Hon Steve Maharey
Acting Minister of Housing
More community houses
About $26 million is to be spent over the next four years to provide an extra 77 community houses above the 214 already
planned, Acting Housing Minister Steve Maharey announced today.
“This government has a strong commitment to helping community based groups deliver health and social services. Over the
last three budgets the government has committed $87 million in new capital funding for extra community houses. This
builds on that.”
Steve Maharey said the new houses would available to a range of organisations such as Women’s Refuges, community health
and support groups offering residential services.
“These houses are used by some of the most vulnerable in our society – people with physical and intellectual
disabilities, mental illness and those who are escaping abuse. Many of these groups have great difficulty finding
suitable housing in the private sector. Providing more community homes is one way the government can work in partnership
with community organisations to help those with special needs.”
“In many cases modifications are needed to the houses to suit these special needs, and this funding includes funds to
allow those modifications, Steve Maharey said.
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