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The PDD Budget Story -2013/14

March 13, 2013PDD Service Provider Summit

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Objectives

• Look at the budget – the Government Estimates as they relate to PDD

• Talk about the Budget Changes from this year to next

• Tell the PDD Budget Story

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Government Estimates

• Some of you have tried to use the Government Estimates document to understand PDD budget decisions

• It is a large, complex document that summarizes many, many decisions

• Human Services: pages 125 - 147• A few key pages for PDD

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Government Estimates

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Government Estimates – page 133

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Government Estimates – page 127

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Government Estimates – page 134

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Government Estimates – page 139

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Budget Changes

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($ millions)2012‐13 Forecast 669.9Budget Decisions:Agency Staff Wages & Benefits 45.0Cost to Close Michener 10.0Caseload Growth and Increasing Complexity 8.8Employment 2.0Administrative Efficiency (3.0)Remove One‐Time Recruitment & Retention (17.1)Community Access (42.2)2013‐14 Budget 673.4

3.50.5%

Net Change

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PDD Budget Story• PDD and its contracted service sector need to change

with the evolving needs and desires of individuals• We need to shift from old practices to best practices

• We have $10 million for costs to close Michener

• We are adding $2 million to enhance employment opportunities

• We must reduce $42.2 million while rebranding PDD Community Access to an Employment First approach and reducing day programs and one on one funding for people with low support needs

• We need to support service providers to find and keep skilled workers who can deliver those best practices

• We must return the $17.1 million one-time funding from last year, but we keep the $17 million that went into wages

• We are providing an additional $45 million for wages and benefits

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PDD Budget Story• We need to have better processes so we can be consistent,

transparent, fair, and efficient• We need to save $3 million through efficiencies

• We need to focus and report on measurable results for people so we remain relevant and responsive to vulnerable Albertans in a sustainable and accountable manner

• We have $8.8 million to support new people, especially those with complex needs

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Conclusion• We’ve talked about the Government Estimates and the

inherent complexities when you try to understand one program from among the many in the Ministry

• We’ve looked at the budget changes from a “big picture” perspective in a simple table

• We’ve looked at PDD’s budget story, how it is linked to the need for transformational change

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