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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 498 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 August 2021 by Hon Nick Goiran

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

HOME STRETCH PROGRAM

498. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Child Protection:

I refer to the government's announcement on 6 January 2021 committing $37.2 million to the Home Stretch program.

(1) How much of this funding has been allocated to date?

(2) Which organisations are recipients of this funding?

(3) How many young people left care in the 2020–21 reporting period?

(4) How many of the young people identified in (3) are supported by the Home Stretch program?

(5) How many young people are supported by the Home Stretch program in total?

Hon SAMANTHA ROWE replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Child Protection.

(1)–(2) The announcement in January 2021 was an election commitment. Funding of election commitments is being considered through the 2021–22 state budget process, which is currently underway. Details regarding funding allocation will be available after the release of the 2021–22 state budget. The Department of Communities will undertake a procurement process to determine the most appropriate recipients across the funding period.

(3) There are 897.

(4) There are five, supported through the current Home Stretch trial.

(5) Fifteen places are available for allocation to young people in the Communities-funded Home Stretch trial in the Fremantle district. In 2020–21 two young people turned 21 and aged out of the trial. As at 30 June 2021, there were 13 active participants.