2011-2012

Outcome 7 Hearing Services

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A reduction in the incidence and consequence of hearing loss, including through research and prevention activities, and access to hearing services and devices for eligible people.

Table 2.7.1: Resource summary - Outcome 7

	Budget 2011-12 $'000	Revised 2011-12 $'000	Additional estimates $'000	Reduced estimates $'000
Program 7.1: Hearing Services
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Bill 1/3)	410,660	386,774	-	23,886
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1	11,706	11,706	-	-
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year2	232	232	-	-
Total for Program 7.1	422,598	398,712	-	23,886
Outcome 7 totals by appropriation type
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Bill 1/3)	410,660	386,774	-	23,886
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation1	11,706	11,706	-	-
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year2	232	232	-	-
Total for Outcome 7	422,598	398,712	-	23,886

1 - Departmental appropriation combines 'Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No 1)' and 'Revenue from independent sources (s31)'.
2 - "Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year" is made up of depreciation expense, amortisation expense, makegood expense and audit fees.

	Budget 2011-12	Revised 2011-12
Average staffing level (number)	86	86

Table 2.7.2: Variations table - Outcome 7

	2011-12 $'000	2012-13 $'000	2013-14 $'000	2014-15 $'000
Program 7.1: Hearing Services
Changes to administered appropriations
Appropriation Bill No.3
Hearing Services Voucher Payments - variation to reflect expected costs	(23,886)	(14,317)	1,541	42,277
Community Service Obligations - variation to reflect expected costs	-	-	33	128
Price parameter adjustments1	-	549	548	1,415
	(23,886)	(13,768)	2,122	43,820

1 - See explanation in glossary.

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Table 2.7.3: Program expenses table - Outcome 7

	2011-12 Revised budget $'000	2012-13 Forward year 1 $'000	2013-14 Forward year 2 $'000	2014-15 Forward year 3 $'000
Program expenses 7.1: Hearing Services
Annual administered expenses
Ordinary annual services	386,774	405,421	444,234	483,673
Program support	11,938	12,531	12,177	11,671
Total program expenses	398,712	417,952	456,411	495,344

Program key performance indicators

The table below outlines changes to performance information within Outcome 7 since the 2011-12 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS). Revisions to performance information since the PBS have been highlighted below. Further performance information for Outcome 7 can be found at Page 233 of the PBS.

Hearing Services

Program 7.1: Hearing services

Program 7.1: Deliverables

The department will produce the following ‘deliverables’ to achieve the objectives of Program 7.1.

Table 7.4: Quantitative Deliverables for Program 7.1¹

Quantitative Deliverables	2010-11 Revised Budget	2011-12 Budget	2012-13 Forward Year 1	2013-14 Forward Year 2	2014-15 Forward Year 3
Percentage of variance between actual and budgeted expenses	≤0.5%	≤0.5%	≤0.5%	≤0.5%	≤0.5%
Support access to quality hearing services
Number of people receiving clinical services under the Voucher Program	393,295	423,303	408,864	372,398	369,458
Number of people receiving supporting services under the Voucher Program	452,619	478,471	484,232	570,367	621,158
Number of services provided under Rehab Plus	3,564	3,717	3,851	4,134	4,342
Number of sites registered to provide services under the Voucher program	2,100	2,364	2,491	2,623	2,763
Support ongoing research into hearing loss prevention
Progress reports submitted from existing grant recipients as per agreement2	100%	100%	100%	NA	NA

1 - The wording of these deliverables has been amended slightly to improve their clarity.
2 - The Hearing Loss Prevention Program ceases on 30 June 2013.

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