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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO.- 254

Supported Accommodation Properties

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Housing and Community

Services -

(1) How many supported accommodation houses are there in

the ACT by suburb.

What categories of occupants are catered for in supported accommodation in the ACT.

( 3 ) How many supported accommodation places are there for

each category in the ACT.

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

(1) By region, the following houses and flats are operated

under the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program

(SAAP)

Inner North 7 houses

24 flats

Inner South 8 houses

5 flats

Belconnen 6 houses

2 flats

Woden 3 houses

2 flats

Weston Creek 1 house

Tuggeranong 4 houses

* For privacy reasons, it is not appropriate to disclose this information by suburb

(2) The target groups under SAAP are

Families Single Men Single Women Young People Women and women with children who are homeless or in crisis as a result of domestic violence.

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