Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs
Queensland Budget 2022-23 · Palaszczuk Government
As at budget day (2022-06-21)
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
An increase of $2.2 billion over five years, and $500 million per year ongoing, for out of home care services in response to significant, ongoing growth in demand in the child protection system.
More funding supports vulnerable children and young people who cannot safely live at home, as the number needing care continues to rise.
General Government operating, $2.2 billion over 5 years ($170 million in 2021-22 plus $500 million per year). $500M is the recurrent annual increase.
$470.4 million over four years (and $104.7 million per annum ongoing) to continue family support and child protection reforms through the Supporting Families Changing Futures program, including Intensive Family Support services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Services.
Families experiencing vulnerability and more complex needs receive continued early intervention and culturally appropriate support to help keep children safely at home.
General Government operating, $470.4 million over 4 years ($464.5 million new funding and $6 million internally met). The $130.1M in 2022-23 combines the Department of Children portion ($117.5 million) and the Department of Justice and Attorney-General portion ($12.6 million) of the whole-of-government measure.
$78.8 million over four years ($18.9 million per annum ongoing) to continue Youth Justice Strategy reforms, funding youth detention centre staffing, Indigenous youth and family workers, integrated case management, the Mount Isa transitional hub, family-led decision making and multi-agency collaborative panels.
Youth justice reforms aimed at reducing reoffending continue, with more staff in detention centres and community programs to address the causes of youth crime.
General Government operating, $78.8 million over 4 years ($77.2 million new funding and $1.6 million internally met). $22.2M in 2022-23 sums the Youth Justice Investment expense lines (detention staffing, Indigenous workers, integrated case management, Mount Isa hub, family-led decision making, collaborative panels, program management office and the co-responder model).
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 3 measures with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child and Family Services - Out of Home Care | $170M | $500M | $500M | $500M | $500M | $2.17B |
| Family Support and Child Protection Reforms | — | $130.1M | — | — | — | $130.1M |
| Youth Justice Strategy Investment | — | $22.2M | — | — | — | $22.2M |
| Total | $170.0M | $652.2M | $500.0M | $500.0M | $500.0M | $2.32B |
Performance metrics
Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Rate of substantiated harm per 1,000 children (0-17 years of age) | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Rate of children entering out-of-home care per 1,000 children (0-17 years) - All children | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children placed with kin, other Indigenous carers or Indigenous residential care services | 56% | 57% | 58% |
| Out-of-home expenditure per placement night | $261 | $272 | $279 |
| Percentage of orders supervised in the community that are successfully completed - All young offenders | 85% | 85% | 87% |
| Youth detention centre utilisation rate | 85% | 97% | 92% |
| Average cost per hour of policy advice and support (Multicultural Affairs) | $75 | $69 | $76 |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.