HOUSING FIRST
HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE
474. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the Housing First
Homelessness Initiative.
(1) Can the
minister please provide a breakdown of the $270 000 spent to 4 August 2021, and
specifically how much was spent on administration, staffing and direct
assistance for homeless people?
(2) How many
people has the Housing First Homelessness Initiative helped to find
accommodation for, resulting in those people no longer being homeless?
(3) Considering
the lack of available social housing in the short to medium term, will the
minister consider interim options for homeless people in Bunbury to provide a safe
and protected space for rough sleeping?
Hon KYLE
McGINN replied:
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide this answer on
behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Community Services.
The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Community Services.
(1) The
Department of Communities provides funding to organisations for the delivery of
services. Funding provided to service providers is not broken down into
administration, staffing and direct assistance.
(2) The
contracted services continue to work with the identified cohort under the
Housing First Homelessness Initiative. I commit to provide the Parliament with
an update on results before November 2021.
(3) Communities
is supportive of funded Housing First support services using temporary and
transitional accommodation options, with wraparound supports to house clients
to help them to get their lives back on track while longer term accommodation
is being sourced.