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For the year ending 30 June 2008
Output Expense: Senior Citizens Services
Description
Through this output expense the Ministry’s Office for Senior Citizens provides policy advice and Ministerial services. This output expense contributes to the Ministry’s high-level outcomes for Older People, Families and Whanau, and Communities, Hapu and Iwi. It contributes to these outcomes by ensuring that older people can live independently and contribute to and participate in their families and communities as long as possible. This is achieved by providing advice on legislative, policy and operational issues that affect senior citizens, and by providing advice on related issues from an older people’s rights and interests’ perspective.
Scope
The scope of this output expense includes:
- supporting the Minister for Senior Citizens in representing the rights and interests of older people in the Government’s policy making process
- monitoring the New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy
- promoting positive ageing to government departments and local communities
- developing legislative proposals to protect the rights and interests of older people
- maintaining a broad involvement across the wide range of programmes, policies and services that impact on the lives and wellbeing of older people
- keeping a watching brief on other changes that affect older people and acting in an advisory capacity to other departments on older peoples’ issues.
Performance Information
| Result 2005/2006 | Performance Measure | Standard 2006/2007 | Standard 2007/2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-off received | Work Programme and Timeliness Policy advice will be delivered in accordance with a work programme agreed at the commencement of each six month period with the Minister for Senior Citizens: |
Standard met | Standard met49 |
| Processes are complied with | Quality50 Process An audit shows that the Ministry of Social Development’s policy processes as outlined in the Quality Management System have been followed in at least:51 |
90% of cases | 90% of cases |
| Revised measure in 2006/2007 | Technical robustness An external independent review of the Ministry of Social Development’s policy advice confirms that it meets acceptable standards based on pre-determined criteria: |
Standard met | Standard met 52 |
| Standard met Timeliness | Two six monthly reports on the Work Programme will be provided within 20 working days from the period end: | Standard met | Standard met |
| 94.5% | The percentage of draft Ministerial replies to be completed within 20 working days of receipt, unless otherwise agreed: | 95% | 95% |
Departmental Output Expense
Senior Citizens Services
| Financial Performance (Figures are GST exclusive) | 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budgeted $000 | Estimated Actual $000 | Budgeted $000 |
|
| Revenue | |||
| Crown | 1,124 | 1,124 | 1,017 |
| Department | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Revenue | 1,142 | 1,142 | 1,035 |
| Total Expense | 1,142 | 1,142 | 1,035 |
| Net Surplus/(Deficit) | - | - | - |
49 Standard met means that we have received confirmation from the Minister that advice has been delivered in accordance with the work programme.
50 The work in relation to the audit, review or survey for these measures will be conducted during the year and reported on an annual basis.
51 The quality characteristics in the Ministry’s Quality Management System are based on decision-making (defining, debating and deciding) and communication (capturing issues, convincing and confirming).
52 The standard for this measure is based on a continuum of: standard not met; standard met; and standard exceeded.
