❓ A parliamentary question addresses the Minister for Housing and Works regarding the implementation and funding of recommendations from the State Homelessness Report, particularly concerning youth homelessness and legislative measures. The Minister's response outlines funding allocations and performance monitoring.
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With respect to the Recommendations of the State Homelessness Report of January 31 2002 -
(1) What action is the Minister taking in respect of the recommendations contained within the Report?
(2) Will the long-term funding outlined in the Recommendations be provided in full?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) Is the Minister prepared to commit that the levels of funding as outlined in the Report will be contained within the forthcoming Budget?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) What legislative measures is the Minister considering to address homelessness, and in particular youth homelessness, in Western Australia?
(7) When will these legislative measures be introduced into Parliament?
(8) If no legislative measures are being considered, what other measures is the Minister taking to address homelessness, and in particular youth homelessness?
(1) What action is the Minister taking in respect of the recommendations contained within the Report?
(2) Will the long-term funding outlined in the Recommendations be provided in full?
(3) If not, why not?
(4) Is the Minister prepared to commit that the levels of funding as outlined in the Report will be contained within the forthcoming Budget?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) What legislative measures is the Minister considering to address homelessness, and in particular youth homelessness, in Western Australia?
(7) When will these legislative measures be introduced into Parliament?
(8) If no legislative measures are being considered, what other measures is the Minister taking to address homelessness, and in particular youth homelessness?
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Answered
16 May 2002
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works
Response time
28 days
This response will include additional funding of $11 million in 2001/02 to increase the public housing building program, provide additional financial counselling services and to assist with the housing of people with special needs. Funding of $3.18 million in 2002/03 and $5.3 million annually thereafter to support recurrent initiatives to address the homelessness problem has also been approved. The Government is also spending an estimated $6.935 million per annum that address in part recommendations made in the Homelessness Taskforce report through programs established in 2001/02. The success of the Government’s response and commitment to addressing homelessness will be measured through performance indicators that will be monitored by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Social Policy.
The Government is also spending an estimated $6.935 million per annum that address in part recommendations made in the Homelessness Taskforce report through programs established in 2001/02. The success of the Government’s response and commitment to addressing homelessness will be measured through performance indicators that will be monitored by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Social Policy.
The success of the Government’s response and commitment to addressing homelessness will be measured through performance indicators that will be monitored by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Social Policy.
The Government is also spending an estimated $6.935 million per annum that address in part recommendations made in the Homelessness Taskforce report through programs established in 2001/02. The success of the Government’s response and commitment to addressing homelessness will be measured through performance indicators that will be monitored by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Social Policy.
The success of the Government’s response and commitment to addressing homelessness will be measured through performance indicators that will be monitored by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Social Policy.
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