A Place to Call Home. The A Place to Call Home initiative will be implemented in NSW in accordance with the implementation plan already submitted to, and endorsed by, the Commonwealth Government. Given that the implementation plan was developed on the basis of an agreed annual schedule of dwelling numbers, this is the only output against which details can currently be provided for the full five years of the National Partnership. In keeping with the agreement to review and develop the National Partnership Implementation Plan on an annual basis, and pending an assessment of the relative impact of this initiative in its current form, NSW may seek to renegotiate elements of the way this initiative is to be implemented in future years. 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Aust Gov funding $6,371,000 $6,371,000 $6,371,000 $6,371,000 $13,296,000 State Gov funding: capital $3,500,000 $3,858,400 $3,926,300 $4,315,053 $9,282,575 State Gov funding: services* $3,125,000 $2,600,000 $1,875,000 $1,300,000 $1,325,000 No of dwellings 25 26 25 26 53 *In addition to this: $3,642,672 has been allocated for a Support Services Contingency Fund. Please see attached for the A Place To Call Home Implementation Plan (TAB A). The Implementation Plan outlines the agreed performance measures for A Place to Call Home.
A Place to Call Home. Description A Place to Call Home is one of the four core outputs to be delivered under the Implementation Plan for the NPAH. The program will provide 20 properties over four years to house homeless families and provide those families with the necessary supports to sustain their tenancies. The ACT has constructed the properties in a way that will substantially reduce the responsive and planned maintenance costs. The properties are energy efficient, consistent with measures already being provided to Housing ACT tenants. These measures will reduce energy and repair costs for tenants. Energy costs are a significant factor for people on low incomes in the Canberra climate. Further, the properties are either built as Universal Design or Class C adaptable housing, ensuring the long term viability of the dwellings to respond to the need for appropriate social housing for a wide range of tenants.
A Place to Call Home. South Australia has agreed to implement 5 housing projects through the Commonwealth Government’s ‘A Place to Call Home’ initiative. These projects are:
A Place to Call Home. The Northern Territory’s A Place to Call Home (APTCH) program will be broadly targeted towards individuals or families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the community, with a focus on Indigenous people. Under this program, Commonwealth funding of $7.84M will be provided over 5 years to purchase or construct an additional 32 new public housing dwellings. Refer to Table 1 and the program description on page 15 for further details. Performance Measure Provisional Targets 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Number of households participating in APTCH 10 18 24 32 Proportion of APTCH households who are Indigenous 80% 80% 80% 80% Proportion of APTCH households sustaining a tenancy 6 months after completing the program 70% 75% 80% 80%
A Place to Call Home. Under APTCH NSW is committed to the delivery of 155 dwellings for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. These 155 dwellings will include the delivery of 62 units at the Common Ground building in Camperdown as well as 93 scattered dwellings in various locations. The revised phasing for delivery is as follows: 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 The Common Ground Project accommodates formerly homeless people and people on low to moderate incomes who need affordable housing in the inner city of Sydney, in a socially integrated housing complex. The Project has been initiated: • as part of a coordinated government response to homelessness and the commitment to reduce rough sleepers by 25 percent by the year 2013; • to respond to the level of homelessness and rough sleeping in the inner city of Sydney; and • to promote a model of “street to home” accommodation coupled with support services. The Common Ground building is made up of 104 units for 62 social housing tenants who were formerly homeless or at risk of homelessness (APTCH funded) and 42 affordable housing tenants. The Project is based on the model for common ground as described by the Australian Common Ground Alliance. Its key elements are - • Quality permanent affordable housing • A diverse social mix • Coordinated on-site tenancy management and support services • A safe, secure environment • Separation of tenancy management and support services • Integration with the local community 93 scattered site dwellings will be provided in various locations around the State. Locations will be identified from the sites available for building development or acquisition. Support will be provided to clients in these dwellings through a range of services including family support, disability support and others.
