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• new home loan programs such as Home Entry, Home Access and Home Buyer, aimed at increasing the home ownership opportunities of existing public tenants, low income and first home buyers.
(2) and (3) Funding for specific International Year of the Family activities will be derived either from existing resources already devoted to activities and services that benefit families or through sponsorship.
(4) Activities in other areas have not been reduced and usual funding allocations have not been transferred to service International Year of the Family projects and activities.
(5) Federal funding has not been provided to State and Territory Governments by the Commonwealth Government for International Year of the Family projects and activities.
(6) The Government will consider the continued funding of projects and activities which support the aims of the International Year of the Family as it has done in the 1993-94 Budget.
For example, an additional $79,000 was allocated in the 1993-94 Budget to the Child at Risk Unit and $140,000 in subsequent years. Funding was also provided for additional child protection workers.
Funding will be provided for a four stage community awareness campaign to be conducted over three years to minimise violence against women in the ACT.
Funding was provided in the 1993-94 Budget for a range of- new home loan programs which will assist families.
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