Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business

Queensland Budget 2025-26 · Crisafulli Government

Minister
Steve Minnikin MP
Department head
Director-General Chris Lamont

As at budget day (2025-06-10)

$734.8 million
Total expenses
$270M
2 tracked measures
2,122
FTE staff

Key service areas

Customer service deliveryOpen data and digital governmentSmall and family business supportShared services

Budget initiatives

Queensland Government Digital Fund$250MNewCapitalAnnounced

Whole-of-government digital transformation fund to modernise government IT systems and improve service delivery.

Modernises government computer systems so Queenslanders can access services online more easily and securely. The Queensland Government Digital Fund supports the upgrade of ageing technology platforms that underpin frontline service delivery.

2025-26: $250.0M2026-27: $250.0M2027-28: $250.0M2028-29: $250.0M

Capital ($350M) and operating ($650M), total $1B over 4 years. 2025-26 amount = $87.5M capital + $162.5M operating = $250M.

Secure Communities Partnership Program$20MNewAnnounced

Grants to small businesses and local governments to implement measures that improve community safety and prevent crime in public commercial precincts and business strips.

Grants for local businesses and councils to install CCTV, lighting, bollards and other safety infrastructure. The Secure Communities Partnership Program helps make public spaces and commercial areas safer through targeted crime prevention measures.

2024-25: $10.0M2025-26: $20.0M2026-27: $10.0M

General Government operating, total over 3 years from 2024-25

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 2 measures with published forward profiles.

Measure2024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Total
Queensland Government Digital Fund$250.0M$250.0M$250.0M$250.0M$1.00B
Secure Communities Partnership Program$10.0M$20.0M$10.0M$40.0M
Total$10.0M$270.0M$260.0M$250.0M$250.0M$1.04B

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Overall customer satisfaction with transactional services (on a scale of 1 to 10)8.08.38.0
Average unit cost per transaction in a Customer Service Centre$20.89$23.19$20.89
Percentage of accepted Open Data Portal datasets with achieved Data Usability Rating of 3 stars or above≥60%64%≥60%
Percentage of whole-of-government ICT spend with Queensland small-to-medium enterprises≥30%32%≥30%
Percentage of small and family business grant recipients that consider the grant helped improve their business capability≥85%90%≥85%
Level of satisfaction of small and family business with the effectiveness, timeliness and quality of advice, services and support provided by the department≥85%87%≥85%

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-05-26. Factual information from published budget documents.