PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PROFILE
- CAREGIVER RECOGNITION BENEFIT -
Basic Program Information
Program Name - Caregiver Recognition Benefit
Program Official - Director, Health Care and Rehabilitation Programs
Program Profile
Program Description - The Caregiver Recognition Benefit is recognition benefit in the form of a tax-free grant that is payable on a monthly basis directly to the informal caregiver to acknowledge their contribution to the health and well-being of seriously disabled Veterans with service related health conditions who require continuous provision of care.
Core Responsibility - Benefits, Services and Support
Supporting Program Design Tool - See Annex for logic model.
Program Tags (Metadata):
Government of Canada Spending and Outcome Areas – Economic Affairs: Income security and employment for Canadians.
Departmental Results –R1: Veterans are physically and mentally well; R2: Veterans and their families are financially secure.
Mandate Letter Commitment – To ensure that Veterans receive the respect, support, care, and economic opportunities they deserve.
Target Group – Tag #4 Families; Tag #13 Veterans
Method of Intervention – Tag #1 Grant
| Name of transfer payment | End Date | Type of transfer payment |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver Recognition Benefit | Ongoing | Vote 5 – Grants and Contributions |
Performance Indicators
- Program Outputs and/or Outcomes
- (as appropriate)
- Indicator
- (The measure used to assess the performance of an output and/or outcome)
- Data Type
- (Is the indicator a number, a range, a percentage, a percentage increase, qualitative, etc.)
- Data Source
- (The primary source of information for the indicator, e.g. survey, database, etc.)
- Frequency
- (The frequency of data collection against the indicator, e.g. quarterly, annually, etc.)
- Target
- (The level of performance the Program plans to achieve within a specified time, e.g. 100% of Canadians. Target must be reflective of the indicator)
- Date to achieve target
- (The date the target is expected to be achieved by)
- Thresholds
- (Ranges of values, often tied to a colour coding system, used to provide a visual assessment of performance – e.g. 100% - 75% [Green], 74%-60% [Yellow], etc.)
- Data Owner
- (The organization and position responsible for data collection)
- Methodology
- (Describe how the indicator will be measured, including calculations, baselines the definitions of variables and key terms used)
| Program Outputs and/or Outcomes | Indicator | Data Type | Data Source | Frequency | Target | Date to achieve target | Thresholds | Data Owner | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness Indicators | |||||||||
| Outcome 1 (Ultimate): Caregivers feel recognized by the Government for the support they provide to seriously disabled Veterans |
Indicator 1: % of Caregivers in receipt of the CRB who report the benefit is a meaningful recognition of their role in supporting Veterans |
Percentage | Survey | Every 3 Years | Service Performance Monitoring Unit (SPMU) | ||||
| Outcome 2 (Intermediate): Caregivers have timely access to CRB payments |
Indicator 2: # of CRB applications approved with payments then released to caregivers within nine weeks |
Number | CSDN | Annually | 80% by 2019/20 | On-going | Service Performance Monitoring Unit (SPMU) | ||
| Outcome 3 (immediate): Seriously injured Veterans and their caregivers are aware of the CRB |
Indicator 3: # of eligible Veterans approved for the CRB |
Number | CSDN | Annually | 270 in 2018/19 | On-going | Service Performance Monitoring Unit (SPMU) | ||
| Efficiency Indicators | |||||||||
| Output 1: Eligibility Decisions |
Indicator 4: % of CRB eligibility decisions rendered within 8 weeks of all necessary information being available |
Percentage | Database | Quarterly | 80% | Ongoing | 100% - 80% [Green] 79% - 60% [Yellow} 59% to 0% [Red] |
Service Performance Monitoring Unit (SPMU) | |
| Indicator 5: % of CRB program eligibility decisions which comply with departmental legislation, regulations, policies, directives and/or business processes |
Percentage | Database | Quarterly | 100% - 90% [Green] 89% - 75% [Yellow} 74% to 0% [Red] |
Service Performance Monitoring Unit (SPMU) | Percentage based on total number approved and declined in comparison of total number received | |||
| Output 2: Payments |
Indicator 6: % of CRB first time payments issued within 1 week of a favourable decision |
Percentage | Database | Quarterly | 80% | Ongoing | 100% - 80% [Green] 79% - 60% [Yellow} 59% to 0% [Red] |
Service Performance Monitoring Unit (SPMU) | Total percentage issued within 1 week of a favourable decision |
| Indicator 7: % of CRB subsequent application payments issued within 1 week of a favourable decision |
Percentage | Database | Quarterly | 80% | Ongoing | 100% - 80% [Green] 79% - 60% [Yellow} 59% to 0% [Red] |
Service Performance Monitoring Unit (SPMU) | Total percentage issued within 1 week of a favourable decision | |
| Transfer Payment Program Indicators (Where the Program includes one or more transfer payment programs. If the entire Program is one transfer payment program and the information is presented in the above rows, this section may not be required.) | |||||||||
| N/A – Entire program is one transfer payment program. | |||||||||
Evaluation Needs
The drivers and rationale for evaluation - Evaluation of the Caregiver Recognition Benefit
The Caregiver Recognition Benefit is a new program (2018) and will need to be evaluated to meet the FAA requirements of evaluation coverage of all grant and contribution programs every five years.
Resources for Evaluation - Estimate 1 AED Manager and 2 AED Officers
Date of planned evaluation - 2023-24
Additional Information
| Completed Evaluations - Title of the evaluation(s) | Date evaluation(s) was/were completed |
|---|---|
| N/A |
| External Studies Related to the Program: Title of the Study | Citation Information |
|---|---|
| N/A |
| Project name | Description |
|---|---|
| Family Caregiver Recognition Benefit | Budget 2017 proposed amendments to legislation that would result in the current FCRB being replaced by the Caregiver Recognition Benefit. |
| Service name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name of horizontal initiative | Lead department(s) | Federal partner organization(s) | Start date of the horizontal initiative | End date of the horizontal initiative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal Initiative #1 | ||||
| Considerations | ||||
| Identify key government-wide policy considerations that will be impacted by the Program, if any. Considerations include, but are not limited to: official languages, gender-based analysis, and the duty to consult Indigenous peoples. For additional guidance on Government-Wide policy considerations please see the ‘Government Wide Policy Considerations’ highlight box of the PIP section in Module 3 of the Guide on Results. |
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Program Design Tool Annex
Program Design Tool Annex
Program Design Tool #1
Caregiver Recognition Benefit – Logic Model
Program Objective
Ensure that caregivers are recognized for their contributions and support they provide the most seriously disabled Veterans
Activities
Screen and counsel applicants on eligibility
Process applications and complete reviews
Process payments
Outputs
Information and advice
Eligibility Decisions
CRB payments
Immediate Outcomes
Seriously injured Veterans and their caregivers are aware of the CRB
Intermediate Outcomes
Caregivers have timely access to CRB payments
Ultimate Outcomes
Caregivers feel recognized by the Government for the support they provide seriously disabled Veterans