House of Assembly: Wednesday, February 03, 2021

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Grant Programs

In reply to Mr GEE (Taylor) (18 November 2020). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): In response to questions 14 and 15 I have been advised the following:

Department of Treasury and Finance

The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2019-20 and across the forward estimates for the Department of Treasury and Finance—Controlled:

Grant program / fund name Purpose of grant program / fund 2019-20 Actual result 2020-21 Estimate 2021-22 Estimate 2022-23 Estimate 2023-24 Estimate
$000 $000 $000 $000 $000
Asbestos Awareness Funding Inform students of the dangers of asbestos through school workshops and to promote awareness of asbestos in the community, in particular during home renovations. 50 50 50 50 50
Augusta Zadow Award Meets the costs of a work health and safety initiative that benefits working women, which may involve research or further education. 20 25 25 25 25
Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Training Subsidies Provides assistance to employers to enable the provision of access to training for Health and Safety Representatives. 21 20 20 20 20
People at Work (PAW) Digital Platform Contribution—Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland Government South Australia's contribution to the development of the PAW digital platform in partnership with the Psychological Health Unit within the Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland Government and the Heads of Workplace Safety Authority PAW working group 55 - - - -
SA Hair & Beauty Industry's Safety Guide Contribution Funding to review and update industry's safety guide. 10 0 0 0 0
SA Unions—Young Workers Legal Service Assist young workers (under the age of 30) with employment relations issues. 140 0 0 0 0
Safe Work Australia South Australia's contribution to the administration of Safe Work Australia. 730 730 748 767 786


The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2019-20 and across the forward estimates for the Department of Treasury and Finance—Administered:

Grant program / fund name Purpose of grant program / fund 2019-20 Actual result $000 2020-21 Estimate $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000
Business and Jobs Support Fund Provides grants targeted towards recovery in sectors and across the economy in response to the COVID-19 disruption. 188,546 276,846 64,608
Community and Jobs Support Fund Provides grants targeted towards recovery in response to the COVID-19 disruption and additional community services required to respond to demands directly resulting from COVID-19. 35,340 76,615 153,045
Local Government Infrastructure Partnership Program Provides support to councils to accelerate spending on community infrastructure projects to enable growth in the future. 25,000 75,000
Community Support Grants and Donations Provides additional grants and donations to the South Australian community. 150 150 154 158
Future Jobs Fund Provides targeted industry financial assistance. 5,338 17,325 4,569 1,441
First Home Owner Grants Provides grants to eligible first home owners. 46,268 50,495 49,733 48,437 48,819
HomeBuilder Provides grants to assist the residential construction market by encouraging the commencement of new home builds and renovations. This is a Commonwealth funded initiative administered by states and territories. 54,000 13,500
Industry Financial Assistance Fund (IFADA) Provides targeted industry financial assistance to South Australian businesses. 15,265 40,635 11,085 - -
Job Accelerator Grant Provides grants to employers for employing additional employees in South Australia. 32,307 2,000
Pre-Construction Grant Provides grants to eligible off-the-plan apartment purchases. 850
Small Business Payroll Tax Rebate Rebate provided to eligible employers with taxable Australian payrolls under a threshold. 432
Economic and Business Growth Fund Provides targeted industry financial assistance. 20,164 103,866 79,005 58,471 35,899
Contribution to Racing SA Grants to assist the racing industry in South Australia 13,773 15,983 16,194 16,437 16,743


The following table details the carryover of grants from 2019-20 into 2020-21 for the Department of Treasury and Finance:

Grant/program name 2019-20 $000 2020-21 $000
IFADA -8,892 8,892
Economic and Business Growth Fund -1,120 1,120
Future Jobs Fund -15,432 15,432
Business and Jobs Support Fund -6,454 6,454
Community and Jobs Support Fund -19,660 19,660