Disability Services Commission total $794.12 $872.98 $910.75 ▲4% expenditure Income from the Commonwealth $146.15 $165.10 $157.71 ▼4% government Income from the State government $642.87 $701.77 $725.97 ▲3% Income from other sources $16.97 $18.69 $17.01 ▼9% number of service users 24,926 24,017 25,665 ▲3% (see note) Average cost per service user $35,023 $33,065 $35,486 ▲1% (see note) Note: System enhancements have resulted in significantly improved unique service count verification. The total number of service users for 2014–2015 has been recalculated using improved reporting functionality. Funding allocation Continuing the trend of recent years, 74 per cent of the Commission’s funding was allocated to disability sector organisations for provision of services to people with disability. Three-year trend Measure 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 Change from 2014–2015 ($ million) ($ million) ($ million) Allocation to disability sector $567.83 $641.83 $674.42 ▲5% organisation operations
Disability Services Commission total expenditure $794.12 $872.98 $910.75 ▲4% Income from the Commonwealth government $146.15 $165.10 $157.71 ▼4% Income from the State government $642.87 $701.77 $725.97 ▲3% Income from other sources $16.97 $18.69 $17.01 ▼9% number of service users 24,017 24,926 (see note) 25,665 ▲3% Average cost per service user $33,065 $35,023 (see note) $35,486 ▲1% Note: System enhancements have resulted in significantly improved unique service count verification. The total number of service users for 2014–2015 has been recalculated using improved reporting functionality. Funding allocation Continuing the trend of recent years, 74 per cent of the Commission’s funding was allocated to disability sector organisations for provision of services to people with disability. Three-year trend Measure 2013–2014 ($ million) 2014–2015 ($ million) 2015–2016 ($ million) Change from 2014–2015 Allocation to disability sector organisation operations $567.83 $641.83 $674.42 ▲5%