❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the number of children turned away from WA refuges nightly. Hon Robyn McSweeney admits the department lacks specific data but provides related statistics on refuge demand and turn-away rates for adults and children combined, referencing the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness.
AnsweredQoN 741Legislative Council
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN REFUGES — ACCOMMODATION OF CHILDREN
How many children are turned away from Western Australian refuges every night? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
How many children are turned away from Western Australian refuges every night? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The department does not have this information. The “Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008–09: a report from the SAAP National Data Collection”, dated July 2010 and produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, provides the following information from data collected during two one-week sample collections—namely, 3 to 9 December 2008 and 6 to 12 May 2009. In Western Australia, on a daily average, 29 people—adults and children—approached domestic violence women’s refuges seeking help to be newly accommodated; of those 29, 16 were successfully accommodated, and 13 were turned away. I am sure the member is very much aware of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. Under that agreement, this state, along with the commonwealth government, has set up 14 initiatives in this state, with funding of $135 million between both governments. I could read out all the new initiatives, but I will not do that. Has the member ever been provided with a copy of the agreement? Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The department does not have this information. The “Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008–09: a report from the SAAP National Data Collection”, dated July 2010 and produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, provides the following information from data collected during two one-week sample collections—namely, 3 to 9 December 2008 and 6 to 12 May 2009. In Western Australia, on a daily average, 29 people—adults and children—approached domestic violence women’s refuges seeking help to be newly accommodated; of those 29, 16 were successfully accommodated, and 13 were turned away. I am sure the member is very much aware of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. Under that agreement, this state, along with the commonwealth government, has set up 14 initiatives in this state, with funding of $135 million between both governments. I could read out all the new initiatives, but I will not do that. Has the member ever been provided with a copy of the agreement? Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The department does not have this information. The “Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008–09: a report from the SAAP National Data Collection”, dated July 2010 and produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, provides the following information from data collected during two one-week sample collections—namely, 3 to 9 December 2008 and 6 to 12 May 2009. In Western Australia, on a daily average, 29 people—adults and children—approached domestic violence women’s refuges seeking help to be newly accommodated; of those 29, 16 were successfully accommodated, and 13 were turned away. I am sure the member is very much aware of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. Under that agreement, this state, along with the commonwealth government, has set up 14 initiatives in this state, with funding of $135 million between both governments. I could read out all the new initiatives, but I will not do that. Has the member ever been provided with a copy of the agreement? Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
I am sure the member is very much aware of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. Under that agreement, this state, along with the commonwealth government, has set up 14 initiatives in this state, with funding of $135 million between both governments. I could read out all the new initiatives, but I will not do that. Has the member ever been provided with a copy of the agreement? Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The department does not have this information. The “Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008–09: a report from the SAAP National Data Collection”, dated July 2010 and produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, provides the following information from data collected during two one-week sample collections—namely, 3 to 9 December 2008 and 6 to 12 May 2009. In Western Australia, on a daily average, 29 people—adults and children—approached domestic violence women’s refuges seeking help to be newly accommodated; of those 29, 16 were successfully accommodated, and 13 were turned away. I am sure the member is very much aware of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. Under that agreement, this state, along with the commonwealth government, has set up 14 initiatives in this state, with funding of $135 million between both governments. I could read out all the new initiatives, but I will not do that. Has the member ever been provided with a copy of the agreement? Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The department does not have this information. The “Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008–09: a report from the SAAP National Data Collection”, dated July 2010 and produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, provides the following information from data collected during two one-week sample collections—namely, 3 to 9 December 2008 and 6 to 12 May 2009. In Western Australia, on a daily average, 29 people—adults and children—approached domestic violence women’s refuges seeking help to be newly accommodated; of those 29, 16 were successfully accommodated, and 13 were turned away. I am sure the member is very much aware of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. Under that agreement, this state, along with the commonwealth government, has set up 14 initiatives in this state, with funding of $135 million between both governments. I could read out all the new initiatives, but I will not do that. Has the member ever been provided with a copy of the agreement? Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
I am sure the member is very much aware of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. Under that agreement, this state, along with the commonwealth government, has set up 14 initiatives in this state, with funding of $135 million between both governments. I could read out all the new initiatives, but I will not do that. Has the member ever been provided with a copy of the agreement? Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
Hon Sue Ellery : Yes. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Good.
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