COMMUNITY
SERVICES — FUNDING
73. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the minister's
joint press statement dated 14 December 2020, titled ''McGowan Government
delivers funding boost for community services''. Will the minister list
the community service providers that received funding as part of this
announcement and a breakdown of the funding allocated to each?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
As per the media announcement on 14
December 2020, the McGowan government will provide a $15 million funding boost
to support eligible community service providers. A total of $9 million of the
announced funding was allocated to the Department of Communities for
disbursement across eligible contracts, including family and domestic violence,
homelessness, mental health and out-of-home care services. A breakdown of the
disbursement of the funding will be provided before the end of the current
financial year once recipient organisations have been informed. The remaining
$6 million was allocated to the Mental Health Commission for disbursement
across eligible contracts.