note A5 in the Administered Items Financial Statements 2017-18

Table 6f: South Australian Housing Trust Grants payments in 2017-18

Refer to note 11 in the South Australian Housing Trust Financial Statements 2017-18

Table 6a: DHS Controlled Items—Grants to NGOs payments in 2017-18

Table 6b: DHS Controlled Items—Individualised Funding payments in 2017-18

Note that the highest individualised funding amount was $ 397,332.84. Please refer above for the funding bands. All payments from the individualised funding natural account have been funded from the 'Disability Grants' Program or the 'Office of Youth' program as per below table.

Table 6c: DHS Controlled Items—Grants payments to Other Organisation Types (Non NGOs) in 2017-18

Table 6e: DHS Administered items—Grant Payments in 2017-18

Table 6f: South Australian Housing Trust Grants payments in 2017-18

Grants less than $50,000 are summarised at the bottom of each table.

Please note:

Total grant payments may vary depending on recoveries.

Accounting treatment may vary between the financial statements and this document because of materiality (statement only addresses grants greater than $ million by recipient this document addresses grants greater than $50,000) and the purpose of each document

Table e1: DHS Controlled Items—Grants to NGOs payments in 2017-18

Refer to note 8.1 in the DHS Financial Statements 2017-18

Table e2: DHS Controlled Items—Individualised Funding payments in 2017-18

Refer to note 8 in the DHS Financial Statements 2017-18

Table e3: DHS Controlled Items—Grants payments to Other Organisation Types (Non NGOs) in 2017-18

Refer to note 8 in the DHS Financial Statements 2017-18

Table e4: DHS Administered Items—Grants payments in 2017-18

Refer to note A5 in the Administered Items Financial Statements 2017-18

Table e5: South Australian Housing Trust Grants payments in 2017-18

Refer to note 11 in the South Australian Housing Trust Financial Statements 2017-18