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Media release 22/05/13: Funding enables accessible, secure and safer homes
Queensland Shelter has welcomed the renewed funding to the Home Assist Secure program, which provides services that create safer homes for Queenslanders over 60 years or with a disability.
The $18 million funding was announced by Minister for Housing and Public Works, Tim Mander, which will fund the program from 2013-14.
Queensland Shelter Executive Officer, Adrian Pisarski congratulated the State Government for it’s commitment to providing Queenslanders accessible and secure homes. Read more »
500 Live 500 Homes: Vulnerability Index Survey Brisbane
A number of organisations through the Homelessness Community Action Plans (HCAP) process have met to discuss the possibility of holding another Registry Week in Brisbane to undertake a point in time count of people who are sleeping rough, in boarding houses, emergency accommodation across Brisbane, and caravan parks. We are interested in including different populations of people such as young people, families and individuals. Read more »
National Shelter 15/05/2013: Long term plan needed for housing affordability in Australia
National Shelter has welcomed the Federal Budget 2013-14, but claims that measures implemented by the Labor Governments have run their course without future commitment, despite collapsing home ownership, stalled construction and growing housing stress and homelessness.
Chair of National Shelter, Adrian Pisarski said that although seniors have been provided a positive opportunity in the budget, that there are crucial gaps in the budget which do not provide for Australians on lower incomes. Read more »
National Shelter 10/05/2013: Commonwealth Rent Assistance failing low income Australians
National Shelter supports the National Welfare Rights call to increase Commonwealth Rent Assistance, in conjunction with their recent study outlining its inadequacy.
The new study released today, A home on the range or a home out of range? How Commonwealth Rent Assistance fails low income Australians outlines how rent assistance is failing the ones who need it the most. Read more »
Housing impact of welfare change
This article is from Q Shelter's March members' journal, The Quarterly Magazine. Read more »
