1.4 Policy and Funding Plans
Policy and funding plans provide comprehensive information about the services, policies, budget, funds allocation and future directions and are publised by the DHS Divisions responsible for government programs and by DEECD. The plans provide organisations with contextual information to support their service agreement.
The plans are published in line with the standard DHS three year service agreement cycle, and are updated each year to reflect the annual State Budget process and other changes relevant to funded organisations.
The three year plans provide:
- an overview of the Government's policy framework
- the department's objectives
- divisional strategic initiatives
- an overview of each division's budget
- service activities and performance measures
- a list of data collection requirements
- a list of service standards and guidelines.
The focus of the annual update is on new, growth and redistributed funding initiatives announced in the State Budget, plus any changes to the three year plan.