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Program · Outcome 1: Support the financial wellbeing and self-sufficiency of people when they cannot fully support themselves, by providing targeted payments and assistance through the social security system, and disability employment services

Program 1.1 – Support for Families

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$18.2bn 2026-27 Budget estimate

+$267m (+1.5%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

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Published lines

Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.

Line Kind 2025-26
estimated actual
2026-27
Budget estimate
Change Treatment Source
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 administered $17.9bn $18.2bn +$267m +1.5% reported Table 2.1.1, row 1191
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 administered $2.0m $1.9m −$80k −4.0% reported Table 2.1.1, row 1192