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Appendix A: Expense Measures (Continued)

Human Services

Early intervention to prevent debts for customers commencing employment

Expense ($m)

	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13	2013‑14	2014-15
Department of Human Services	-	-	15.1	15.3	12.9
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	-	-	-16.6	-12.5	-12.5
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	-	-	-43.4	-32.5	-32.5
Total - Expense	-	-	-44.9	-29.7	-32.1
Related capital ($m)
Department of Human Services	-	-	2.6	-	-
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	-	-	-	-	-
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	-	-	-	-	-
Total - Capital	-	-	2.6	-	-

The Government will provide $59.0 million over five years (including $13.0 million in 2015‑16 and $2.6 million in capital in 2012‑13) to help prevent social welfare recipients from accumulating debt when they commence new employment.

The measure will provide the Department of Human Services with the capability to telephone 250,000 customers who have recently lodged a tax declaration form with an employer. Customers will receive information on how to correctly report employment income.

This measure is expected to reduce welfare overpayments by $195.0 million over five years (including $45.0 million in 2015‑16), resulting in net savings of $136.0 million over five years.

Savings from this measure will be redirected to support other Government priorities.

Student Income Support — administrative costs

Expense ($m)

	2010‑11	2011‑12	2012‑13	2013‑14	2014-15
Department of Human Services	-	7.0	0.4	2.2	2.2
Related capital ($m)
Department of Human Services	-	1.5	-	-	-

The Government will provide $13.3 million over four years (including $1.5 million in capital funding in 2011‑12) for the administrative costs associated with the Student Income Support reforms, including information technology redesign and communication strategies.

This measure forms part of the Government's response to the Review of Student Income Support Reforms.

Further information can be found in the press release of 14 September 2011 issued by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations.

See also the related expense measures titled: Student Income Support — Workforce Participation Criteria — remove regional distinctions; Student Income Support — changes to the rate of Student Start‑up Scholarships and Student Income Support — Relocation Scholarship — increased payments for regional students.

See also the related savings measure titled: Student Income Support — delay masters by coursework by two years.

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