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rate of repeat homelessness. How are the ACT government’s policies resulting in these outcomes?
MS BERRY: I remind members that the ACT government has committed to a significant funding injection into the provision of public housing for the ACT, the highest, per capita, in the country. We are investing $100 million in the renewal of over a thousand properties and the addition of another 200 properties in the ACT.
There have been a number of initiatives more recently to assist people who need extra support—the housing first model. CatholicCare has been funded to provide that additional support, particularly to those people who are sleeping rough in our community, to get them into a home and wrap around them the supports that they need so that they can sustain a tenancy long term and not return to rough sleeping. Already they have had significant success, since starting this project just before Christmas, and it is making a difference to people’s lives. But it is a complex issue and these people have complicated lives.
Mr Coe: A point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Coe.
Mr Coe: Whilst the minister’s response is interesting, she has not answered the question, which was: how are ACT government policies resulting in these outcomes? It is about cause, rather than what the government is going to do to address homelessness.
MADAM SPEAKER: To me, the question was around the contribution on homelessness: programs to address it. I think that that is in order, so there is no point of order.
Mrs Dunne interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, you can keep your advice to yourself, please, unless you want to stand and raise a point of order.
Mr Coe: Madam Speaker, with the specific question, there was a preamble, then the question was: minister, how are ACT government policies resulting in these outcomes? To date she has not addressed the cause of the significant problem we have in the territory.
MADAM SPEAKER: The question was around rental and homelessness and the government’s contribution to that. The minister was in order, as far as I am concerned.
The time has expired.
Mr Parton interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Parton, no more.
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