Part 2 - Details and Expected Performance for Output Expenses
Part 2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses
Policy Advice, Advisory and Support Services MCOA (M15)
Scope of Appropriation
Administration of Grants
This output class is limited to administration of the processes supporting government grant funding schemes, from receiving applications to monitoring grant recipients.
Community Advisory Services
This output class is limited to advisory services to assist and guide community development activities and to assist government agencies engage and interact with communities and community groups.
Policy Advice
This output class is limited to the provision of policy advice and Ministerial support services, including monitoring of Crown entities, with a focus on the role of the community and voluntary sector.
Support Services for Grant Funding Bodies
This output class is limited to the provision of operational and secretariat support for grant funding bodies, and includes supporting member appointment processes. The focus of operational support is on processing grant applications and grant decisions on behalf of the grant funding bodies.
This output class is limited to administration of the processes supporting government grant funding schemes, from receiving applications to monitoring grant recipients.
Community Advisory Services
This output class is limited to advisory services to assist and guide community development activities and to assist government agencies engage and interact with communities and community groups.
Policy Advice
This output class is limited to the provision of policy advice and Ministerial support services, including monitoring of Crown entities, with a focus on the role of the community and voluntary sector.
Support Services for Grant Funding Bodies
This output class is limited to the provision of operational and secretariat support for grant funding bodies, and includes supporting member appointment processes. The focus of operational support is on processing grant applications and grant decisions on behalf of the grant funding bodies.
Explanation for Use of Multi-Class Output Expense Appropriation
All four output classes contribute to the effective delivery of policy, advisory and support services in relation to the community and voluntary sector to support resilient and prosperous communities/hapu/iwi.
Expenses and Revenue
| 2011/12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates $000 | Supplementary Estimates $000 | Total $000 | |
Total Appropriation | 12,717 | (419) | 12,298 |
| Administration of Grants | 3,905 | 193 | 4,098 |
| Community Advisory Services | 6,386 | (398) | 5,988 |
| Policy Advice | 2,121 | (223) | 1,898 |
| Support Services for Grant Funding Bodies | 305 | 9 | 314 |
Revenue from Crown | 12,421 | (302) | 12,119 |
| Administration of Grants | 3,732 | 310 | 4,042 |
| Community Advisory Services | 6,284 | (398) | 5,886 |
| Policy Advice | 2,100 | (223) | 1,877 |
| Support Services for Grant Funding Bodies | 305 | 9 | 314 |
Revenue from Other | 296 | (117) | 179 |
| Administration of Grants | 173 | (117) | 56 |
| Community Advisory Services | 102 | - | 102 |
| Policy Advice | 21 | - | 21 |
| Support Services for Grant Funding Bodies | - | - | - |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation decreased by $419,000 to $12.298 million for 2011/12.
The increase in the Administration of Grants output expense relates to:
- an expense transfer from 2010/11 to 2011/12 for the integration of new functions and consequent restructuring of the Department of Internal Affairs (increase of $266,000)
- an increase in funding for an ongoing programme of initiatives to enable the Department to position for efficiency savings from 1 July 2012 ($72,000)
- partially offset by a transfer of funding to Support Services for Grant Funding Bodies in Vote Internal Affairs due to a realignment of portfolio responsibilities (decrease of $117,000) and a reallocation of shared services costs (decrease of $28,000).
The decrease in the Community Advisory Services output expense relates to:
- a reallocation of shared services costs (decrease of $63,000)
- a reprioritisation and transfer of funding to the Community Development Scheme to support initiatives to build local community sector networks (decrease of $400,000)
- a decrease in funding for an ongoing programme of initiatives to enable the Department to position for efficiency savings from 1 July 2012 ($31,000)
- partially offset by an expense transfer from 2010/11 to 2011/12 for the integration of new functions and consequent restructuring of the Department of Internal Affairs (increase of $96,000).
The decrease in the Policy Advice output expense relates to:
- a decrease in funding for an ongoing programme of initiatives to enable the Department to position for efficiency savings from 1 July 2012 ($260,000)
- a reallocation of shared services costs (decrease of $20,000)
- partially offset by an expense transfer from 2010/11 to 2011/12 for the integration of new functions and consequent restructuring of the Department of Internal Affairs (increase of $57,000).
The increase in the Support Services for Grant Funding Bodies output relates to:
- an increase in funding for an ongoing programme of initiatives to enable the Department to position for efficiency savings from 1 July 2012 (increase of $11,000)
- partially offset by a reallocation of shared services costs (decrease of $2,000).
