National Respite for Carers Program and additional funding for counselling and assistance through the National Carer Counselling Program. From 1 July 2014, the Australian Government will establish a network of Carer Support Centres. These new centres will complement the Aged Care Gateway. These centres will provide more preventative assistance for carers to reduce reliance on emergency respite. The centres will also manage emergency respite and the provision of carer specific information, education and training, counselling as well as appropriate referral to other community care services. Program 4.2 is linked as follows: This program includes National Partnership payments for: Basic community care maintenance and support (for Victoria and Western Australia); and Home and Community Care services for Veterans. Partnership payments are paid to state and territory governments by the Treasury as part of the Federal Financial Relations (FFR) Framework. For budget estimates relating to the National Partnership component of the program, please refer to Budget paper 3 or Program 1.10 of the Portfolio Budget Statements. Program 4.2 Expenses 4.7: Program Expenses 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward actual year 1 year 2 year 3 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Annual administered expenses Ordinary annual services 246,615 1,381,265 1,504,889 1,635,292 1,756,565 Program support 32,478 53,457 54,402 54,143 52,477 Total Program 4.2 expenses 279,093 1,434,722 1,559,291 1,689,435 1,809,042 Program 4.2: Deliverables 4.8: Qualitative Deliverables for Program 4.2 Provide integrated aged care services to people in their homes Qualitative Deliverables 2012-13 Reference Point or Target Manage funding agreements with HACC Transfer of HACC services for older people service providers to the Commonwealth is achieved with minimal disruption to service delivery
National Respite for Carers Program and additional funding for counselling and assistance through the National Carer Counselling Program. From 1 July 2014, the Australian Government will establish a network of Carer Support Centres. These new centres will complement the Aged Care Gateway. These centres will provide more preventative assistance for carers to reduce reliance on emergency respite. The centres will also manage emergency respite and the provision of carer specific information, education and training, counselling as well as appropriate referral to other community care services. Program 4.2 is linked as follows: This program includes National Partnership payments for: Basic community care maintenance and support (for Victoria and Western Australia); and Home and Community Care services for Veterans. Partnership payments are paid to state and territory governments by the Treasury as part of the Federal Financial Relations (FFR) Framework. For budget estimates relating to the National Partnership component of the program, please refer to Budget paper 3 or Program 1.10 of the Portfolio Budget Statements. Program 4.2 Expenses 4.7: Program Expenses 2011-12 Estimated actual $'000 2012-13 Budget $'000 2013-14 Forward year 1 $'000 2014-15 Forward year 2 $'000 2015-16 Forward year 3 $'000 Annual administered expenses Ordinary annual services 246,615 1,381,265 1,504,889 1,635,292 1,756,565 Program support 32,478 53,457 54,402 54,143 52,477 Total Program 4.2 expenses 279,093 1,434,722 1,559,291 1,689,435 1,809,042 Program 4.2: Deliverables 4.8: Qualitative Deliverables for Program 4.2 Provide integrated aged care services to people in their homes Qualitative Deliverables 2012-13 Reference Point or Target Manage funding agreements with HACC service providers Transfer of HACC services for older people to the Commonwealth is achieved with minimal disruption to service delivery