Financial performance at a glance
The following is a brief summary of the overall financial position of the agency. The information is unaudited. Full audited financial statements for 2025–26 are attached to this report.
Statement of Comprehensive Income | 2025 – 2026 Budget $000s | 2025 – 2026 Actual $000s | Variation* | 2024–25 Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Income | 596,597 | 684,680 | 88,083 | 1,480,352 |
Total Expenses | 596,917 | 741,050 | 144,133 | 1,516,905 |
Net Result | (320) | (56,370 ) | (56,050) | (36,553) |
Changes in property, plant and equipment asset revaluation surplus | - | 29,393 | 29,393 | 17,721 |
Total Comprehensive Result | (320) | (26,977 ) | (26,657) | (18,832) |
*Variation between the 2024 – 2025 Budget and 2024 – 2025 Actual
The 2025–26 Actual total comprehensive result was a deficit of $26.98 million, which was mainly due to the department returning surplus cash back to the Department of Treasury and Finance as per the Cash Alignment Policy. This was partially offset by an increase in the asset revaluation surplus as a result of the department undertaking a desktop revaluation as at 30 June 2026.
Statement of | 2025–26 | 2025–26 | Variation* | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current assets | 292,994 | 198,849 | (94,145) | 254,233 |
Non-current assets | 171,145 | 219,363 | 48,218 | 192,160 |
Total assets | 464,139 | 418,212 | (45,927) | 446,393 |
Current liabilities | 86,036 | 81,558 | (4,478) | 82,541 |
Non-current liabilities | 100,677 | 86,976 | (13,701) | 87,197 |
Total liabilities | 186,713 | 168,534 | (18,179) | 169,738 |
Net assets | 277,426 | 249,678 | (27,748) | 276,655 |
Equity | 277,426 | 249,678 | (27,748) | 276,655 |
*Variation between the 2024 – 2025 Budget and 2024 – 2025 Actual
The decrease in net assets between the 2025–26 Budget and 2025–26 Actual is mainly due to the department returning surplus cash back to DTF as per the Cash Alignment Policy. This was partially offset by an increase in land and buildings asset values due to the department undertaking a desktop revaluation as at 30 June 2026.
Consultants disclosure
The following is a summary of external consultants that have been engaged by the agency, the nature of work undertaken, and the actual payments made for the work undertaken during the financial year.
Consultancies with a contract value below $10,000 each
Consultancies | Purpose | $ Actual payment |
|---|---|---|
All consultancies below $10,000 each - combined | Various | 9,160 |
Consultancies with a contract value above $10,000 each
Consultancies | Purpose | $ Actual |
|---|---|---|
Bee Squared Consultants Pty Ltd | Reduce the backlog, enhance caseload management, and establish sustainable service level improvements within the Screening Unit. | 37,000 |
G88 Consulting | Provide direct support to management and staff at Northgate Aged Care Service to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. | 732,450 |
JBG Consulting Pty Ltd | Undertake an independent review to identify and assess the effectiveness of controls in place to safeguard young people within the Youth Justice service at the Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre. | 72,000 |
Jindawayni Consulting Pty Ltd | Conduct an independent Homelessness System Review. | 77,265 |
Kathleen Milne | Deliver a program of work that provides the department with recommendations for the redesign of back-office processes to better support service delivery under the NDIS. | 12,000 |
Kimberley Wanganeen Consultancy Pty Ltd | Develop an Aboriginal Cultural Governance Framework that establishes how the Child and Family Support System will be accountable to Aboriginal children, families, organisations and the broader community it supports. | 49,850 |
| Total | Total of actual payments | 980,565 |
Data for previous years is available at: Data.SA - Annual Reporting - DHS Annual Report Data
See also the Consolidated Financial Report of the Department of Treasury and Finance published at the end of each calendar year for the total value of consultancy contracts across the South Australian public sector.
Contractors disclosure
The following is a summary of external contractors that have been engaged by the agency, the nature of work undertaken, and the actual payments made for work undertaken during the financial year.
Contractors with a contract value below $10,000
Contractors | Purpose | $ Actual |
|---|---|---|
All contractors below $10,000 each - combined | Various | 275,932 |
Contractors with a contract value above $10,000 each
Contractors | Purpose | $ Actual |
|---|---|---|
Alcohol and Drug Foundation Inc | Develop and implement the Here for the Game Pilot Program | 302,509 |
Arcadia Social Research Pty Ltd | Monitoring and Evaluation Report of the Minimising Gambling Harm in South Australia Investment Plan | 15,515 |
ARTD Consultants | Evaluation for Safe and Well Kids Program | 149,959 |
ARTD Consultants | Evaluation for Safe and Secure Housing Program | 164,671 |
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited | Evaluation of service initiatives funded under the National Partnership on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses | 47,526 |
Awol Services | Provide caretaking arrangements at Mimili Maku Accommodation | 15,432 |
Bammana Pty Ltd | Provide Remote Visitor Night Patrol services | 386,010 |
Central Queensland University | Conduct survey on South Australian adults’ attitudes, beliefs and behaviours related to sports betting | 82,520 |
Central Queensland University | Delivery of the Strategic Research Agenda report | 10,805 |
Clear Horizon Consulting Pty Ltd | Conduct a Final Impact Review of SA’s Plan for Ageing Well and the Statewide Conversations project | 20,000 |
Clear Horizon Consulting Pty Ltd | Provide program evaluation of the Northern and Southern Hubs | 34,499 |
Clear Horizon Consulting Pty Ltd | Develop plans and toolkits for the Port Augusta Community Wellbeing and Safety Plan | 99,994 |
Cloudwerx Pty Ltd | Conduct planning and discovery work for the Screening Systems Transformation project | 5,029,406 |
Dana Shen Consultancy | Develop a holistic model of care relating to gambling for Aboriginal people in Port Lincoln | 43,132 |
Diverse Information Solutions | Develop records disposal schedules for the Screening Unit, Concessions and Interpreting Services, and Safer Family Services | 30,250 |
DPS Consultants | Deliver a practical, implementation-ready recruitment framework | 36,000 |
DWS Advanced Business Solutions | Provide ongoing support from a developer skilled in Microsoft Azure, .NET, and SQL Server for system design and development | 382,220 |
Fields Group Pty Ltd | Provide security guard services | 510,200 |
Foot Harmony | Provide podiatry services to clients residing at Northgate Aged Care Service | 13,499 |
Fordham and More Advisory | Facilitate monthly Alliance meetings promoting effective governance, inclusive engagement, and collaborative community investment decisions | 29,650 |
Gravitate Consulting | Deliver RAIISE education programs including Respectful Club Environments and Gender Equality Action programs to sporting clubs in South Australia | 62,500 |
Griffith University | Evaluation of the KIND Mentor Program | 12,000 |
Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd | Provision of occupational therapy and dietetics services | 131,595 |
Healthy Dreaming Pty Ltd | Deliver place-based supports in Port Augusta to reduce youth offending among Young Offender Program participants | 69,828 |
Hendercare Foundation | Provide police call-outs support services | 17,086 |
Hudson Howell | Delivery of the Strategic Research Agenda report | 21,120 |
Iwiri Aboriginal Corporation | Support the implementation and delivery of an Aboriginal Emergency Outreach and Case Management service | 14,626 |
John Dunnery | Provide advice and assistance in conducting a project assurance review of the Screening Systems Transformation project | 15,050 |
KPMG Chartered Accountants | Support the delivery of the Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence | 76,624 |
Kulintja Kutju Ltd | Develop the Outline Business Case - Short-term Responses to Support Remote Aboriginal Visitors in Adelaide | 45,000 |
Megan Bellew | Facilitate Diversionary Activity Music Program | 11,833 |
Neurophysio Disability | Provide Neurological Physiotherapy Home Visit services | 17,033 |
On The Flip Side Events | Facilitate and supply resources for the DHS event to launch Youth Week | 10,009 |
PEG Consulting Trust | Redraft Working with Children Check Guidelines for the Screening Unit | 24,682 |
Pleasant Sense Therapy | Provision of occupational therapy services | 28,574 |
Policy Performance Pty Ltd | Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Youth Action Plan 2025-2028 | 37,200 |
Portable Australia Pty Ltd | Evaluate the Safety Hubs to gain an understanding of their impact at a regional level and to support and guide the expansion of the program | 28,500 |
Redvers Consulting | Develop the Outline Business Case - Short-term Responses to Support Remote Aboriginal Visitors to Adelaide | 35,454 |
Sauce Consulting Pty Ltd | Provide configuration and setup services for customer relationship management within the Community Visitor Scheme | 17,665 |
Scott Rathman | Engage young people in Port Augusta and Davenport in designing and establishing a community mural | 22,100 |
Sketch Group | Deliver Child and Family Support System Visualisation and Illustration Package project | 26,500 |
Strategic Solutions Co | Evaluation of the implementation of the Financial Wellbeing Program | 64,300 |
Swinburne University of Technology | Facilitate Australasian Youth Justice Conference | 45,000 |
TCM Total Commercial | Provide maintenance and additional cabinetry services for Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre | 17,464 |
| Total | Total actual payments | 8,255,540 |
Data for previous years is available at: Data.SA - Annual Reporting - DHS Annual Report Data
The SA Tenders and Contracts website displays details of Government of South Australia-awarded contracts for goods, services and works and across government contracts.
Contracts entered into with SA businesses and non-SA businesses
The following reflects contracts entered into during the financial year as reported to the Department of Treasury and Finance pursuant to Treasurer’s Instructions 18 - Procurement. The information is unaudited.
Contracts entered into | 2025–26 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
With South Australian businesses | 104 | 194,549,849 |
With non-South Australian businesses | 17 | 22,586,996 |
Total | 121 | 217,136,845 |
Note: ‘South Australian business’ has the same meaning as in Treasurer’s Instructions 18 - Procurement.
Other financial information
Pursuant to section 73BA of the Gaming Machines Act 1992, the Minister for Human Services is required to report on the application of the Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund during the preceding financial year. This information is provided on Reporting required under any other act or regulation (pages 66 and 67).
Other information
Nil to report