❓ Hon Peter Collier asks about emergency housing availability for the homeless in the Perth CBD and northern suburbs, and how to access these services. The Minister provides a list of funded services and access information.
AnsweredQoN 441Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
HOMELESSNESS — EMERGENCY HOUSING
441. Hon
PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Homelessness:
(1) What emergency housing is
available for the homeless in the CBD?
(2) What emergency housing is
available for the homeless in the northern suburbs?
(3) How do the homeless access the
facilities referred to in (1) and (2)?
441. Hon
PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Homelessness:
(1) What emergency housing is
available for the homeless in the CBD?
(2) What emergency housing is
available for the homeless in the northern suburbs?
(3) How do the homeless access the
facilities referred to in (1) and (2)?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. Substantial information has been provided in
tabular form so I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
(1)–(3) The
McGowan government is investing $2.4 billion over the next four years, to
improve the quality and accessibility of social housing and homelessness
services across the State. There are a range of emergency accommodation
services available for individuals experiencing homelessness across the Perth
metropolitan area which provide varied levels of support. These include:
�
Crisis accommodation;
�
Intensive intervention accommodation;
�
Family and domestic violence refuges;
�
Transitional accommodation; and
�
Long-term accommodation.
Entrypoint
Perth provides individuals with information and referrals to available crisis
and transitional accommodation in the area. People rough sleeping are also
referred to accommodation through outreach and by accessing day centres and
engagement hubs.
There
is information available to assist people to access services on the Department
of Communities website and in print form in some local government public spaces
including libraries.
A list
of the Department of Communities funded homelessness accommodation services is
attached. This list is not exhaustive and does not include Family and Domestic
Violence refuge accommodation.
Department of Communities
Funded Homelessness Accommodation services
Organisation
Name
Service Name
St
Vincent De Paul Society WA Inc
Acute Homeless Night Shelter – Tom Fisher
House
Wungening
Aboriginal Corporation
Boorloo Bidee Mia
UnitingCare
West trading as Uniting WA
Koort Boodja
Indigo
Junction Incorporated
Swan Emergency Accommodation and Support Services
St
Bartholomew's House Inc
Barts Plus
Salvation
Army (WA) Property Trust
Homelessness Services – The Beacon
Multicultural
Services Centre of Western Australia Inc
Multicultural Housing Services Program
Mission
Australia
Mission Australia Family Support and Accommodation
Service
Centrecare
Inc
Centrecare Family Accommodation Service –CFAS
Perth
Asian Community Centre Inc
Perth Asian Community Centre
Multicultural
Futures Inc
Crisis Accommodation for Refugees and Migrants
Moorditch
Gurlongga Association Inc
Coolabaroo Housing Service
St
Bartholomew's House Inc
Future Homes
Salvation
Army (WA) Property Trust
Balga Family Accommodation Service
St
Patrick's Community Support Centre Ltd
St Patricks Accommodation and Support Services
55
Central Inc
55 Central
UnitingCare
West trading as Uniting WA
Uniting Care West Accommodation and Support Services
Calvary
Youth Services Mandurah Inc
Calvary Youth Services Mandurah
Indigo
Junction Incorporated
Swan Emergency Accommodation – Youth
Ebenezer
Aboriginal Corporation
Ebenezer Home
Perth
Inner City Youth Service Inc
Household Network
Youth
Futures Ltd
Youth Futures incorporating the Youth Accommodation
and Support Service – Canning
Victoria
Park Youth Accommodation (Inc)
Victoria Park Youth Accommodation Service
Anglicare
WA Inc
Y-SHAC Youth Supported Housing and Crisis
Accommodation
Fusion
Australia Ltd
Fusion Student Household Service
St
Patrick's Community Support Centre Ltd
Youth Place
Parkerville
Children and Youth Care Incorporated
Armadale Youth Accommodation Service
Parkerville
Children and Youth Care Incorporated
Moving Out Moving On (Including Penny Jones House)
Mercy
Community Services Limited
Mercy Community Services Youth Services
Anglicare
WA Inc
Yes! Housing and Yes! Housing Young Parents
Mission
Australia
Youth Accommodation and Support Service (YASS)
Anglicare
WA Inc
Foyer Oxford
Anglicare
WA Inc
Anglicare Family Housing
Life
Without Barriers
At Risk Youth Accommodation Service
some notice of the question. Substantial information has been provided in
tabular form so I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
(1)–(3) The
McGowan government is investing $2.4 billion over the next four years, to
improve the quality and accessibility of social housing and homelessness
services across the State. There are a range of emergency accommodation
services available for individuals experiencing homelessness across the Perth
metropolitan area which provide varied levels of support. These include:
�
Crisis accommodation;
�
Intensive intervention accommodation;
�
Family and domestic violence refuges;
�
Transitional accommodation; and
�
Long-term accommodation.
Entrypoint
Perth provides individuals with information and referrals to available crisis
and transitional accommodation in the area. People rough sleeping are also
referred to accommodation through outreach and by accessing day centres and
engagement hubs.
There
is information available to assist people to access services on the Department
of Communities website and in print form in some local government public spaces
including libraries.
A list
of the Department of Communities funded homelessness accommodation services is
attached. This list is not exhaustive and does not include Family and Domestic
Violence refuge accommodation.
Department of Communities
Funded Homelessness Accommodation services
Organisation
Name
Service Name
St
Vincent De Paul Society WA Inc
Acute Homeless Night Shelter – Tom Fisher
House
Wungening
Aboriginal Corporation
Boorloo Bidee Mia
UnitingCare
West trading as Uniting WA
Koort Boodja
Indigo
Junction Incorporated
Swan Emergency Accommodation and Support Services
St
Bartholomew's House Inc
Barts Plus
Salvation
Army (WA) Property Trust
Homelessness Services – The Beacon
Multicultural
Services Centre of Western Australia Inc
Multicultural Housing Services Program
Mission
Australia
Mission Australia Family Support and Accommodation
Service
Centrecare
Inc
Centrecare Family Accommodation Service –CFAS
Perth
Asian Community Centre Inc
Perth Asian Community Centre
Multicultural
Futures Inc
Crisis Accommodation for Refugees and Migrants
Moorditch
Gurlongga Association Inc
Coolabaroo Housing Service
St
Bartholomew's House Inc
Future Homes
Salvation
Army (WA) Property Trust
Balga Family Accommodation Service
St
Patrick's Community Support Centre Ltd
St Patricks Accommodation and Support Services
55
Central Inc
55 Central
UnitingCare
West trading as Uniting WA
Uniting Care West Accommodation and Support Services
Calvary
Youth Services Mandurah Inc
Calvary Youth Services Mandurah
Indigo
Junction Incorporated
Swan Emergency Accommodation – Youth
Ebenezer
Aboriginal Corporation
Ebenezer Home
Perth
Inner City Youth Service Inc
Household Network
Youth
Futures Ltd
Youth Futures incorporating the Youth Accommodation
and Support Service – Canning
Victoria
Park Youth Accommodation (Inc)
Victoria Park Youth Accommodation Service
Anglicare
WA Inc
Y-SHAC Youth Supported Housing and Crisis
Accommodation
Fusion
Australia Ltd
Fusion Student Household Service
St
Patrick's Community Support Centre Ltd
Youth Place
Parkerville
Children and Youth Care Incorporated
Armadale Youth Accommodation Service
Parkerville
Children and Youth Care Incorporated
Moving Out Moving On (Including Penny Jones House)
Mercy
Community Services Limited
Mercy Community Services Youth Services
Anglicare
WA Inc
Yes! Housing and Yes! Housing Young Parents
Mission
Australia
Youth Accommodation and Support Service (YASS)
Anglicare
WA Inc
Foyer Oxford
Anglicare
WA Inc
Anglicare Family Housing
Life
Without Barriers
At Risk Youth Accommodation Service
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