Page 2830 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 6 October 2021
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Investing in Canberrans
This budget protects the health and welfare of Canberrans, creates jobs and reduces everyday cost pressures on households.
Investing in our essential services is vital to ensure that the economy and our community can recover as quickly as possible.
These investments do not just demonstrate sound economic management; they are also a key to improving the productivity, opportunity and quality of life as we resume a growth path.
Each of these investments creates and protects local jobs so we can reach our target of 250,000 jobs in our city’s labour market by the end 2025.
It is why, in this budget, the ACT further increases our highest per capita spending in the nation on public housing, through our $100 million investment in new and refurbished homes right across the territory.
This is the single largest investment to both increase and improve affordable and public housing in Canberra in the history of self-government.
It is why, in this budget, we will fund free training places to allow Canberrans to upskill or reskill in a range of fields.
The pandemic has been particularly tough for younger people starting out in their careers and those who have lost employment.
The expansion of the JobTrainer program in the ACT will see up to 2,500 additional training places made available and delivered over the next two years.
Supporting strong communities is more important than ever.
We are delivering over $75 million in additional funding to support those most in need, including new funding to expand homelessness services, increased community and multicultural sector funding, and more support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Canberrans.
In one of the toughest periods in our city’s history, people must be able to reach out and get help when they need it. Support is available.
We know that young people in particular are suffering in the face of this pandemic, global uncertainty and separation from friends and loved ones.
That is why we are funding integrated face-to-face and digital mental health care for young people through an online platform, and supporting active outreach and treatment programs.
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