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) |
- |
- |
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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