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Vote Social Development

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Disability Issues (M23), Minister of Revenue (M57), Minister for Social Development and Employment (M63), Minister of State Services (M66)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Social Development

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Minister for Social Development and Employment

Overview of the Vote

The Minister for Social Development and Employment is responsible for the appropriations in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:

  • a total of over $479 million on Child Youth and Family related services including responding to and preventing child abuse and neglect, managing adoptions and youth justice services
  • a total of nearly $509 million on services to assist people into employment, and to assess and pay the appropriate entitlement of social assistance to beneficiaries, and to protect the integrity of the benefit system, including collection of debt
  • a total of over $64 million on specialised services, including services for students, seniors and administration of community services and SuperGold cards
  • a total of over $81 million on social policy advice and crown entity monitoring and leadership and co-ordination services to support and strengthen families, communities and whanau
  • a total of over $352 million purchasing services from other organisations, the Children's Commissioner and the Families Commission
  • a total of nearly $770 million on debt write-downs, and a series of assistance programmes
  • a total of $9,575 million on payments of New Zealand Superannuation
  • a total of $5,129 million on payments for the working age benefits - Domestic Purposes, Unemployment, Sickness, Invalid's and Widow's benefits
  • a total of $1,988 million on payments for assistance with expenses related to accommodation, disability, hardship and entering or remaining in the workforce
  • a total of $690 million on payments to assist people to obtain a qualification or independent youth to continue education/training or obtain work
  • a total of $351 million on other forms of financial assistance such as childcare, care of unsupported children, payments to Australia and special circumstances, and
  • a total of $169 million on advances of benefits and other recoverable payments to assist with hardship.

The Minister of Revenue is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:

  • a total of over $15 million for management of student loans, and
  • a total of $1,590 million on payments for student loans.

The Minister for Disability Issues is responsible for an appropriation in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:

  • a total of just over $1 million on promoting positive outcomes for disabled people.

The Minister of State Services is responsible for an appropriation in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:

  • a total of $100,000 on a property management centre of expertise.

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Social Development in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.

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