The proposal would hire additional full-time ongoing Australian Public Services (APS) staff. It includes the following components:

• Component 1: Add 100 new staff for Services Australia (50 APS 3 and 50 APS 4). This addition would be phased in over 2 years, with 50 new staff in 2022-23 and 50 new staff in 2023-24.
• Component 2: Add 100 new social workers for Services Australia. This addition would be phased in over 2 years, 50 social workers in 2022-23 and 50 social workers in 2023-24. Each yearly addition will consist of 6 APS 5 and 44 APS 6 social workers (totalling 12 APS 5 and 88 APS 6 over 2 years).
• Component 3: Add 500 new staff for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (50 APS 4, 400 APS 5 and 50 APS 6). This would be phased in with equal numbers over 2 years, across 2022-23 and 2023-24.
• Component 4: Add 380 new staff for the National Disability Insurance Agency (100 APS 3, 180 APS 4 and 100 APS 5). This would be phased in with equal numbers over 2 years, across 2022-23 and 2023-24.