❓ Hon. Sophia Moermond questions the Minister for Homelessness regarding the closure of the Safe Night Space for Women in East Perth and the availability of safe beds for women, particularly during the holiday period. The Minister responds that funding has been offered contingent on the City of Perth providing the facility.
AnsweredQoN 1522Legislative Council
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SAFE NIGHT SPACE FOR WOMEN — CLOSURE
1522. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the minister representing the
Minister for Homelessness:
Terpenes in cannabis have been
found to specifically help with COVID, just so members know!
I
refer to the imminent closure of the Safe Night Space for Women at the Ruah
Community Services centre in East Perth and to the fact that in September 2023,
520 women were sleeping rough in Perth according to the WA Alliance to
End Homelessness by-name list.
(1) Will the Cook
government negotiate with the City of Perth to ensure that the Ruah Community
Services centre stays open, as requested by 16 000 people in a petition on
change.org?
(2) If no to (1),
how will the government ensure that there are enough beds in the inner city to
provide a safe space for women over the coming holiday period, a time when
domestic violence levels usually spike?
1522. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the minister representing the
Minister for Homelessness:
Terpenes in cannabis have been
found to specifically help with COVID, just so members know!
I
refer to the imminent closure of the Safe Night Space for Women at the Ruah
Community Services centre in East Perth and to the fact that in September 2023,
520 women were sleeping rough in Perth according to the WA Alliance to
End Homelessness by-name list.
(1) Will the Cook
government negotiate with the City of Perth to ensure that the Ruah Community
Services centre stays open, as requested by 16 000 people in a petition on
change.org?
(2) If no to (1),
how will the government ensure that there are enough beds in the inner city to
provide a safe space for women over the coming holiday period, a time when
domestic violence levels usually spike?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Homelessness.
(1)–(2) The
state government has made an offer of $3.1 million in funding over two years
for the continuance of the Safe Night Space, contingent on the City of Perth
continuing to provide access to the existing suitable facility. The Safe Night
Space is not a crisis or transitional accommodation facility; it is a drop-in
space that provides temporary shelter on an overnight basis, with access to
support services. Several inner-city domestic
violence refuges are funded by the state government. Women requiring crisis
accommodation due to reasons of
family and domestic violence can access referral to refuges by calling the
Women's Domestic Violence Helpline, which is a free, 24-hour
service.
some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Homelessness.
(1)–(2) The
state government has made an offer of $3.1 million in funding over two years
for the continuance of the Safe Night Space, contingent on the City of Perth
continuing to provide access to the existing suitable facility. The Safe Night
Space is not a crisis or transitional accommodation facility; it is a drop-in
space that provides temporary shelter on an overnight basis, with access to
support services. Several inner-city domestic
violence refuges are funded by the state government. Women requiring crisis
accommodation due to reasons of
family and domestic violence can access referral to refuges by calling the
Women's Domestic Violence Helpline, which is a free, 24-hour
service.
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