The Albanese and Carroll Labor Government is delivering safe, stable housing for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and women escaping domestic and family violence across Victoria.
The Minister for Housing and Homelessness Clare O'Neil joined Victorian Minister for Housing Nick Staikos announcing $144.4 million to support 237 homes across the state.
The funding from the Housing Australia Future Fund will deliver crisis and transitional accommodation and will support up to 6,200 women and children experiencing family violence and 3,200 young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Projects will be delivered by a mix of providers including the Victorian Government, Community Housing Providers and First Nations organisations.
This builds on the 55,000 social and affordable homes the Albanese Labor Government is building in every corner of our country with 7,200 now complete and 23,000 in planning or construction.
This includes the completed Bluff Road redevelopment in Hampton East where families will begin moving into 285 new homes in the coming weeks. The 285 homes are a mix of social, affordable and market rentals, including specialist disability accommodation.
The redevelopment replaces 146 ageing properties with 170 brand new social homes from one to four bedrooms.
This funding builds on the Albanese Labor Government's broader investment to support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including:
- $9.3 billion over five years through the National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness, including $400 million a year in dedicated homelessness funding, matched by states and territories.
- $124.6 million over four years for Reconnect, an early intervention program delivered through 100 services nationally, helping over 8,400 young people and their families every year.
- $59.4 million over four years to help more than 4,000 young people aged 16 to 24 access stable community housing, by supplementing rental income for community housing providers supporting young people on the Away from Home rate of Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY.
- $275 million through the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation Program and the Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program to support housing for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Housing, Homelessness and Cities, Clare O'Neil MP
"A secure place to live isn't just bricks and mortar, it's the foundation everything else is built on.
"For someone escaping family violence, a home means safety, privacy, and the chance to sleep without fear. For a young person, it means a chance to think about school, friends or work, not where they're going to sleep that night.
"That's why we're building and delivering hundreds of homes around the country, which will help thousands of people when they need it most."
Quotes attributable to the Special Envoy for Social Housing and Homelessness, Josh Burns MP
"We know that when you help a young person into a safe and secure home, it's the most powerful way to break the cycle of homelessness.
"We also believe that no one should have to choose between staying in a violent home or sleeping rough.
"These homes will change lives, save lives and give people a safe place when they need it most."
Quotes attributable to Minister for Housing, Building and Precincts and Homelessness, Nick Staikos
"There's nothing more rewarding than seeing ageing housing replaced with modern, safe secure homes that give more Victorians the chance to put down roots and build their future in a strong local community here in Hampton East."
In Victoria, the Housing Australia Future Fund - Crisis and Transitional program will support:
- Melbourne and surrounding suburbs: 17 projects, 117 homes, $70.3 million
- Warrnambool and Southwest Victoria: 10 projects, 39 homes, $22.3 million
- Geelong: 3 projects, 27 homes, $14.6 million
- Mildura and Swan Hill: 2 projects, 18 homes, $13.4 million
- Goulburn Murray: 2 projects, 13 homes, $9.3 million • Mornington Peninsula: 2 projects 12 homes $8.0 million
- Gippsland: 2 projects, 10 homes, $5.9 million • Grampians: 1 project, 1 home, $0.6 million
