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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 108

Crisis Accommodation for Women

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services

(1) How many womens refuges, or crisis accommodation

houses, by name, are there in the ACT.

(2) How many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff are

employed by each refuge by name.

(3) How many persons can each refuge, by name,

accommodate.

(4) What was the average (a) period of stay and (b) level of

demand, for each refuge, by name, in 1991.

(5) What criteria for admittance does each refuge have.

(6) What government subsidy is paid per annum to each of

the above, by name.

MR CONNOLLY - The answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) There are six crisis womens refuges in the ACT. They are:

Beryl Womens Refuge

Caroline Chisholm House

Doris Womens Refuge

Heirs House

Jireh House

Toora Single Wimmins Shelter

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