Question on Notice regarding funding and applications related to the Family Crisis program and emergency financial assistance for vulnerable individuals and families in Western Australia. The response provides data on expenditure, allocations, and application numbers.

AnsweredQoN 2102Legislative Council
Asked
23 October 2014
Portfolio
Child Protection

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I refer to the Minister's response to question on notice No. 1068, and I ask: (a) for each of the years listed in question on notice No. 1068, how much of the Family Crisis program funding allocation was spent on the provision of emergency financial assistance payments relating to individuals and families escaping family and domestic violence, emergency homelessness support for families and children and stranded travel; (b) what funding has been allocated for the provision of emergency financial assistance payments relating to individuals and families escaping family and domestic violence; emergency homelessness support for families and children and stranded travel in each of the following periods: (i) 2014-2015; (ii) 2015-2016; and (iii) 2016-2017; (c) how many applications for the Family Crisis program were received in each of the following periods: (i) 2013-2014; (ii) 2012-2013; (iii) 2011-2012; and (iv) 2010-2011; (d) how many applications for the emergency assistance have been received by the Department for Child Protection and Family Support since the abolition of the Family Crisis program; and (e) how many Western Australians have been assisted with emergency assistance by the Department for Child Protection and Family Support since 2 September 2013?

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Answered
17 February 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
117 days
a) Escaping family and domestic violence:
2010-2011 $167,594
2011-2012 $153,018
2012-2013 $173,097
1 July 2013 to 2 September 2013 $30,765
Stranded travel:
2010-2011 $119,898
2011-2012 $98,176
2012-2013 $11,665
1 July 2013 to 2 September 2013 $1,704
Other emergencies including homelessness:
2010-2011 $662,809
2011-2012 $835,819
2012-2013 $693,488
1 July 2013 to 2 September 2013 $84,170
b) The Department for Child Protection and Family Support has allocated $285,000 per annum across the forward estimates for the provision of emergency financial assistance payments.
c) The number of applications for the Family Crisis program received in:
(i) 2013-2014 1,565
(ii) 2012-2013  4,679
(iii) 2011-2012 6,573
(iv) 2010-2011 8,034
(d) 1,227
(e) 959

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