Social Expenditure - Detailed data : Australia

Year

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2018

2019

Name of Programme

Unit

Australia

Public

OLD AGE

4 722.8

7 724.9

13 992.8

24 116.5

39 858.5

46 930.5

60 654.9

85 980.3

95 427.0

104 726.1

OLD AGE

Cash benefits

4 622.3

7 514.1

11 533.1

21 481.8

31 373.2

35 252.0

50 952.0

69 812.3

75 545.1

83 516.0

Cash benefits

Pension

4 622.3

7 514.1

11 533.1

21 481.8

28 655.1

34 648.5

50 750.3

69 721.8

75 452.4

83 137.3

Pension

Age pension

3 935.8

5 897.2

9 013.0

12 131.4

15 599.4

20 588.1

31 720.4

43 222.7

46 443.6

50 077.9

Wife pension (age)

^(x)

195.0

266.0

233.1

173.1

133.8

102.0

76.4

52.0

Veteran's service pension

686.5

1 617.0

2 325.1

2 609.5

2 832.3

2 824.2

2 933.1

2 480.1

2 102.4

1 993.4

Superannuation pension (former civil servants)

^(a)

2 861.0

3 754.6

7 175.0

11 073.0

15 611.0

18 427.0

21 023.0

Superannuation lump sum (former civil servants)

^(a)

3 614.0

6 235.7

3 888.0

4 890.0

8 306.0

8 403.0

9 991.0

Early retirement pension

^(a)

Other cash benefits

^(a)

2 718.2

603.5

201.6

90.5

92.7

378.7

Other cash benefits

One-off payment to the aged

^(a)

536.6

^(a)

Aged persons savings bonus

^(a)

1 598.3

0.0

^(a)

Self-funded retiree's supplementary bonus

^(a)

582.8

0.0

^(a)

Telephone allowance for Commonwealth seniors health card holders

^(a)

18.6

^(a)

^(x)

Seniors concession allowance

^(a)

93.4

^(a)

^(x)

Utilities allowance

^(a)

288.1

13.5

^(x)

Certain Concessions for Pensioners and Seniors Card Holders (previously Compensation for the extension of fringe benefits to pensioners and older longterm allowees and beneficiaries)

^(a)

197.5

^(a)

Reimbursement to Great Southern Rail for concessional fares

^(a)

5.4

8.4

9.0

^(m)

Other aged care payments

^(a)

0.4

0.5

^(x)

Seniors Supplement

^(x)

179.7

81.5

92.7

378.7

Benefits in kind

100.5

210.8

2 459.7

2 634.6

8 485.2

11 678.5

9 703.0

16 168.0

19 881.9

21 210.1

Benefits in kind

Residential care / Home-help services

100.5

206.8

559.8

1 137.0

1 786.5

2 635.6

9 630.3

16 038.2

19 652.2

20 974.8

Residential care / Home-help services

Home Support and Care

^(x)

Aged Care Quality

^(x)

146.9

146.7

Aged Care Services

^(x)

19 505.3

20 828.1

Aged care programme support (ACPS)

^(a)

0.4

20.3

46.2

101.8

247.1

^(x)

Nursing home and hostel care

45.8

46.5

129.5

69.3

31.7

28.2

^(x)

Hostel care

19.6

59.0

189.9

417.4

667.0

802.0

^(x)

Home and community care (HACC) for the Aged

35.1

100.9

211.0

555.7

724.7

1 069.3

1 295.8

^(x)

Community aged care subsidies

^(a)

9.1

36.7

194.6

358.3

542.3

^(x)

Respite care

^(a)

11.7

66.6

130.7

^(x)

Residential Care - Subsidies and other costs

^(x)

6 627.9

^(x)

Aged Care Workforce

^(x)

76.9

^(x)

Ageing Information and Support

^(x)

98.7

^(x)

Community Care - other

^(x)

274.1

^(x)

Culturally Appropriate Aged Care

^(x)

22.3

^(x)

Dementia

^(x)

31.3

^(x)

Flexible Aged Care Subsidies

^(x)

660.9

^(x)

Community aged care packages

^(x)

Home support

^(x)

2 454.2

^(x)

Home care

^(x)

1 487.7

^(x)

Residential and flexible care

^(x)

11 861.4

^(x)

Workforce and quality

^(x)

50.6

^(x)

Ageing and service improvement

^(x)

184.4

^(x)

Other benefits in kind

0.0

4.0

1 899.9

1 497.6

6 698.8

9 042.9

72.7

129.8

229.7

235.3

Other benefits in kind

Aged care assessment

^(a)

4.0

25.0

35.7

41.7

55.6

72.7

^(x)

Welfare services for older people

^(m)

1 874.9

1 461.9

6 657.0

8 987.3

^(x)

Access and information

^(x)

129.8

229.7

235.3

SURVIVORS

845.9

1 335.1

1 237.8

1 440.5

1 616.2

2 054.9

2 328.5

2 001.0

1 558.7

1 425.8

SURVIVORS

Cash benefits

842.2

1 328.8

1 233.2

1 435.5

1 610.3

2 045.6

2 313.1

1 991.6

1 552.1

1 418.9

Cash benefits

Pension

842.2

1 328.8

1 233.2

1 434.2

1 609.5

2 044.5

2 309.5

1 987.2

1 548.7

1 415.8

Pension

Widow's pension

641.8

924.5

^(a)

Widow's pension Class A

^(x)

^(a)

Widow's pension Class B

^(x)

576.6

467.2

84.3

6.5

7.9

6.4

5.4

4.0

Widow's pension Class C

^(x)

^(a)

Widow allowance

^(a)

0.7

88.2

324.9

492.8

415.6

307.4

162.0

138.4

Double orphan's pension

2.1

3.9

1.8

2.0

2.7

3.2

3.3

3.0

3.2

Pension/allowance for war widows and other dependants

198.3

400.4

654.1

876.9

1 198.3

1 542.5

1 882.8

1 670.1

1 378.3

1 270.2

Other cash benefits

^(a)

1.3

0.7

1.1

3.6

4.4

3.4

3.1

Other cash benefits

Bereavement allowance

^(a)

1.3

0.7

1.1

3.6

4.4

3.4

3.1

Benefits in kind

3.7

6.3

4.6

5.1

6.0

9.3

15.4

9.4

6.6

6.9

Benefits in kind

Funeral expenses

3.7

6.3

4.6

5.1

6.0

9.3

15.4

9.4

6.6

6.9

Funeral expenses

Reimbursement of Funeral Expenses (DRCA)

^(a)

0.4

Funeral benefit

1.5

1.4

^(a)

0.1

Veteran funeral expenses

2.2

4.9

4.6

5.1

6.0

9.3

15.4

9.4

6.6

6.4

Other benefits in kind

^(a)

INCAPACITY-RELATED BENEFITS (Disability, Occupational injury and disease, Sickness)

1 394.8

2 701.3

7 180.9

12 474.9

18 049.0

22 623.3

32 998.4

42 171.7

39 626.1

56 990.5

INCAPACITY-RELATED BENEFITS (Disability, Occupational injury and disease, Sickness)

Cash benefits

1 371.1

2 645.6

7 085.5

10 584.8

14 517.9

18 236.0

27 482.2

34 277.6

36 015.8

38 661.8

Cash benefits

Disability pensions

1 196.6

2 253.8

4 607.3

6 078.4

8 426.3

12 321.7

19 955.9

25 764.9

26 958.0

28 643.0

Disability pensions

Invalid pension

880.8

1 673.5

3 096.0

^(a)

Disability support pension

^(a)

4 036.0

5 849.8

8 256.6

13 355.7

16 424.9

16 711.9

17 739.3

Wife Pension (DSP)

^(x)

683.0

800.3

446.6

258.5

160.5

94.2

68.5

47.8

Carer's pension

^(x)

65.7

182.1

^(a)

Carer payment

^(a)

480.9

1 220.8

2 729.6

4 828.7

5 590.6

6 144.3

Handicapped child's allowance

19.1

31.2

^(a)

Child's disability allowance

^(a)

77.2

216.7

^(a)

Carer allowance

^(a)

533.2

1 258.4

1 604.7

2 135.7

2 301.8

2 414.5

Veteran's disability pension

296.8

549.1

685.4

843.3

1 115.7

1 327.4

1 490.4

1 537.2

1 512.9

1 526.6

Child Disability Assistance Payment

^(a)

160.2

175.3

185.9

181.8

Carer Supplement

^(a)

451.8

567.2

584.9

587.3

Carer Adjustment Payment

^(a)

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.4

Pensions (occupational injury and disease)

^(a)

Paid sick leave (occupational injury and disease)

^(m)

1 827.2

4 152.4

5 996.1

5 828.8

7 441.1

8 254.2

8 908.4

9 883.6

Paid sick leave (occupational injury and disease)

Workers compensation (total ordinary annual services)

^(m)

1 827.2

4 152.4

5 996.1

5 828.8

7 441.1

8 254.2

8 908.4

9 883.6

Paid sick leave (other sickness daily allowances)

^(a)

Other cash benefits

174.5

391.8

651.0

354.0

95.6

85.4

85.2

258.5

149.4

135.2

Other cash benefits

Sickness benefit

174.5

391.8

^(a)

Sickness allowance

^(a)

651.0

354.0

95.6

85.4

85.2

107.1

84.6

93.5

Mobility Allowance

^(m)

151.4

64.8

41.7

Benefits in kind

23.7

55.7

95.4

1 890.1

3 531.1

4 387.3

5 516.1

7 894.1

3 610.3

18 328.7

Benefits in kind

Residential care / Home-help services

^(x)

127.1

201.7

339.5

^(a)

Residential care / Home-help services

Home and community care (HACC) for people with disabilities

^(x)

127.1

201.7

339.5

^(a)

Rehabilitation services

23.7

55.7

95.4

146.6

167.1

159.0

0.0

Rehabilitation services

Day therapy centres

^(a)

17.0

23.6

27.9

28.5

33.3

^(a)

Commonwealth rehabilitation services

23.7

38.7

71.8

118.7

138.6

125.7

^(a)

Other benefits in kind

^(m)

^(x)

1 616.4

3 162.3

3 888.9

5 516.1

7 894.1

3 610.3

18 328.7

Other benefits in kind

Welfare services for people with disabilities

^(m)

^(x)

1 616.4

3 162.3

3 888.9

5 458.2

7 809.0

3 567.8

18 317.2

Early intervention services for children with disability

^(a)

57.9

85.1

42.5

11.5

HEALTH

5 580.5

11 310.1

17 777.5

24 280.9

36 707.6

54 458.8

81 974.6

100 087.4

117 218.6

125 525.6

HEALTH

Cash benefits

^(a)

Benefits in kind

5 580.5

11 310.1

17 777.5

24 280.9

36 707.6

54 458.8

81 974.6

100 087.4

117 218.6

125 525.6

FAMILY

1 436.9

2 975.3

6 260.4

14 356.5

20 492.3

27 372.1

36 324.0

44 391.7

43 393.5

46 428.7

FAMILY

Cash benefits

1 362.8

2 825.3

5 157.9

11 275.3

16 306.9

21 086.1

25 660.0

28 881.1

25 613.2

27 435.8

Cash benefits

Family allowances

950.4

1 587.4

2 471.9

5 877.7

15 360.3

19 582.5

23 612.0

26 687.3

23 200.7

24 937.1

Family allowances

Family allowance

950.4

1 538.0

1 894.0

^(a)

Family income supplement

^(a)

49.4

^(a)

Family allowance supplement

^(a)

572.7

^(a)

Basic family payment

^(a)

5 877.7

^(a)

Additional family payment

^(a)

5.2

^(a)

Home child care allowance

^(a)

Family tax payment

^(a)

Family tax benefit (Part A and B)

^(a)

10 034.6

13 534.2

18 032.5

19 827.9

18 067.3

18 621.6

More help for families–one-off payments

^(a)

Parenting payment (Single and Partnered)

^(a)

5 325.7

6 048.3

5 579.5

5 647.5

5 111.2

6 298.0

Single Income Family Bonus (2008)

^(a)

Back to School Bonus (2008)

^(a)

Economic Security Strategy (2008)

^(a)

Single Income Family Supplement

^(a)

50.5

22.2

17.5

Schoolkids Bonus

^(a)

1 161.6

^(m)

Maternity and parental leave

^(a)

69.4

217.9

904.5

1 856.7

2 068.5

2 316.5

2 401.4

Maternity and parental leave

Maternity allowances

^(a)

69.4

217.9

0.0

^(x)

Maternity immunisation allowance

^(a)

49.5

36.1

^(a)

Baby Bonus (previously Maternity payment)

^(a)

855.0

1 180.0

^(m)

^(a)

Parental Leave Pay

^(a)

640.6

1 965.6

2 177.8

2 269.9

Dad and Partner Pay

^(a)

100.7

137.0

129.7

Stillborn Baby Payment

^(a)

2.1

1.7

1.8

Other cash benefits

412.4

1 238.0

2 686.0

5 328.3

728.7

599.1

191.3

125.3

96.0

97.3

Other cash benefits

Supporting parent's benefit

412.4

1 238.0

^(a)

Sole parents pension

^(a)

2 686.0

2 774.4

^(x)

Partner allowance (pension)

^(a)

462.6

728.7

599.1

191.3

54.6

18.8

14.6

Parenting allowance

^(a)

2 091.3

^(a)

Assistance for Isolated Children

^(a)

70.7

77.2

82.7

Benefits in kind

74.1

150.0

1 102.5

3 081.1

4 185.4

6 286.0

10 663.9

15 510.6

17 780.3

18 992.9

Benefits in kind

Early childhood education and care (ECEC)

42.9

146.4

243.6

990.8

2 668.3

3 787.0

7 342.8

10 980.1

11 868.5

12 740.5

Early childhood education and care (ECEC)

Early Childhood Education - 4 and 5 year olds in ISCED 1 (Primary school)

^(x)

3 035.2

3 368.1

3 737.8

3 933.9

National Partnernships on Early Childhood Education and Care - National Occasional Care

^(x)

1.5

^(a)

Support for the Child Care System - Child Care Communications Campaign

^(x)

0.3

0.1

^(a)

Child care support

42.9

146.4

243.6

990.8

1 210.2

^(x)

Child care for eligible parents undergoing training

^(x)

21.7

^(x)

Support for child care

^(x)

226.5

^(x)

Support for child care: specific purpose payment

^(x)

10.9

^(x)

Child care benefit

^(x)

1 501.3

^(x)

Child care (pre-primary education)

^(m)

355.8

561.1

^(x)

Child care (pre-primary education - 4-5yo)

^(m)

1 102.3

1 465.6

^(x)

Child Care Tax Rebate

^(a)

^(x)

Support for the Child Care System - Child Care Services Support

^(x)

308.5

231.6

267.8

324.9

Support for the Child Care System - Job Education and Training

^(x)

65.3

30.0

^(x)

Child Care Fee Assistance - Child Care Benefit

^(x)

2 208.0

3 629.7

^(x)

Child Care Fee Assistance - Child Care Rebate

^(x)

1 562.6

3 361.7

^(x)

Child Care Fee Assistance - Child Care Subsidy

^(x)

7 440.3

8 049.5

National Partnerships on Early Childhood Education and Care - Indigenous Early Childhood Development Children and Family Centres

^(x)

41.9

^(m)

^(a)

National Partnerships on Early Childhood Education and Care - TAFE Fee Waivers for Child Care Qualifications

^(x)

16.6

15.0

^(a)

National Partnerships on Early Childhood Education and Care - National Quality Agenda

^(x)

7.7

19.1

^(a)

State/Territory Child Care Expenditure

^(x)

^(a)

National Partnership on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education

^(x)

97.0

323.1

422.6

432.2

Home help / Accomodation

^(a)

Other benefits in kind

31.2

3.6

858.9

2 090.4

1 517.1

2 498.9

3 321.2

4 530.5

5 911.8

6 252.4

Other benefits in kind

Parenting

^(a)

Family support services scheme

^(m)

3.6

2.7

16.4

124.5

^(x)

^(a)

Child abuse prevention

^(m)

^(x)

4.2

^(x)

^(a)

Family violence partnership

^(a)

11.0

^(a)

Family violence regional activities

^(a)

3.7

^(a)

Grants to family relationship support organisations

^(m)

^(x)

39.6

101.6

^(a)

Indigenous parenting and family well-being

^(m)

^(x)

1.9

^(a)

National illicit drug strategy

^(m)

^(x)

3.1

^(a)

Services for families with children

^(m)

^(x)

10.9

^(a)

Stronger families and communities strategy: families initiative

^(m)

^(x)

41.9

^(a)

Services for families with children: specific purpose payment

^(m)

^(x)

0.4

^(a)

Pre-school education

31.2

^(a)

Family and child welfare - State and Territory

^(m)

856.2

2 074.0

1 392.7

2 382.4

3 216.0

^(x)

Child protection and out-of-home care services - State and Territory

^(a)

^(x)

4 299.7

5 663.2

5 946.6

Family Support

^(x)

Find and Connect

^(a)

3.6

^(x)

Families and Children

^(a)

230.8

248.6

305.8

ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMMES

^(m)

920.7

886.9

3 824.0

2 542.5

3 654.5

4 621.9

3 829.5

4 400.2

36 741.4

ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMMES

PES and Administration

^(m)

276.6

331.3

1 188.3

1 397.2

2 080.5

2 618.7

2 457.9

2 923.4

3 338.4

PES and Administration

Youth Advisory Sessions

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

Time to Work Employment Service (non-remote)

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

1.2

2.5

PSP Administration

^(m)

^(x)

3.0

^(x)

NSA Administration

^(m)

^(x)

345.2

712.0

944.4

984.4

1 466.5

Jobs, Land and Economy (JLEP) Indigenous Employment Programs (IEP) under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) (from 2014-15 onwards)

^(m)

^(x)

^(m)

70.1

50.8

45.3

DEEWR Labour Market Programme Policy Services (AR Table 7.1 - output group 7.1)

^(m)

^(x)

27.1

^(x)

DEEWR Labour Market Programme Management (AR Table 7.1 - output group 7.2 & AR Table 8.1 output group 8)

^(m)

^(x)

418.1

^(x)

DEEWR Labour Market Program Service Delivery

^(m)

^(x)

371.0

^(x)

DE, DSS and DPMC expenses on employment services, disability employment services, indigenous employment and remote jobs

^(m)

^(x)

362.4

391.0

391.2

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

0.3

0.0

^(a)

Job Placement (formerly Job Network which was run from 1998 - 30 June 2009)

^(m)

^(x)

85.0

^(x)

Job Search Assistance/Australian Job Search

^(m)

^(x)

Job Matching

^(m)

^(x)

Intensive Support

^(m)

^(x)

1 072.0

^(x)

Job Search Training

^(m)

^(x)

Intensive Assistance/Intensive Support

^(m)

^(x)

Harvest Trail Services (formerly Project Contracting/Harvest Labour Services)

^(m)

^(x)

4.0

2.7

4.0

Personal Support Program

^(m)

^(x)

63.7

^(x)

Community Support Program

^(m)

^(x)

Job Placement Employment and Training

^(m)

^(x)

19.8

^(x)

Welfare Reform Pilots

^(m)

^(x)

JobSearch Facilities

^(m)

^(x)

4.0

6.0

^(x)

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

23.6

46.7

^(m)

Stream Services 1-4/A B C

^(m)

^(x)

1 441.0

757.0

1 016.0

929.0

Local Jobs Program

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

Mid-Career Checkpoint

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

0.0

Empowering Youth Initiatives

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

7.0

4.0

^(a)

ParentsNext

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

2.0

79.0

87.0

Innovation Fund

^(m)

^(x)

12.0

^(x)

Employer Brokers

^(m)

^(x)

2.0

^(x)

Australian Apprenticeships Access Program

^(m)

^(x)

14.7

24.0

^(x)

Community Development Programme

^(m)

^(x)

^(m)

294.3

275.0

297.0

Transition to Work service [current program for Youth]

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

18.0

118.0

116.0

Training

^(m)

95.1

280.0

700.7

62.2

94.9

347.0

126.9

135.8

136.0

Training

Skills for Education and Employment (formerly Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program )

^(m)

^(x)

46.0

77.7

122.9

89.0

84.0

Career Transition Assistance

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

2.0

JobTrainer

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

14.7

24.6

^(a)

Basic IT Enabling Skills for Older Workers

^(m)

^(x)

5.8

^(x)

^(a)

Productivity Places Program (Job Seekers Element)

^(m)

^(x)

209.0

^(x)

^(a)

Skills and Training Incentive

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

0.2

3.0

Youth Jobs PaTH (Employability Skills Training)

^(m)

^(x)

32.0

33.0

Youth Jobs PaTH (Internships)

^(m)

^(x)

8.0

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

0.5

6.0

^(a)

Return to Work/Transition to Work [former program for Parents, Carers and Mature Age]

^(m)

^(x)

12.0

^(x)

Launch into Work

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

1.6

1.0

Jobs, Education and Training pre-vocational training

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

16.0

24.6

^(a)

Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support (DAAWS)

^(m)

^(x)

5.0

4.0

5.0

Job Rotation and Job Sharing

^(m)

^(a)

Employment Incentives

^(m)

173.4

109.9

296.5

45.4

99.4

168.3

20.9

257.0

31 913.0

Employment Incentives

Tasmanian Jobs Programme

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

0.5

^(x)

Long Term Unemployed and Indigenous Wage Subsidy

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

9.4

60.1

27.0

Youth Wage Subsidy

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

4.2

104.5

64.0

Parents Wage Subsidy

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

1.2

15.8

9.0

Relocation Assistance To Take Up a Job (includes AgMove)

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

1.4

1.0

Indigenous Employment Legacy Programs (pre-2014-15), formerly Jobs, Land and Economy Program (JLEP) under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) (former TAP/IEP)

^(m)

^(x)

78.0

148.0

^(a)

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

21.4

8.1

^(m)

JobKeeper

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

31 764.0

Cyclone Yasi Wage Assistance

^(m)

^(x)

12.0

^(x)

Wage Connect Subsidy

^(m)

^(x)

Connecting People with Jobs

^(m)

^(x)

0.2

^(x)

Move to Work

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

^(x)

Restart Wage Subsidy

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

4.2

75.5

48.0

Supported Employment and Rehabilitation

^(m)

85.0

144.3

308.8

343.2

518.0

958.0

985.2

928.0

1 226.0

Supported Employment and Rehabilitation

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

0.1

^(x)

Mixed 5.1 5.2 Disability Services Program

^(m)

^(x)

Disability Employment Network

^(m)

^(x)

201.1

^(x)

Employer Incentives / Employment assistance and other services (EAOS)

^(m)

^(x)

9.7

29.0

33.2

^(a)

Disability Employment Services - Employment Support Services (DES-ESS)

^(m)

^(x)

419.0

441.0

480.4

672.0

Supports in Employment (NDIS)

^(m)

^(x)

^(a)

Disability Employment Continuity of Support (formerly Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs)) (formerly Disability Services Program, sheltered)

^(m)

^(x)

166.0

215.0

212.0

65.0

25.0

State/Territory Expenditure

^(m)

^(x)

0.1

0.0

^(a)

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

^(m)

^(x)

141.0

^(x)

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