House of Assembly: Tuesday, February 02, 2021

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Human Services Department

367 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (1 December 2020). Given that there is indexation of Department of Human Services funding of 2.5 per cent and low inflation, can the minister guarantee that there will be no cuts to services arising from the 'operational savings' measures in this budget?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government): The Minister for Human Services has provided the following advice:

Available resources will be allocated in the budget to meet service outcome priorities.