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Performance and financial reporting

The Victorian State Budget contains detailed information on the department’s objectives, outputs and performance against key performance indicators. This is an important accountability tool for the funding we receive to deliver services and operations.

The department’s performance and workforce profile is reported in our annual report and Department Performance Statement as part of each State budget.

The 2025–26 Victorian State Budget Paper 3 (BP 3) sets out the department’s output groups and their budgeted costs. Tables 1 to 4 outline the department’s total output, and new output and asset initiatives.

Table 1: Department output funding 2025–26 ($ million)

Output2025–26
Child Protection and Family Services$2,193.4
Family Violence Service Delivery$786.9
Primary Prevention of Family Violence$25.3
Community Participation$69.7
Disability Programs and Services$372.4
Seniors Programs and Participation$63.1
Support to Veterans in Victoria$20.2
LGBTIQA+ equality policy and programs$10.5
Women’s policy$15.9
Youth$30.9
Concessions to Pensioners and Beneficiaries$1,162.9
Housing Assistance$653.4
Total$5,404.6

Note: Table may not add due to rounding.

Data source: 2025–26 BP 3, p. 124.

Table 2: Department total output initiatives, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Total output initiatives65.8510.9211.137.314.8

Data source: 2025–26 BP 3, p. 38.

Table 2.1: Department output initiatives – Child Protection and Family Services, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Civil claims costs for historical child abuse65.8198.4---
Improving outcomes for children and young people in care-77.312.10.40.4
Justice system costs associated with court programs-0.70.70.70.7
Strong Families, Safe Children: connecting, strengthening and restoring families-86.081.5--
Supporting a safe and effective Youth Justice system-0.31.91.5-
Supporting the child protection workforce-7.17.1--

Table 2.2: Department’s output initiatives – Community Participation, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Providing more no-interest loans to vulnerable Victorians-1.31.31.31.3
Strengthening food security across Victoria-12.74.21.0-

Table 2.3: Department’s output initiatives – Disability Programs and Services, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Continuing support for Victorians with disability-24.1---
Maintaining regulation of disability and social services-13.613.9--

Table 2.4: Department’s output initiatives – Family Violence Service Delivery, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Family violence risk assessment and information sharing schemes-8.58.4--
Supporting Victoria’s response to family violence-27.328.012.112.4
Supporting Victoria’s response to sexual violence-13.113.4--

Table 2.5: Department’s output initiatives – Housing Assistance, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Continuing critical services to address homelessness and community needs-20.420.420.4-
Victorian Social Investment Model (VicSIM): enabling effective social policy and early intervention-2.72.7--

Table 2.6: Department’s output initiatives – LGBTIQA+ Equality Policy and Programs, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Supporting Victoria’s LGBTIQA+ communities-1.5---

Table 2.7: Department’s output initiatives – Support to Veterans in Victoria, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($–million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Employing veterans to benefit Victoria-0.40.4--
Keeping the Eternal Flame burning – Victoria’s Shrine of Remembrance-1.21.2--

Table 2.8: Department’s output initiatives – Women’s Policy, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
The Victorian Honour Roll of Women-0.50.5--

Table 2.9: Department’s output initiatives – Youth, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Investing early in young Victorians-10.39.7--
Living Learning: innovative support to re-engage young people-3.73.8--

Data sources: 2025–26 BP 3, p. 38.

Table 3: Department total asset initiatives – 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Asset initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29TEI
Total Asset Initiatives15.540.354.94.84.8120.3

Table 3.1: Department asset initiatives – Disability Programs and Services, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Asset initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29TEI
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) safety: fire panel replacements-4.84.84.84.819.2

Table 3.2: Department asset initiatives – Housing Assistance, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Asset initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29TEI
Housing Support Program – priority works15.535.550.1--101.1

Note: This initiative is fully funded by the Commonwealth Government.

Data source: 2025–26 BP 3, p. 46.

Table 4: Whole of government – First Peoples, 2024–25 to 2028–29 ($ million)

Output initiative2024–252025–262026–272027–282028–29
Advancing self-determination for Aboriginal children and families-5.67.35.86.1

Note: This initiative contributes to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing’s Child Protection and Family Services output.

Data source: 2025–26 BP 3, p. 3.

Approved use of accumulated State Administration Unit

The Resource Management Framework sets out the order of funding for approved asset investments. The department follows this order and if required, funds will be drawn down from accumulated depreciation state administration unit funding, after seeking approval from the Treasurer as required under s. 33 of the Financial Management Act 1994. Any funds accessed from accumulated depreciation funding will be reported in the annual financial report.


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