House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-02-12 Daily Xml

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Human Services Department

485 Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale) (29 November 2018). Regarding the Department for Human Services and all agencies reporting to the minister:

(a) What grant funding lines does the department and all agencies have?

(b) What grants have been provided from each line since 18 March 2018?

(c) Are job targets and clawback provisions attached to each grant?

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

(a) and (b) The information requested in relation to grant funding lines and expenditure is available in the Hansard for the House of Assembly, Parliament of South Australia, on 27 November 2018.

(c) It is dependent upon the purpose of the grant funding as to whether job targets are attached to a grant.

DHS business units are required to manage unexpended funds in accordance with the department's Unexpended Grant Money Policy which requires that unexpended grant money to non-South Australian Government entities are dealt with in a manner consistent with Treasurer's Instruction 15.'

Where appropriate, grant agreements with funded organisations provide for the return of unspent funds to the SA Housing Authority.