Page 4738 - Week 12 - Thursday, 1 November 2018

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e.Unaccompanied children or minors

The ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector does not provide accommodation support to unaccompanied children or minors under the age of 16 years. Funding for the three services below (which are available to young people aged 16 years and over) totals $3,493,595.53 in 2018-19.

Service

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Barnardos Friendly Landlord Service

$356,212.50

$376,439.85

$390,880.07

$400,456.63

Barnardos Our Place

$503,944.48

$503,944.48

$503,944.48

$516,291.12

Salvation Army -Youth Emergency Accommodation Network

$2,292,150

2,422,305.15

$2,515,224.78

$2,576,847.78

f. Single men or men without dependents

The ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector has four services that support single men or men without dependants. Funding for the four services below totals $2,629,547.31 in 2018-19.

Service

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

EveryMan Early Intervention Program

$708,685.02

$721,441.35

$735,870.18

$753,899.00

EveryMan Managed Accommodation Program

$509,749.10

$516,282.17

$524,749.00

$537,605.35

St Vincent de Paul Samaritan House

$664,505.58

$682,447.21

$708,625.88

$725,987.22

Catholic Care – Minosa House

$544,434.00

$575,348.60

$597,418.97

$612,055.74

g. Men with babies

While there is no specific accommodation funding for men with babies, they can be supported by the services mentioned above at point (d)

h. Men with dependent children

In addition to support mentioned above at point (d), the following service/s support are provided to men with dependent children.

Service

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Connections ACT-

Dad’s Place

$587,477.71

Funding transferred to Room4Change ($224,463)

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-

Room 4 Change

$589,407.89

$603,848.38

(2) In addition to Service Funding Agreements, Housing ACT provides properties to the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector for crisis and transitional purposes. In 2018-19 there are 347 accommodation places available for use within the ACT Specialist Homelessness Sector.

(3) Room4Change receives $385,000 through the Safer Families Levy, with the balance being provided through the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement.


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