❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses homelessness among refugees entering Western Australia, inquiring about numbers, origins, housing, financial support, and responsible agencies. The Minister provides data on migrant intake, countries of origin, housing arrangements, and funding sources.
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HOMELESSNESS — REFUGEES ENTERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA
I refer to homelessness and refugees coming to Western Australia. (1) How many refugees are expected to come to WA this year? (2) From which countries is WA accepting refugees? (3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
I refer to homelessness and refugees coming to Western Australia. (1) How many refugees are expected to come to WA this year? (2) From which countries is WA accepting refugees? (3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(1) How many refugees are expected to come to WA this year? (2) From which countries is WA accepting refugees? (3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(2) From which countries is WA accepting refugees? (3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(7) See answer to (5).
(1) How many refugees are expected to come to WA this year? (2) From which countries is WA accepting refugees? (3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(2) From which countries is WA accepting refugees? (3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(3) Where are refugees housed when they arrive in WA, and how long is it before they are provided with private rental accommodation? (4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(4) Who pays for the private accommodation? (5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(5) Which agency is set up in WA to help refugees? (6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(6) What do agencies do if there are no private rentals available? (7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(7) What funding or allowances are refugees given when they first come to WA, and for how long do they continue? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(1) Under the Australian government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship humanitarian stream for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007, Western Australia received 1 417 migrants, and a similar number is anticipated in 2008. (2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(2) In 2007, countries of origin included Sudan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Zimbabwe. (3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(3)-(4) DIAC’s integrated humanitarian settlement scheme service providers are responsible for housing from the private rental market for the first six months after arrival. Strategies implemented by the IHSS providers include head leasing accommodation, which is then sublet to new arrivals, or motel accommodation in emergency situations. (5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(5) DIAC funds the multicultural services centre to provide a housing advocacy service, and eligibility for Centrelink benefits and commonwealth rent assistance is for the period that the assistance is necessary. (6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(6) See answer to (3)-(4). (7) See answer to (5).
(7) See answer to (5).
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