MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Summary

$000

Estimates 2001/02¹

Vote

Estimates 2002/03

Net

No.

Gross

Recoveries

Net

OPERATING EXPENSE

Voted Appropriations

1,936,707

Ministry Operations.......................................................

1,797,153

(8,010)

1,789,143

1,936,707

Total Voted Expense ...................................

1,797,153

(8,010)

1,789,143

Special Accounts (Statutory Authority)

—

None...........................................................................

—

1,936,707

Total Operating Expense ..............................

1,797,153

(8,010)

1,789,143

3,006

Fulltime Equivalent (FTE) Employment

2,799

TOTAL EXPENSE BY

GROUP ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION

152,741

Salaries and Benefits.....................................................

149,522

84,503

Operating Costs............................................................

85,106

1,690,552

Government Transfers...................................................

1,551,342

18,059

Other Expenses...........................................................

11,984

(1,728)

Internal Recoveries.......................................................

(801)

(7,420)

External Recoveries......................................................

(8,010)

1,936,707

Total Expense ..............................................

1,797,153

(8,010)

1,789,143

CAPITAL AND OTHER FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

Disbursements

Receipts

Net

—

Prepaid Capital Advances ²...........................................

—

13,966

Capital Expenditures ³ ..................................................

23,555

—

23,555

—

Loan, Investment and Other Requirements ⁴.....................

—

13,966

Total .....................................................................

23,555

—

23,555

NOTES

¹ For comparative purposes only, figures shown for 2001/02 expense, FTEs and capital expenditures have been restated to be consistent with the presentation of the 2002/03 Estimates. Schedule A presents a detailed reconciliation.

² Details of prepaid capital advances are presented in Schedule C.

³ Details of capital expenditures are presented in Schedule D.

⁴ Details of loan, investment and other requirements are presented in Schedule E.

Vote 33

MINISTRY OPERATIONS

Classification by Sub-Vote

Estimates 2001/02

Estimates 2002/03

$000

$000

590

Minister's Office.........................................................................

370

49,007

Corporate Services (net of recoveries)..........................................

48,627

1,887,110

BC Employment and Assistance (net of recoveries).......................

1,740,146

1,282,764

— Temporary and Continuous Assistance.................................

1,158,564

305,901

— Supplementary Assistance..................................................

284,101

110,108

— Employment Programs.......................................................

110,108

188,337

— Service Delivery...............................................................

187,373

1,936,707

Total Vote ............................................................

1,789,143

VOTE DESCRIPTION

This vote provides for services that assist people to obtain sustainable employment and for assistance to individuals and families in need.

(a) Minister’s Office – This sub-vote provides for the office of the Minister of Human Resources, and includes salaries, benefits, allowances and operating expenses of the minister and the minister’s staff.

(b) Corporate Services - This sub-vote provides for overall direction, development and support of ministry programs. It provides for executive direction, research and performance measurement, policy, intergovernmental relations, employee services, financial services, information technology services, asset and risk management services, and access to information and protection of privacy. This sub-vote also provides for the operating costs associated with appeal processes. Government transfers are provided in support of these activities. Recoveries are received from ministries for services provided on their behalf and from parties external to government for ministry services.

(c) BC Employment and Assistance - This sub-vote provides for government transfers to individuals and organizations authorized under the BC Benefits (Income Assistance) Act, the BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act, the Disability Benefits Program Act, the BC Benefits (Child Care Subsidy) Act or any replacement legislation, for the direct operating costs of delivering the BC Employment and Assistance Program, and for activities and related transfers in support of legislated programs including:

(i) Temporary and Continuous Assistance – provides for income support to eligible youth, persons with disabilities and other persons in need;

(ii) Supplementary Assistance - provides for assistance supplementary to income support including, as examples, health assistance to eligible individuals and families, and, for assistance to eligible persons to make the transition from income support to employment, to attend training programs or to obtain housing. Provision is also made for community based support services which complement and support ministry programs including, as examples, hostels and emergency shelters, payment of user fees on behalf of eligible persons for alcohol and drug rehabilitation and costs incurred under the Family Maintenance Program on behalf of eligible clients. It also provides for support for emergency social services, for subsidized transportation passes to eligible persons and to eligible persons sponsored by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and for child care subsidies paid to or on behalf of eligible families;

(iii) Employment Programs – provides for payments to organizations, corporations and individuals in support of job readiness, job placement and training for jobs, including government transfers under the federal-provincial Employability Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Agreement. Also provides for salaries and benefits for disabled persons receiving on the job training under the Public Service Training Program;

(iv) Service Delivery – provides for executive direction and the direct operating costs of delivering the BC Employment and Assistance Program and for other services and programs delivered directly or by other ministries. Also provides for the direct operating costs relating to the emergency social services coordination and delivery. Government transfers are paid in support of these activities.

Recoveries are received from the federal government and from assignments authorized by legislation, from repayable benefits and overpayments, from Bus Pass Program user fees, and from agencies contributing to or sharing in the cost of sponsored services.

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MINISTRY OPERATIONS

Group Account Classification
	Estimates 2001/02 $000	Estimates 2002/03 $000

MINISTER'S OFFICE

Salaries and Benefits........................................................................................................................	528	308
Operating Costs...............................................................................................................................	62	62
Total ..................................................................................................................................	590	370


CORPORATE SERVICES

Salaries and Benefits........................................................................................................................	26,058	25,207
Operating Costs...............................................................................................................................	22,397	21,876
Government Transfers......................................................................................................................	404	404
Other Expenses..............................................................................................................................	1,886	1,951
Internal Recoveries..........................................................................................................................	(1,728)	(801)
External Recoveries.........................................................................................................................	(10)	(10)
Total ..................................................................................................................................	49,007	48,627


BC EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE

Salaries and Benefits........................................................................................................................	126,155	124,007
Operating Costs...............................................................................................................................	62,044	63,168
Government Transfers......................................................................................................................	1,690,148	1,550,938
Other Expenses..............................................................................................................................	16,173	10,033
External Recoveries.........................................................................................................................	(7,410)	(8,000)
Total ..................................................................................................................................	1,887,110	1,740,146