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  Budget

The Ministry's budget and fiscal plan for 2008/09 to 2010/11 is available on the BC Budget site at: http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2008/default.htm

BUDGET FEBRUARY 2008
KEY BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FROM YEAR TO YEAR

Core Business Areas

2007/08 Restated Estimates

2008/09 Estimates

2009/10 Plan

2010/11 Plan

Ministry Operations Vote

Child and Family Development

709,581

750,093

762,542

772,171

ECD, Child Care and Supports to Children with Special Needs

421,865

466,338

473,851

477,765

Provincial Services

62,108

63,767

64,918

65,257

Executive and Support Services

25,961

26,722

27,000

27,002

Total Ministry Operations

1,219,515

1,306,920

1,328,311

1,342,195

Community Living Services Vote
Ministry Monitoring - Community Living Services

674

680

686

686

Transfers to Community Living British Columbia

637,828

679,404

713,978

721,009

Total Community Living Services

638,502

680,084

714,664

721,695

 

 

 

 

 

Total Ministry

1,858,017

1,987,004

2,042,975

2,063,890

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

  • $55 million over three years to build on the investments already made to provide supports to children and youth at risk and to provide new or continued access to services for children and youth with special needs.
  • $17 million over three years to continue to support the delivery of services for Aboriginal children in care and to provide funding to build capacity within the Aboriginal community for child and family services.
  • $42 million over three years for programs and services for adults with developmental disabilities and their families including:
    • implementing more manageable caseloads for staff, and
    • enhancing funding to service agencies to provide new or continued access to community living services.

I. Overall Ministry Budget for 2008/09 increases by $129 million or 6.9%

Budget for Ministry Operations Vote increases by $87.4 million or 7.2%. Main increases are:

    • $33 million to help create child care spaces and fund increased costs of the child care subsidy. This federal funding was first received in 2007/08 as recovery and is now included in the ministry budget on an ongoing basis.
    • $28.4 million to continue to enhance child welfare services including supporting children in care and alternates to care; providing increases to foster parents; enhancing services to at-risk youth; and responding to recommendations of recent external reviews.
    • $7.2 million to continue to be responsive to the needs of children and youth with special needs particularly in the areas of addressing waiting times for service and increased demand for medical equipment.
    • $13.7 million for negotiated labour commitments and other service provider pressures.
    • $4.6 million to continue to support the delivery of services for Aboriginal children in care and to provide funding to build capacity within the Aboriginal community for child and family services.

Budget for Community Living Services Vote increases by $41.6 million or 6.5%. Main increases are:

    • $21.5 million to continue to address the increased number of adults with developmental disabilities accessing residential and day support services.
    • $1.1 million for increased rates to family care providers.
    • $4.4 million to continue to support services for children and youth with special needs to ensure they are healthy and safe.
    • $10.8 million for negotiated labour commitments and other service provider pressures.
    • $2.8 million to implement more manageable caseload and enhance the level of quality assurance in managing and monitoring services.

II. Overall budget increase from 2008/09 to 2009/10 is $56 million or 2.8%.

Additional Budget for Ministry Operations Vote of $21.4 million or 1.6%. Main increases are:

    • Additional $3.6 million for foster parent rate increases.
    • Additional $2.3 million for continued responsiveness to children and youth with special needs.
    • Additional $12.6 million for negotiated labour commitments and other service provider pressures.
    • Additional $1.7 million to support the delivery of services for Aboriginal children in care and to provide funding to build capacity within the Aboriginal community for child and family services.

Budget for Community Living Services Vote has increased by $34.6 million or 5.1%. Main increases are:

    • Additional $23.2 million to continue to address the increased number of adults with developmental disabilities accessing residential and day support services.
    • Additional $1.2 million for increased rates to family care providers.
    • Additional $9.7 million for negotiated labour commitments and other service provider infrastructure pressures.
    • Funding for increased service demand in 2009/10 for children with developmental disabilities has not been incorporated in the financial plan for 2009/10 at this time. It will be considered in next year's budget plan to ensure optimum allocation of resources.

III. Overall budget increase from 2009/10 to 2010/11 is $20.9 million or 1.0%.

Additional Budget for Ministry Operations Vote of $13.9 million or 1.0%.

    • Additional $5.2 million for children and youth at risk.
    • Additional $8.1 million for negotiated labour commitments and other service provider infrastructure pressures.

Further increase of $7.0 million or 1.0% in the budget for Community Living Services.

    • Additional $6.1 million for negotiated labour commitments and other service provider pressures.
    • Additional $0.9 million to implement more manageable caseload and enhance the level of quality assurance in managing and monitoring services.
    • Funding for increased service demand in 2010/11 for adults and children with developmental disabilities has not been incorporated in the financial plan for 2010/11 at this time. Service demand for 2010/11 will be considered in next year's budget plan to ensure optimum allocation of resources.

     

 
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